Bye Bye Poorboy, It was Nice Knowing You...

[bshaner]

PB did not make it into the water.  I am highly disappointed.  His boat didnt sink either.  He did however get stopped by the local authorities for speeding on the lake.  I think he got her number or something because she let him go and was smiling and waving and at one point I thought I saw her blow him a kiss.    

PB was slamming them and to my amazement hooked a fish while on the cell phone.... then handed it over to his partner who landed the fish.  Incidentally I think the cell phone call was a plea for more beer from someone who was on their way.  I know a 12 pack of beer was bought for the "guys" to drink, however only one of them made it out of his boat into mine and the rest were gone by 10am.

Cheetam was catching fish, Grant was catching fish and PB was catching fish.  I, however, managed to catch a 13.99999 inch LM.  This was my first time on the lake and I can tell you I did eliminate alot of water!    I did catch 3 LM that averaged in size just short of the length of the 5" senko I was throwing.  I managed a bluegill bigger than those LM also.  Dartag, you catch any fish?  I didnt get to talk to you before you left.

The unexpected cost of prop replacement killed my budget so I had to miss out on the after tournament festivities.  Last I heard was poker booze and... booze.  They might not have survived.  Possibly killed by a lone shark?  I dont trust those casino "owners".

The following information I can neither confirm nor deny as it is still under official protest and has been submitted for review.  The evidence of which will be posted on the boards for the forum members to weigh in on I'm sure.

           -The rumor goes PB had the biggest fish at 3 lbs and change until Grant pulled in with an unofficial weight of somewhere in the mid 4 to nearly 5 lb range.  Some believe that the scale in question might have been running low on battery power and wasnt reading right.  Others believe that this indeed was a solid "fat" fish.  A second scale was offered to dispute said weight, however the batteries in it were completely dead.  A photo was taken as evidence and I am hoping it will be posted soon for review.

B

[McCarter]

Ahhhh, what a day.  I did get stopped by local authorities for making a wake, but i explained to the 'female' officer that my outboard had been giving me trouble and that had i tried to idle slower it would just staul out.  Then i offered her two tickets to the gun show, and she let me off with a warning.  we were not going fast, i was just pushing a lot of water, trying to trim the motor down as i went past her. 

The rumors escalatiing that i, in fact, drank a 12 pack by myself out there are untrue.  I actually had about 15 or 16.  I did offer to share, but i guess 8 am is a little too early for most, so i was only able to offload 2 beers.  Thank god for my buddy Ted, who met me at the East boat launch with a fresh 12, a bag of ice, and a beer kozie.

We did manage to catch some fish that day, about 8 keepers.  Biggest was only about 3 and small change.  But it was fun to get back out on my favorite lake.  Grant brought in a big fish, but the scale that day was a little off.  I argued that the fish was big, but not 4.7 as the scale had claimed.  It twas a fatty tho.  I gave him 4.25 lbs on it.  He would have won the whole tournament had he not been 26 minutes late.  Just kidding.  he won.  but i got the money cuz i am the bachelor and thems the rules.

The after party was changed up a bit.  We had a last minute change and rather than driving out to Greektown, we ended up having a nice big party at my friends house.  I won a couple hundred bucks playing cards and got mulitple lap dances from my new friend whats her face.  Whats her face was very friendly not only to me, but to everyone at the party.  She claimed it was her last day 'on the job' and really went all out for me.  She did some things with some things that really showed off the fact that she had real talent.  She even made me do some things with some things that really showed that a bachelor party is perhaps the most embarrassing time in a mans life. 

When it was all said and done, it was 6 am.  At that point, i didnt even know my own name.  Everyone told me that i had a great time, and i believe them.  My brain didnt turn on at all yesterday, but thank god it came back today.  I feel good now. 

Thanks to everyone who showed up to the tournament in the morning.  it was a lot of fun.  We should do it again sometime.

Thanks to everyone who made it to the after party as well.  By far one of the best times i have ever had ( so im told ).  Some parts are still a little fuzzy.  Hopefully there are no pictures.

PB himself

[blakstr1]

Hopefully there are no pictures.

PB himself

for the love of Mike...please tell me somebody got pictures!!! 

glad you had a good time, wish i could've been there, but i'm married..oh yeah i got all bachelor party priviledges revoked about 2 years ago....it was ugly...

[dartag]

i did catch one nice keeper. not big enough to weigh.? my excuse is when Jeff and i fish together he gets to run the boat.? since he had to sell his boat after he " got married and had kids "? you taking notes PB.? i let him catch the big fish.? jeff caught a killer smallmouth that went 3.3 on my scale.? i waited until PB was done with the authoritys in the middle of the lake then had to head home..? ?glad all survived and had a good time.? next time lets pick a lake with clear water ( cass ).

i paid my entry fee in one dollar bills.  hope they were well deposited.


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