Because today's excursion had Capt. Skeetbum's boat as our mode of transportation, I gave respectful ice-break, post/title privilege to Capt. Tim. My post title to capture today's diverse activities would have been something like 'Wind, wands and wasps'. Along with today's diverse species variety, the forecasted "wind" DID materialize up to 20 mph NE. Unfortunately, that wreaked havoc with our longer wands(flyrods) that we both enjoy. Fortunately though, our shorter u/l wands, proved to be the single-pole technique we both equally enjoy. Along with the Manatees and Gators(>11'), Tim queried, several hours into our trip, "do you see that white looking ball on that limb?" After scanning the nearby, overhanging tree limbs, I caught a glimpse of his subject matter...a large, ACTIVE paper wasp nest with sizable occupants only 15 feet away @EYE LEVEL! That got the ol' adrenaline flow revved-up even more than Tim's 2-14" Crappie & 2-9"+ coppernose & his super-chunky/feisty warmouth. I must admit that I was hoping to make the flyrod more of a success and subsequently used it more than Tim. He instead was putting on a top-notch show with his sling-shot casting proficiency... I didn't see whether he was doing this with his eyes closed or not, but this guy can knock a nickel off a fence post @30 feet...and give you back change! Do NOT accept a sling-shot/accuracy cast wager with this guy... unless you need to make room in your pockets! Another reinforced value that I realized today = LUCKY enough to be able to fish ANY weekday I want...I'll gladly leave the weekends for the workforce Warriors. Seems to be an inevitable "wind" that guarantees to blow!
Thanks again Tim