Fishing

Kicked butt up at Deer Creek today, but lost my money clip somewhere in the Island area. Maybe in the parking lot, maybe down on the shore where I put my waders on/took 'em off. Caught half a dozen perch, one giant crappie, a few 'bows, and a grundle of small mouths. No LMB today, but I'll live.

To top it off, I used my wheelbarrow to haul my 'toon and all the gear down to the water, which was awesome, and I left the WB, the strap I used to hold 'er down, (as well as the strap that holds it to my truck) and my shoes on the shore. No worries, right? Well some jack wagon thought it'd be a good idea to steal my strap. I had to tie my toon down with 15 feet of trimmer string that I had in my truck. Between this and my wallet missing, my amazing day of fishing doesn't feel so amazing. Seriously, who steals a strap?

If anyone happens upon my money clip, I sure would love to have it back. There was nothing in it but cards, etc. but I just barely went and got that new DL and I hate going through the whole ordeal of closing accounts, getting new cards, etc. I'd be happy to throw you a finders fee if it shows up! Gracias.
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"I'm not even against removing the carp from Utah Lake but I just think we should do it ethically and I also think if anything carp help protect some of these other fish from being overfished. " OMG, Save Teh Carpz!!1

Sucks about your money clip and your strap. Hope you at least get the money clip back. Just remember that some guy needed that strap worse than you did

Alright, after going back to the lake this morning and looking all over hell and back, trying to trace it back in my mind, I'm pretty sure (maybe) that it fell out of my lap when I got out of my truck to pay the TEN BUCKS(!) to enter the park. So, someone surely had to see it and pick it up.

Ugh, I hope someone calls me.

Did I mention that the fishing was great? Olive Maniac Cutterbug on a drop shot was the best technique of the day, just bouncing it down the sides of the island. I had hits in 1' to 25' deep, all day. The perch and crappie were out in 25 to 35' and took TubeDude's amazing R.C. Killer jig. I also caught a crappie on my walley rig, but no 'eyes, go figure. The trout and a few smallies took black and red wooly buggers, and I had a bunch of hits on a wacky rigged orangish/brown senko, but couldn't get a hookup. (didn't have the right hooks, or something...) They didn't care for a green senko, purple worms, grey senko, orange tubes or orange crayfish plastics. Olive, black, and orangish brown seemed to be the ticket on colors -- but who knows, tomorrow pinks and whites will be the rage.
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"I'm not even against removing the carp from Utah Lake but I just think we should do it ethically and I also think if anything carp help protect some of these other fish from being overfished. " OMG, Save Teh Carpz!!1

This site is amazing, in case you all are wondering. An anonymous person who reads the site found it.

I'm all a flutter.
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"I'm not even against removing the carp from Utah Lake but I just think we should do it ethically and I also think if anything carp help protect some of these other fish from being overfished. " OMG, Save Teh Carpz!!1

nice, hey atleast we have some honest people around here. maybe youll have to show him where you were getting into your fish for a reward. im glad for you




TIGHTLINES

That's great. Good karma.



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A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.

This is great to hear TBD. Puts faith back in check.

Ah, what happen to the Woolly Buggers, Haresears, etc?




Some things are better left alone, Even though, some feel they know better.
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The two biggest fish of the day were taken on wooly buggers -- that I tied, no less! Fear not, I haven't forgotten my roots, I'm just finding joy in expanding my horizons a bit.
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"I'm not even against removing the carp from Utah Lake but I just think we should do it ethically and I also think if anything carp help protect some of these other fish from being overfished. " OMG, Save Teh Carpz!!1

I love that story...




Some things are better left alone, Even though, some feel they know better.
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Whoever found your Clip just made my day too, happy Endings rule :)
Glad you had a great day on Deer Creek, it sure has turned around from a few years ago.

Hey Dave, glad you got some fish and had a good time...otherwise. Now that you have a happy ending...at least with the money clip...you may want to review your day and make some modifications to your methods in a couple of areas.

First of all, it is a good idea for us tubers and tooners to never carry our wallets or our complete set of keys out on the water. Too many ways that Murphy's Law can mess you up. I always leave my wallet and my keys in a hidey spot in my vehicle. I keep my fishing license in a waterproof cover inside the vest or chest pack I will be wearing on the water. I also keep a key to my vehicle...on a floating key chain. And I make sure I am wearing all that before I lock and shut the doors before launching. If I am going to need money for a breakfast goodie...or to pay parking fees...I keep some in a special spot so that I don't have to handle my wallet or risk leaving it someplace. Most of the time you hear about anglers losing wallets or other valuables it was because they dropped it in the dark and didn't realize it...or set it down for a moment and drove off without it in the excitement of wanting to get fishing.

A wheelbarrow for your toon? Leaving it beside the water while you fish...with other thief-attracting items? Where is your head, boy? It is much easier to drive up to your launch site and properly set up your gear on the water. Then drive up and walk back to your rig. When finished you walk up to your vehicle and drive back down. With or without the wheelbarrow you still have one walk up and one walk back. But it is easier without the machinery.

