5 for 5 anyone?

[hdhntr]

have gone on day trips with CDC buddies on two and 3 hour one way day trips and even tho I'm not driving wears me out to much. I have a cabin to stay at when I go up to northern mo for a few days with great lakes 5 or 15 minutes away and a bud's place at MTL where I will stay as well. so NO won't do either anymore. Or I can go 30 minutes to my place on LSL and spend the day on the toon and fish when a nice day comes along in winter and that's about my limit anymore on driving.

[silverside]

Heck ya. I've driven that far just to eat pizza or chowder

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[trypman1]

Used to do that, but that was 50yrs ago. I hate a hour drive now.

[chaunc]

Nope. If I’m not staying long enough to unwind, I’m not driving that far. Can’t see driving five, fishing five, then driving five more in the same day.

[wanafish]

I haven’t done it to crappie fish. But a friend of mine several years ago ask me if I wanted to go to Louisiana red fishing. He wanted to pre fish before a tournament. Being a true dummy I said yes we left at 2 am and got home at about 7 pm. We fished five hours the rest of the time was driving, I was about 10 to 12 years younger and dumb enough to ask when can we go again.

[Ketchn]

i guess i wasnt totally clear , it was 5 total hours ....2.5 each way to ketch fish
and 5 on the water ....but we all know 5 kecthn when you drive that far is really 7 ....
and there was talk about spending the night ....i of course told him let me call my divorce attorney first
but hey it was fun and even at 60 plus years old i still have a little go for it in me ....
didnt ketch a 3 lber though , but to be sure Jerry and his crew were within eyesight and they boated a 3.08
and heck i even got to meet Jerry for the first time and pick his brain a bit
one thing for certain he is the real deal and real nice fella ...
said well well ...i know you ,he said your that fella always ketchn crappie off the bank
i said yes sir ,but it aint just ones close to the bank that are worried when i show up
made me want to book a trip with him just because i bet it would be really fun .
had a guy from Missouri in his boat and a guy from east Texas and they had some dandy fish in that boat
it was without a doubt good times ...
Thank you Steve for the boat ride
and yes KABOOM is the word once again
if you ever want to fish lake fork i highly suggest you give Jerry a call ....
i love his attitude and his trips are based on ketchn fish and not time really limited
he dont run a stop watch like lots of guides

[Bob58]

I'm one of those 60+ guys myself but my truck is pretty comfortable so the 2.5 each way would probably be okay occasionally. If I drive much more than 2.5 hours one way it's an overnight and/or multi day event.

[Alphahawk]

Do it while you still feel like it. I am now 70 and up until about 2 years back the distance was not a problem....now it is a big problem. I am in process of getting a new...bigger SUV....in hopes of making the now relatively short 81 mile one way drive to my favorite fishing spot more comfortable. But I know that is not really going to induce me to continue make the drive as I age. So I am seriously looking at moving to be within 20-30 minutes of the water I fish. My wife just retired last week or probably would have made the move a lot sooner. I think you are relatively close to waters that produce good fish you are targeting. I can go and catch decent crappie about 30 minutes away but to get good bluegill and shellcracker I have to make a much longer drive somewhere.



Regards

[Ketchn]

you know my friend we had that chat driving home last night , told him since he 10 years younger to stay after it ...
told him there will be a day when you just aint got it in you ....my bones feel it when i go that far that long ...
my knee hurt ,my foot hurt , my lower back hurt and my hands hurt and it is darn tough to be steady and not fall in when you have use the outside restroom room on boat rocking out in the middle of the lake

[SuperDave336]

you know my friend we had that chat driving home last night , told him since he 10 years younger to stay after it ...
told him there will be a day when you just aint got it in you ....my bones feel it when i go that far that long ...
my knee hurt ,my foot hurt , my lower back hurt and my hands hurt and it is darn tough to be steady and not fall in when you have use the outside restroom room on boat rocking out in the middle of the lake

Congrats on your 10,000 post Ketchn.......KABOOM!