back to reality for now, but what a wonderful 5 days of fishing fellowship and personel growth it has been.
I started this trip three years ago to help introduce men in recovery to a new way of living without the use of booze and drugs…catching fish is the bonus..
year one started with 4 of my closest buddies..which grew to 9 on year 2.. then 18 on this years trip..
we left town dec 30th to mille lac via Mac twin bay resort in Isle mn for 5 days…
it didnt take long to establish a pattern and take advantage of what the lake had to offer.. we were set..( four sleeper shacks) in a deep bowl 25 feet with mud bottom.. set rattal reels down and started jigging spoons..
macho minnow in rainbow pattern took first fish and it was game on..mornings and evenings were prime time with lots of jumping out of bed through the night for the rattals..little pike suckers and shinners where hot..
for us who took portables we were treated to big eyes on the rock piles on the edges of the humps..
very few keepers to be had .. thank god for cows ..filet mignon.. new york strips and rib eyes.. and the pork chops where grilled.. man we lived like kings on the ice…every one caught fish many there first fish ever..epic prank also..involving me the 160 lb aka the compton carp and a sleeping angler ..waitng for the video..and nine of us took the traditional polar plunge…
all in all a great way to start the new year..heres a few pics of many to share.. oh yea forgot to mention the jumbos..were to be had on spike.. under water camara was needed for these lite biters we managed quite a few of them
Loved the prank… bed hair and all…. 
you had some nice “runs” there Louis