It was a beautiful night to be outside on Roosevelt Lake. Then; throw in the fact that I was fishing, and BAM...you have one of those nights that reminds me why I moved to Minnesota all of those years ago. Even if I wouldn't have caught a fish, I would still love that fact that I lived here...right Jim/net boy? Sorry I keep giving my partner so much shit, but it's kind of fun. He is a very good net man though, he brings good snacks, and he helps me get around a lot: that is very much appreciated. BUT, and I'm still not sure I believe him, the night we fished Gull, he claims he wore a KILT! Despite the fact that no one noticed he wore a KILT, (including me) he maintains he actually wore something called a "tactical" KILT. He even went so far to send me a link to where I could buy one of these skirts in hopes that we would sew some patches on them, "you know, like the Bassmasters do", and fish together in them. I don't know about the rest of you, but I really don't need to see another guys junk while enjoying a night in the boat. You can bet your ass that the first thing I looked for after he got in my car last night, wasn't what kind of hat he was wearing.
I don't know anyone in our league that doesn't enjoy fishing Roosevelt, and even though we had 3 no shows and one team that didn't catch a fish, it was a big points night, despite the fact that Lonnie and Stacy didn't do a thing to redeem themselves. Last year, we had 10 teams that fished Roosevelt, and we had an accumulative total of 100 points. This year we had 10 teams and together we scored 144 points. That is a big difference, and I think it's very encouraging. The big winners were Brian and Dustyn, minus Dustyn last night, with 31 points. We've had four events, and we've had four different winners this year...that's pretty cool. Brian and minus Dustyn had a 25.5 inch walleye, which almost turned out to be the biggest fish, but thankfully my partner and I (with KILT boy on the net) had a 25.75 inch pike, so we won the big fish pot. Surprisingly, we've had four different winners there too.
So, the halfway point of the season is already coming up on July 6th when we fish the Whitefish Chain for the first time this year. I'm going to go out on a limb and say we have a better chance of catching a 25.75 foot ski boat, than we do of catching a 25.75 inch anything that swims that evening. Let's just hope we have weather like we did on Roosevelt. With that, I'll say I'll see you then, unless I see you Saturday night in Pequot when you come to see Decade 7 play in the park starting at 7:00!
For updated standings, click HERE.
For the event points breakdown, click HERE.
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