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TurtleKiss · Joined: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 1200 Location: central CT

Well, I didn't get any sleep tonight. It's cold and raining lightly but consistently right now, which isn't ideal for me, but I'm going anyway. It will be interesting to see if any other morons decide to launch in this weather. I hope 5 layers of clothing is enough...a t-shirt, 2 sweatshirts, a flimsy poncho, and an old Starter jacket made of "polyurethane-coated nylon." I hope that means it's good enough to keep me warm and dry for 12 hours.

I've got 4 rods set up:
1 equipped with the Bite Lite rattletrap thing that I fished out of Lower Moodus.
1 drop shot rig, to be used with the 50+ nightcrawlers I harvested after that rainy spell
1 trout rig with tiny hooks, to be Powerbaited.
1 vintage wooden lure. Maybe I'll post a pic later...looks like an early-model torpedo.

Update to follow...have a great day everyone! Smile

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Kira

*~ "Not everything about fishing is noble, reasonable and sane..." -Henry Middleton ~*

Bass Addict · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:57 pm Post subject:

good luck out there. Opening day weekend is probably the only weekend of the season that I am glad to not be fishing.
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Sorry honey, looks like we will be late again due to motor problems.

Justin

TurtleKiss · Joined: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 1200 Location: central CT

I can't even imagine what the turnout would have been like if the forecast was halfway decent. I'm used to parking next to the launch instead of 1/4 mile uphill. I was expecting fewer boats...didn't really make the connection until I saw them all bunched up along the trouty side. That was my plan too (except I would have released mine.) I forgot my waders in the truck and I couldn't convince myself to walk back to it. Everything about the day was surreal. I couldn't launch near the water because the ramp was a mud pit and I've got rear-wheel drive. Bass Sniper, was that really you? Thanks for helping me unload my boat into the mud.

Now I'll complain about how much the weather sucked. It was cold & it rained. On, off, inconsistent. I was comfortable in my 5 layers at 5 a.m., but my polyurethane-coated jacket was slowly absorbing water throughout the day. It did OK, but couldn't withstand the 4 p.m. hailstorm. That's when I gave up, docked in the mud & hiked up to my truck, which was the only vehicle still parked on the hill. There would be photos, if putting the camera back the case didn't get old after 1 time.

Does the DEP always pretend they're "conducting a survey" (*cough* license check) on opening day? Good...I hope they caught more than I did. In other news...my bladder is a MACHINE & I could not kill my Die Hard, no matter how recklessly I used 5th speed.
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Kira

*~ "Not everything about fishing is noble, reasonable and sane..." -Henry Middleton ~*

MarkO · Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 330

Congrats on getting out Kira. The day does take on a life of its own unlike any you will see for the rest of the year. I tip my hat to you for sticking it out through the bad weather, also. Go figure with all the nice weather we've had the last two months.

And yes, the DEP tries to put on the non intrusive look when there are are numbers present. Its not so bad considering the times when you will go through a boat check and multi license/registration check. That takes on a whole Gestapo feel, unlike any you see...