2014 Late season Get-to-Gator

[mwal]

Venison is thawing and will be in marinade tonight. We will bring a 6 ft folding table as well. I will bring some large trash bags. MJ1657 don't forget the grill!!! Has anyone ever speared Borden? I have never been there so will need some guidance. See everyone at the boat landing. Is there only one landing? still 8am?

Mwal

[MJ1657]

Venison is thawing and will be in marinade tonight. We will bring a 6 ft folding table as well. I will bring some large trash bags. MJ1657 don't forget the grill!!! Has anyone ever speared Borden? I have never been there so will need some guidance. See everyone at the boat landing. Is there only one landing? still 8am?

Mwal

Grill is in the truck and having that table will be nice. Landing is right on 18 just south of the bar. 8 am will work.

Looking forward to meeting the new guys that are coming up.

[MJ1657]

I'm packing my truck and leaving any extra equipment behind. If anyone needs something let me know and I'll throw it in.

I'll have a bump board for measuring fish.

If anyone is late I'll have an American flag courtesy of Merk flying on the back of my truck. It should be easy to spot us.

[mrklean]

See you guys at 8 tomorrow

[mwal]

Venison is bathing in a marinade. See everyone at 8

Mwal

[Archerysniper]

Me and the other Jeremy will be there in the morning. I again have the venison sticks and summer sausage,some jalapeño cheese and some regular.

[hawkeye43]

I hope to be there by 8.

[MJ1657]

I hope to be there by 8.

You have a long drive.

[CFD200]

I think I might join you guys whether any of my sons come with me or not. I have wanted to come other times but have been busy. I took my spear house of the lake tonight and I have it in the trailer. I will bring some Cajun Venison Sausage.

[MJ1657]

We are all set up and spearing. Great turn out of 18 people.

[CFD200]

I have never speared in 19 feet before but that is where the truck got stuck. We have see two smaller ones. Waiting for the big one.

[Neighbor_guy]

I ended up in 10-12'

Took a 24" for the pickle jar. But that's the only fish I've seen thus far.

[mrklean]

28"&31" on the ice seen two other small ones

[MJ1657]

The little guy got a little guy.

[Neighbor_guy]

Hey!!! Well done Joe!!!

[MJ1657]

The new Nord Lord!

Hawkeye43 with a fat 30 3/4" pike.

[MJ1657]

Rough crowd!

Lots of fun today. We all ate enough to bust. Venison steaks, Cajun venison sausage, brats, cheese venison brats, summer sausage and sticks, chips, brownies with and without nuts and special k bars, and sodas.

Great to meet the new guys. I have a feeling the Winnie gtg is going to be huge.

[griswolds]

Congrats Hawkeye!

-Gayle, Mollie & Joe

[mwal]

To Bad Kevin turned green behind the gills He was a sweaty mess by the time I got him home. Nice to put faces to screen names congrats on the fish. I hope to make Winnie. Snowed down here off to plow snow now

Mwal

[CFD200]

Congratulations and thank for pulling me out of the snow drift. Thanks to everyone that got me un-stuck and it was a pleasure meeting you all. My sons asked me why I would want to go meet up with a bunch of people I do not know to go spearing. I told them that most people that spear are good guys and girls. Keegan, the son that came with me stated how nice everyone was. Mike thanks for grilling, you did a great job. I am still full. I will keep an eye on the first week of December for the Winny trip.

Gregg

[mrklean]

Another great GTG good to meet a few new people and spear a different lake, also learned a valuable lesson today to measure a fish before it freezes or else that trophy might have gone home with someone else Cant wait for winne only 10 months away.

[Neighbor_guy]

Yep, if you get a nice one you have to get it on the board quick.

My "valuable lesson" would be to not trust your navionics app if you've never been on a body of water before. What I figured at 7' turned out to be 3'. So when you punch through 3' of ice into the sandy bottom it munches a blade in a real hurry.

So with any luck my replacement blades will be here for the final weekend of the season.

[Neighbor_guy]

It was a great time as always. New lake, new faces, and new fish.

Now the count down to Dec 5-7 2014

[MJ1657]

I know what you mean Matt. Ice augers aren't meant to drill into the bottom of the lake. Imagine that....

[Jaymo99]

We really had a great time, next time maybe we can even poke a fish or two. thanks so much for welcoming us, the food was awesome. Sam didn't stop talking about winnie the whole way home, so we will definitely try to make it.

Jayson