Weekend in review

Just a few images of the destruction brought on by the tornado that ripped through High Point last week. Images courtesy of WGHP FOX 8 NEWS

On Friday I just had to take Brewer out to do some shed hunting. It had been three weeks since he hurt his foot and all signs told me he was ready to go. Well he jumped a deer up as soon as we got into the woods and was gone for a while. I was really worried and nearly horse after calling and whistling to him for sometime. I think it was a combination of him being so restless and a little rusty that made him run off. A couple I had run into earlier found him not far from me roaming the woods. He hurt his foot again in a different spot(just a scrape,nothing serious) and is now out of commission for even longer. Steffi was thrilled with me, and I didnt even get to shed hunt because he ran off. When I got him back we called it a day. I have got to do something to break him of chasing deer. At first it was funny, now it is potentially dangerous. I think I will have to go the E Collar route. That is the only thing I can think of that will solve this problem. Great, another expensive must have on my hunting list! I will let you know what happens with that. As for now, Brewer is on house arrest once again. Way to go Dad!
Saturday a friend of ours got married in Raleigh. Steffi was in the wedding so she was busy all day. My friend Keith's wife was in the wedding also, we saw this as a prime opportunity to go wet a line. Keith has a 14 ft jon boat with a trolling motor, fish finder and swivel seats with backs. If you have ever spent any time on a jon boat without comfortable seats you understand how nice those are. We didn't get to head out until lunch time.We had about 3 hours to burn so we planned to fish the local Wake Forest reservoir. By the time we picked up some minnows and got to the lake it was pretty warm. We were bobber fishing about 2 feet deep with 2 small split shots half way between bobber and hook. We mostly worked the cover along the shoreline. Keith caught a couple small large mouth right out of the gates and I followed shortly after with a small white bass. We spent the next hour or so getting skunked and then we found the crappie hole we had been looking for. We caught 8 crappie total. Keith accidentally dropped one back into the water and 2 or 3 others got off the hook right at the boat.So it was a pretty good hole. I must say it had been quite some time since I had been fishing, and it showed. It took an hour or more for me to get back a little touch and precision with my casts. I must have gotten hung up 15 times. I was actually a little embarrassed. (talking to my self, PULL IT TOGETHER) Oh well, what can ya do. Thanks for your patients Keith. There were several great photo opportunities but Steffi had the camera with her for bridesmaid stuff. I am trying to get her to buy a new camera so I can have her old one and eliminate this problem of sharing. Other then that, this little excursion was great, it could not have been a nicer day to be on the water. The wind blew just enough to keep us comfortable and we caught something. This has me really wanting to spend more money. A few years back a friend of my family GAVE me a 15ft aluminum v-hull fishing boat with a trailer, trolling motor and 4.5 hp outboard. It has been parked at my parents house ever since I got it. I have not taken her out on the maiden voyage yet because she needs a little TLC that I haven't been able to give her. Well the time has come. Saturday was just too much fun not to go back out again really soon, why not start getting my boat in ship shape, it is perfect for small reservoirs like the one we fished. I wasn't able to tow it back with me to Raleigh this weekend, but hopefully it won't be much longer. Look for some pictures soon, I will show you step by step what all I do to it. In the mean time, its almost Turkey Time, so if your not fishing, you should be getting ready to tomahawk Mr Tom, In other news, Steffi and I had just finished watching a movie the other night and just happened to turn on the news. When we did they were covering the tornado that had just ripped through High Point. My parents house was about 1 mile out of the path of the twister. I saw the wreckage and destruction first hand today since we visited family for Easter. Unbelievable. Pictures cannot describe what it was like in person. I saw one 2 story house that was now only 1 story with no sign of the upper half to be found. The house literally 20ft beside of that house was not touched, not even a shingle came off. There were many other instances like this, really strange? One house was literally split in two pieces, the roof and attic from one side was on the ground upside down and the other side still attached. It was a chilling and ominous feeling to see the literal path of the tornado. I hope everyone can pick up the pieces and get back to normal soon.
On a much lighter note, It was like Christmas for me at my parents house this weekend. I finally picked up all of my fishing doodads from dads garage and he gave me his old shop vac(he bought a new one) and his driver(Ping G5). I needed a driver desperately seeing as how mine was made in 1998( Titleist 975D) and is the size of most people 5 woods these days. Any who, cant wait to get out on the links and swing the new driver a little, and I am thrilled about the shop vac. I am so sick and tired of feeding the stinking timed vacuum quarters. What an anxiety attack trying to get all the dirt out before that thing cuts off.
Thanks for stoppin by,



-Andrew