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A grunt echoed to me from the far end of the alley, followed shortly by the clatter of an envisioned cane falling to the broken concrete. Geez, I should have warned the old man of that ledge leading into the darkness. Fortunately for me, the old man gather himself together, and like old Yoda, made his wobbling way toward me at the end of the dank alley.
In a course throaty sound the old man croaked "Iss Tthat yyou RrRick"?
Embarassment crept through my collar from the shame of such paranoid feelings. But oftentimes I have caught my opponents in resturants staring at me, whilst talking to my closest fisher friends. I was sure they could read my lips! In a place like this I was secured from these quiet intrusions.
So I settled into my job of pumping this old man of everything he knew about the water. He talked of favorite haunts - rock piles not listed on any map, a single boulder shaped of a kidney bean, and an S-shaped reef and how the walleyes liked the inside turns - you know those places where BIG WALLEYES hung out!
I prodded - he talked. And under my careful tutelage this old man told me everything he knew. And now I knew what he knew.
The information was so good, I even helped the old man back through the alley, careful to show him that dangerous ledge lest he trip again. As I hung in the shadows watching his labored departure, I whispered to the old man that he keep his mouth shut when others starting asking questions.
As he nodded that sparse-haired head, a great feeling of accomplishment overcame me. I was the keeper of great fishing knowledge that no one else had a clue of. The message so powerful that I could not even trust my fishing networking partners with it.
It was all mine! After all, it was me that had worked so hard for it! Trusting someone with information like this was.....was like as good as knowing who had Shad Raps on sale for a buck a piece!
So I kept my mouth shut. And as my partners discussed their ideas about the comings and goings of the walleye, I just nodded my head and pretended to play the game. So careful was I not to even drop the slightest of hint.
And I knew other boaters would be watching my every move, so I decided not to fish this area. The walleyes would be there and no one would have a clue.
Time blurred. And suddenly I found myself next in line at the take-off of the tournament day. As the green paddle dropped, I slammed the throttle down! Had to get to that small reef as fast as possible!
The ride did seem long, but as the bow of my boat pointed towards that last bend, my mind focused to the job that lay ahead.
The shock of seeing the smiling old man happy to see his 19th friend show up was to much for me to bear...
Edited by Rick Larson 2/17/2004 9:02 AM
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Location: Upper Sandusky Ohio | That's good Rick. | |
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Location: blue mounds,wisc | rick i bought that same guy a steak and he told me about the kidney bean and the s-shaped reef also. good thing your network didnt find out about your secret at the way-in . did you zero agian that day!!!! goes to show "the best spots are the ones you find yourself" | |
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| Aw come one guys not any of us tourney anglers would ever do anything like that now would we? | |
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Rick.
You gave me a great idea. Think I'll dig out my father-time halloween outfit and hang out at the Linwood Motel Bar (down from Hoyles marina) the days and nights before the Gander, RCL, PWT and MWC touneys this year.
Set up a table in a corner with a "Secret Saginaw Bay Fishing info" sign hanging from the front. Only difference being the deep "Collection plate" I'll have set up in the middle of the table.
Might be a better gig than chartering. 
Edited by walleye express 2/17/2004 3:56 PM
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| Originally written by walleye express on 2004-02-17 3:55 PM
Rick.
You gave me a great idea. Think I'll dig out my father-time halloween outfit and hang out at the Linwood Motel Bar (down from Hoyles marina) the days and nights before the Gander, RCL, PWT and MWC touneys this year.
Set up a table in a corner with a "Secret Saginaw Bay Fishing info" sign hanging from the front. Only difference being the deep "Collection plate" I'll have set up in the middle of the table.
Might be a better gig than chartering. :-)
If that doesn't work, you can always tell them you are the "Grim Reaper" and see what they will pay for the chance to fish the next day! LOL
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