This may be Utah...the land of complete honesty and lack of larceny. But there ARE plenty of folks living around us who are completely without honor in matters of "accomodating" the property of others. Almost a guarantee that if you leave ANYTHING unattended...for even a moment...there will be someone who feels they need it worse than you do and it will "vanish". And it is seldom because THEY need it. Usually a matter of just taking it because they can...and maybe they can sell it to someone else for a buck or two.

These are tough times and there are lots of folks that are always on the lookout for a way to make a dollar at someone else's expense. And some are just downright mean. I hear stories all the time about fellow anglers who have had stuff damaged or tossed out in the water when they left it on the shore while they fished.

There is an old saying "Locks are made to keep innocent people innocent". That translates to not providing any form of temptation that you can avoid by securing your stuff away from those who would take advantage of your good nature.

I have a system and a checklist for every trip. I put everything together the night before...packing what I can in my vehicle so I know it is there. The next morning I pick up the other items I have assembled in a designated loading area...after putting the food, drink and/or bait items in the cooler.

It is rare that I arrive at my fishing spot without everything I need for the trip. Experience has taught me what it is like to reach for something and to have the mental image of that something still sitting on the work bench in my garage.

Better luck next time.

Awesome that you got the clip back!!!

ha. great rundown Dude. Did I ever tell ya about the time I showed up at the lake for ice-fishing with my fuzzy slippers on? Thank gawd I'd just picked up a pair or Mickey Boots that were left in my rig! If only we hadn'ta got (literally) blown off the lake, might have been a good day for fishing! That was the day Lava lost his tent, and almost dropped hit bucket off the edge. . . .

They keys-id thing always has me. Had enough vehicles broke into - I don't like to leave my wallet in there. A parked car at a launch speaks to "unattended for X-time"

I kinda figure if I separate from my boat or it separates from me - I like to keep my keys, ID, and fishn license together in my go-to tackle bag. Always consider if they're in a pocket (cell phone too) they could always take an awkward plunk. Got a zippered pocket - just gotta remember to use it.

I do like having a consistent system. Same with my work-badge. If I don't put it in "it's" spot - might show up to work and not be able to get in. (hmmm, but my rods would still be in the car, and . . . um, er. . . . cough-sneeze!)

Geeze TD, I appreciate feedback, but I feel like I just got a "damn, I married a retard" lecture from my wife... (except I don't think I'm going to get the make up "stuff" from you )

For what it's worth, the reason I had the wheelbarrow was because I was planning to fish Wallsburg, and that's a hell of a walk, even for a strapping young buck, which I am not. It takes me three trips to get all of my crap to the water, and last time I was at Wallsburg, it took me over an hour and a half to get on the darn water. I could fit the 'toon, battery, motor, all my gear, 5 rods, cooler, etc. in the WB and it was horridly easy to push. I was on the water in 15 minutes. Like I said previously, it worked amazingly well for how primitive and clunky it seemed.

I am a lot like you in the fact that the night before, I have everything mapped out, planned, packed, and ready. It drives my wife nuts. I was out in the garage rigging up all 5 rods at 2am when she got home from work. "You're still up? Wait, you're not taking ALL of those rods... are you?" "Well, duh. I don't want to waste time swapping out rigs when the bite is on." "Wow, you're weird. **Now take me to bed, or lose me forever!" I also hide my keys somewhere on my vehicle or under a rock nearby, as I don't have a spare hidden on the truck itself. I also never take my wallet with me. Like I said, I thought it had fallen out of my lap when I got out of the truck to put the money into the fee box, and sure enough, that's where this guy found it. Just bad dumb luck, you know?

As for leaving my stuff on the shore, well... I guess I should've known better? I just can't fathom someone stealing something like that, in broad daylight, when it's clear that it belongs to someone else. The sad part is, I will likely do it again because I am a moron who tends to think the best of people. I blame Obama!

Anyhow, I love you TubeDude, your jigs worked like that Power Bait Blue Fox musky rig that UTCatman uses. Anyhow, thanks for the advice; I'll go codgertate upon that wisdom, and let you know how things go on the next round.




** this didn't, and never will happen
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"I'm not even against removing the carp from Utah Lake but I just think we should do it ethically and I also think if anything carp help protect some of these other fish from being overfished. " OMG, Save Teh Carpz!!1

Sorry if I came off as a lecturing old fool. Other than a couple of pointed jabs, most of my comments were stated in the personal tense...this is what I do...as a possible aid to others still on the upward climb of the learning curve.

Nothing personal. I have spent enough time with you to know and respect your organizational skills and your basic common sense. Just can't resist rubbing it in when someone makes a bonehead mistake.

I'd like to think I have already made all of the prerequisite blunders necessary to be called a fisherman but I also keep coming up with new ones. The advantage of fishing solo is that you are the only one who knows about it and you don't gotta admit nothin' to nobody if'n ya don't wanna.

Anyhooters, glad you got your clip back and glad the RC Killers danced well for you.