Thank You Blue Fleck

  • bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    February 10, 2009 at 12:22 am #1300306

    What an adventure and stories to tell after spending Saturday 2/07/09 on pool 7 with my man Blue

    I received a PM asking if I’d be interested in spending the day rumbling along in a scratcher….da…no brainer here …I’m in

    Fishing was tough in areas we both thought had to be holding pannies With that said….. Blue did spank me on some perch I would have loved to landed one of them 3-4 inchers on my new long rod but it didn’t happen….I’ve got some learning to do with that stick.

    Without exaggerating fishing sucked but….the time spent exploring an area that is just becoming familiar to me in the summer, well…..it was way cool to see the area froze over Way cool how the backwaters change from season to season, year to year ……Thanks Blue for the adventure, it was a great work out and awesome addition to the story book

    PS: We did learn a scratcher can do one heck of a chity on ice and we didn’t even get hurt….. Another Thanks my Friend

    Here are the pics I took. The two videos takin’ for some reason turned out black with sound only

    muskyman
    Arkansaw, Wisconsin
    Posts: 945
    February 10, 2009 at 12:43 am #746530

    A “scratcher”? How does that thing move a boat on ice Bret? I’ve never heard of one before. Do you have any close up pics of that funny looking thing on the back of the boat? This isn’t some redneck invention is it? LOL

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    February 10, 2009 at 12:48 am #746533

    Those scratchers are a cool transport. Nice update, I’m sure you guys had a blast.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22378
    February 10, 2009 at 12:49 am #746535

    Looks like he’s has a tailight out on his Ram ???

    big G

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    February 10, 2009 at 1:38 am #746550

    Bret in a boat on the ice, I’m sure a blast was had

    bassking27
    La Crosse, Wisconsin
    Posts: 902
    February 10, 2009 at 3:58 am #746641

    When did you get a scratcher blue?

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    February 10, 2009 at 12:58 pm #746681

    Hey Bret! Great pics. I had a fun day as well. My legs are starting to come around. It seems like we did more running than riding….

    It’s too bad the fishing sucked. I would never have guessed those fish wouldn’t be there. 10-12ft of water with structure….it sounds like a Crappie paradise to me. Then again, I’m not a Crappie. I just have a Crappie Attitude.

    I’ll bet that boat will go now that the snow is off the ice. At least .5mph faster.

    Has the world stopped moving? Or at least spinning…..?

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    February 10, 2009 at 1:01 pm #746682

    Quote:

    When did you get a scratcher blue?

    I borrowed it from my Uncle. He has it, but doesn’t use it, so I thought I’d take it out and rip up the ice.

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    February 10, 2009 at 3:09 pm #746736

    Quote:

    Has the world stopped moving? Or at least spinning…..?

    Yep, but…I bust out into laughter everytime I think about trying to reach the throttle …..it was an out of body experience

    herb
    6ft under
    Posts: 3242
    February 10, 2009 at 3:16 pm #746742

    cripes, don’t tell me the pilot let go of the controls!

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    February 10, 2009 at 3:27 pm #746745

    Quote:

    cripes, don’t tell me the pilot let go of the controls!

    There wasn’t even a pilot herb until I leaped into the boat And this was before we even started to taste the barley’s

    herb
    6ft under
    Posts: 3242
    February 10, 2009 at 3:49 pm #746750

    I’d almost hate to see you two with a hovercraft or an airboat.

    But then again, maybe————–
    Glad you’re all ok. I sometimes miss mine.

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    February 10, 2009 at 3:51 pm #746752

    Quote:

    cripes, don’t tell me the pilot let go of the controls!

    The boat didn’t go far….it just kept going………in circles…..with Bret in it.

    I think it was the fastest that boat went all day.

    The hard part was timing my jump in to stop the boat from spinning.

    No one got hurt, and we had a good laugh. At least my camera still works…. If it wouldn’t have fallen out, we wouldn’t have had that ‘incident.’

    mikehd
    Dousman, WI
    Posts: 965
    February 10, 2009 at 5:53 pm #746819

    Sounds like a great time I got the whole report on the “round and round we go” experience. A video would have been great but with Bret’s rendition of it I can pretty much visualize what it must have looked like.

    djbeagle2
    Posts: 7
    February 10, 2009 at 7:09 pm #746860

    I was wondering who belonged to the two bodies in that scratcher. I was out by Sommners chute when you came by. I was quite surprised how well you moved along. It sure looked like you were on a mission.

    I was out in the airboat doing some searching myself. About all I can say it was a nice day. First spot I lowered the camera into I had perch looking back at me, drilled another hole close by and had the same outcome. Then the usual happened, set up shop and the fish disappeared. Had the same thing happen last week with crappies. There were scads of them, set up shop and figured I would be in a crappie fisherman’s paradise. Same results, no bites, and the fish just disappeared.

    I am starting to wonder if the fish in these none pressured areas are easily spooked?

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    February 10, 2009 at 7:49 pm #746881

    Wow, small world. We were on a mission alright. On a mission to find some better spots to fish.

    We tried about 6 different spots in the gibbs slough area. All of them were a bust. No fish spotted on the camera and very few marked on the flasher. I know they’re there during open water, but I can’t figure out why they’d leave during the hardwater season.

    I would have liked to try goose lake, but I don’t have any of the troughs marked on a gps. I’m hoping to resolve that issue this year.

    That looks like a nice airboat.

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    February 15, 2009 at 5:36 am #748591

    Quote:

    Do you have any close up pics of that funny looking thing on the back of the boat? This isn’t some redneck invention is it? LOL

    I didn’t know what one was but did a little research and found this site. Here is the best pic I could find. The boat he has pictured is on pipe skis and will do 25 mph.

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