| "Everything that can go wrong, will go
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| | for 10 seconds and dies, pull again runs
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| wrong at the most inappropriate moment!"
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| | for 10 seconds and dies. He is using last
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| It's 2.30 am. and I can't sleep. My
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| | year's gas without stabilizer in it. Now,
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| fishing buddies have decided that it's
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| | we go back to the 55 and pull start it
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| time to tackle Head Lake, near Norland. I
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| | and manage to get the boat out from the
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| have arranged to meet them for pick up
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| | beach. You haven't forgot about the wind
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| around 6 ish and all I can hear is the
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| | have you?
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| incessant ticking of the clock.
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| | Gunn is the kind of guy who likes the
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| I get up boil the kettle and make up a
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| | five o'clock shadow look on his head and
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| cup of instant coffee. The winds are
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| | isn't wearing a hat for fear of losing
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| blowing outside and the thermometer reads
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| | it. He tells us to hang on because he is
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| a plus 5, another great day for fishing,
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| | going to nail it. He throttles her up and
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| God, this is great weather for June, I
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| | we hear this loud crack of wood
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| think to myself.
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| | splintering and then thud. We both look
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| The clock ticks by and then the phone
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| | back to see Henry entangled in the rear
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| rings around 4.30, it's Henry, "Come and
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| | chair laying on his back. We almost split
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| get me." I argue with him for five
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| | our britches from laughing.
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| minutes that he had said 6.00, " I know,
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| | We get ourselves situated again and head
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| I know but your up now, come and get me!"
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| | out again and she's rough. I think I
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| So, I pack up the truck and speed off to
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| | still have rug burn on my knees even
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| his place. He meets me at the truck and
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| | though I was wearing pants and long
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| tells me the other guys have cancelled,
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| | underwear.
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| so drop the boat, get your stuff and we
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| | We managed to get about half way across
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| will go with Gunn.
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| | the lake, when he shuts it down
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| About fifteen minutes later we arrive in
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| | screaming, " I can't drive anymore
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| Sutton and find Gunn, give him his wake
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| | because I've got an ice cream headache! "
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| up coffee from Tim Hortons and jump into
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| | I tell you he was literally vibrating
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| his Kingcab and we're off to the races.
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| | from the cold. It takes one more try and
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| Now, Henry and Gunn are back road drivers
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| | we find shelter at the far end of the
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| so the trip takes us by Lake Simcoe.
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| | lake.
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| She's a cold breeze coming off the lake
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| | Great, let's go fishing. Gunn decides to
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| and the white caps have already started
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| | use the electric trolling motor because
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| so I hope this isn't a prediction of
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| | the 55 is just a little too much at an
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| what's to come.
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| | idle.
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| Our side tour finally takes us past Port
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| | This is working out fairly well until we
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| Bolster, when suddenly there is a surge
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| | seem to be drifting toward a large
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| in the engine but we are not moving any
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| | outcrop of rock ... out of control. Gunn
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| faster, in fact we're slowing down. Gunn
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| | realizes that the trolling motor battery
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| drops it into a lower gear and then
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| | is dead.
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| states we have lost part of the
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| | We pull the 55 prop out the water,
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| transmission. After a couple of minutes
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| | miraculously get the 9.9 to run and clear
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| of inspection we are heading home again
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| | the rocks. All this and we still haven't
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| to switch vehicles. We make the transfer
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| | caught a fish.Gunn is the first one to
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| and head out again without any problems,
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| | hook one and she's a fine walleye about
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| until we get to Head Lake.
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| | 28 inches and weighing about 5 1/2 lbs.
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| We back the truck down the ramp into the
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| | He using a fat bodied, yellow Rapala.
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| sandy beach, transfer the gear and get
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| | Henry, scores next using one of the
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| ready to launch and we find the front
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| | special spinners I mention in the other
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| roller on the trailer broken off. No big
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| | column.
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| deal but now the wind has picked up to
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| | His catch, a nice Muskey, 25 lbs. and 3
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| about 30 klics and the white caps are
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| | feet long. This beauty takes about 20
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| forming.
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| | minutes to land with Henry travelling all
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| If any of you have fished Head Lake you
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| | over the boat. We kept her just long
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| know this can be dangerous because she is
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| | enough for a picture. The fishing dies
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| well known for her outcrops of rocks.
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| | off and we drift over a lot of other
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| Gunn decides to use the 55HP motor to get
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| | areas.
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| us out. He turns the key and gets rrrr
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| | The boys then managed to get themselves
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| rrrr click, click, click. Yes, you guess
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| | all tangled up and just when Henry's
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| it, the battery is dead.
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| | about to say, " You've got the whole lake
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| So, next choice, use the 9.9HP motor.
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| | to yourself !", wham, I get my pickerel
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| Turn it on, give it pull, it fires runs
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| | for the day.
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