Great Training, Great Fishing

[slabsrus]

So yesterday morning, while loading my kayak for another training session in preparation for my 120 mile paddle coming in two weeks, I decided to include take some panfishing gear for when I finished. I haven't fished much this year do to all the training, so we haven't had very many fish dinners, and I have been wanting some fresh fish.
Well the training session, five sprints of one mile each, went great and before I knew it I was sitting on some open water that just happened to loaded with feeding bluegills, crappie, and white bass. In just over an hour I had a good limit on my stringer, plus one white bass to take home and try since we have never eaten them, and at 11 inches, it had a decent size filet on it.
Schools of white bass. crappies, and gills in the 8 - 11 inch range, were surface feeding and were eager to take my bait.

[RetiredRR]

Nice mess of fish. Save some energy for the race.

[slabsrus]

Nice mess of fish. Save some energy for the race.

Thanks RR. It was a great morning, but that will be my last fishing trip before my crossing of the state. And no worries on the energy, I have all I need and plenty to spare, or at least I think I do. Since I am the only person making this journey I don't have to consider beating anyone, all I want to do is make it a little quicker than I did the first time I made this trek. At just over 220 miles, it's a long, grueling journey to tackle without sleep, but I am more confident that I will make it this time than I was the first. That time it took me just over 39 hours nonstop, so I'm hoping to best that by a little, and in the mean time I have already raised over $700 to go toward helping disabled veterans enjoy outdoor activities at absolutely no cost to them. If you are interested in how I am doing on my journey, you can follow along on my fundraiser facebook page at Michigan Coast To Coast For Disabled Veterans. From the time I start, at 6:00am on Saturday September 12, until the time I finish, sometime late Sunday the 13th, my family/support team will be posting live updates, photos, and videos as I make my way across the state. Here's a look at my route, with some of the towns, that I will be riding past, and several bridges and dams that I will be paddling under or portaging over.

[RetiredRR]

Well good luck on your journey. I'm too old for the facebook, twitter, tweets and such, so I'll just have to watch your vapor trail..........LOL Your doing this for a great
cause.