What did you accomplish today?

Singlemalt

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rode out to a little bookstore about 20 miles away. that's just the sci-fi and fantasy aisle. there was a cute little nerdy chubby tourist girl there looking for Harry Potter books, so i chatted her up. they have an espresso machine, so i bought her a coffee, but she's visiting with her boyfriend...and couldn't get away from him for more than 20 minutes...View attachment 4916423
this is along Pittman Center Rd. , where i still have a lot of family
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this is a different part of the greenbriar river ...this is the trail to the river...i think this is the trail...is this the trail?View attachment 4916433
it is the trail...i thinkView attachment 4916434
i've been here many times. always thought that rock looked like a seal looking at you ↓
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funny thing is, this is almost within sight of the highway
Any trout in there? Out west it would be chock full of them
 

curious2garden

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Yeah, I had toddlers and we visited a friend. I had two poles and reels of my own I took for my kids and I borrowed my dad's nice Abu Garcia setup for myself. He loved that rig and never allowed me to touch it as a kid. But young family and broke so he allowed me to take it. One of my kids got a fish and I hurriedly set my dad's rod and reel down on the pier to go help them set and reel it. No sooner did I do that then I got a strike and I watched my dad's beloved rod and reel fall into the lake.

But for our friend stopping me I would have dove into the lake after it. I still regret the fact I didn't. I have my mom's brand new identical, unused set stored in my garage but it's not the same. My dad was so disappointed in me. To top it all off I was so distracted by that loss I lost the fucking fish and the toddler had a f'n fit. After that I restricted myself to chasing fireflies.
 

farmingfisherman

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Yeah, I had toddlers and we visited a friend. I had two poles and reels of my own I took for my kids and I borrowed my dad's nice Abu Garcia setup for myself. He loved that rig and never allowed me to touch it as a kid. But young family and broke so he allowed me to take it. One of my kids got a fish and I hurriedly set my dad's rod and reel down on the pier to go help them set and reel it. No sooner did I do that then I got a strike and I watched my dad's beloved rod and reel fall into the lake.

But for our friend stopping me I would have dove into the lake after it. I still regret the fact I didn't. I have my mom's brand new identical, unused set stored in my garage but it's not the same. My dad was so disappointed in me. To top it all off I was so distracted by that loss I lost the fucking fish and the toddler had a f'n fit. After that I restricted myself to chasing fireflies.
Watched a pole I had "borrowed" from my Father get pulled into a river one night fishing for Carp. Lady friend had stepped away from it to help me land a fish, forgot to have her loosen the drag, bounced 3 times hard and on the fourth it was gone! Daiwa Black Widow rod with a Shimano Sienna with the "new quickfire" casting system, was so bummed.. :wall:
 
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