Holst is one of those tree huggers in disguise. He doesn’t like to hurt the fish’s feelings. 
January 31, 2008 at 9:14 pm
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Thanks for the memories Mike!
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January 31, 2008 at 9:20 pm #649948
Especially if it has a muley hiding behind it
January 31, 2008 at 9:20 pm #649949Now that’s funny. I’ve caused the death of more walleye than cholera. Not that walleye can die from cholera… but I think you get the point. But back when I was a limit keepin’ SOB out leadlining Pepin… that’s the way we always did it. Leave one open slot. Right, wrong, half of one, 6 of the other… I wasn’t commenting on what other’s should do. Just stating that’s what I’ve done as well. If you’re legal I promise I’l stay out of your business.
Unless you’re killing big walleyes on my river. Then I’ll give you the stink eye.
January 31, 2008 at 9:31 pm #649957Growing up under a different set of rules, in SD it clearly stated, put #6 in the box, your done. We always left one hole open for the boat, arguably unethical also.
To this day, when I’ve put my limit in the box, I’m done fishing. Can’t remember the last time I kept a limit of walleye/sauger though. I’d keep a limit of pannies if I could ever figure out how to catch something bigger than 6 inches. flowering potato chips.
January 31, 2008 at 9:33 pm #649961Just remembered my last limit. Mille Lacs opener, 2006. Grow and I killed our 8 fish over a two day period if I recall correctly. Where did we finish that year Matt?
January 31, 2008 at 9:50 pm #649976Still doesn’t make since. I know that when people play catch and release, after catching and releasing 6 eyes they don’t stop fishing….now do ya guys
Especially if you have clients one a good bite. What is the difference if I have 5 in the box but still play catch and release. There is none, only that I kept 5
January 31, 2008 at 9:58 pm #649981I completely agree with your mindset. Again, it’s Holst and his tree hugger ways keeping the man down.
January 31, 2008 at 9:59 pm #649982Don’t mean to be a pain in the ass
That is why i asked here instead of in the post.Time to head for home, have it to myself for awhile tonight.
Pizza and beer night for me 
January 31, 2008 at 10:06 pm #649984The way I look at it is like this:
Man on top
fish on the bottom.But walleyes…….now walleyes are different.
Walleyes belong somewhere in the middle…….
the middle of two slices of rye, covered in cheese and tartar sauce!!!January 31, 2008 at 10:14 pm #649988Quote:
Still doesn’t make since. I know that when people play catch and release, after catching and releasing 6 eyes they don’t stop fishing….now do ya guys
Especially if you have clients one a good bite. What is the difference if I have 5 in the box but still play catch and release. There is none, only that I kept 5
Bret with one “T”,
My post isn’t in response to your’s ya’ goof ball. When I first read your post my thought was “hey, he’s thought this through.”
Stop after 1 fish, 2 fish, 3 fish, blue fish. I don’t care.
I don’t see anything wrong or different with what you’re doing at all. What about my post makes you believe I was commenting that you weren’t ethical?
One of the other posters said they did it. I responded “so do I.” I quoted the guy that mentioned it being “ethical” in that I don’t feel it is ethical to guthook a fish and be faced with the decision to sort or throw back a guthooked fish. My comment was not about other’s ethics… purely my own, and my desire to have options if I’m keeping fish but don’t want to have to stop fishing once I get my limit in the well. And when I get 6 in the well… I’m done. I don’t care if I can read the rules in a way that allows me to keep fishing with a limit.
Make sense now? I honestly don’t care what others do if they stay legal.
January 31, 2008 at 10:17 pm #649990Quote:
I completely agree with your mindset. Again, it’s Holst and his tree hugger ways keeping the man down.
Cheese and rice. At no time during that post was I even acknowledging Bret or his post.
Here I thought we were on the same side of the position saying basically the same friggen thing. Now I got you two assholes thinking that I’m even talking to either of you in public.
Like THAT’s gonna happen.
January 31, 2008 at 10:18 pm #649991Jesus, can we get a group hug here?? I’m sorry for calling you a tree hugger James. I meant metro sexual. Brett(haha), you are just getting sensitive in your old, and I mean old, age. Have a cold one for me, I’ll be cleaning my limit of 28″ walleyes.
January 31, 2008 at 10:21 pm #649992Quote:
Jesus, can we get a group hug here??
No. I’m mad at you guys.
January 31, 2008 at 11:26 pm #650020Quote:
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Jesus, can we get a group hug here??
No. I’m mad at you guys.
Com’on…..I love ya man
I’m not sure if the first beer I just had even had flavor
February 1, 2008 at 1:03 am #650042I just got back from dinner with the gal. She starts thing off with “I think we should get a bottle of wine just in case I want a second glass.”
She never does.
I’m pretty happy right now.
February 1, 2008 at 1:43 am #650066I can’t believe you drink wine.
Wait, metro sexual….wine. Ya, I guess it fits. I always say, whatever it takes to get the old lady in the mood!!
February 1, 2008 at 1:54 am #650080The gal and I have a bottle of wine with dinner almost every night. I love my beer but I never have it around the house.
February 1, 2008 at 2:08 am #650088I could send the wife back to Ireland for ya.
I need the time off.
February 1, 2008 at 2:39 am #650095Quote:
I could send the wife back to Ireland for ya.
I need the time off.
Buddy… that was one happy summer for this guy. I never knew how much I could love scotch. MmmmmMMMmmmmMMM. That 14 year old stuff was awesome. Next time I’ll send her with the coin for some 21 year old stuff.
February 1, 2008 at 3:27 am #650123Dude, I got a bottle of something you can have. I’m told it’s $60.00+ scotch. I won’t open it. I’ve had it for 4 years, so I know it’s at least that old. The bottle says LeDaig on it.
February 1, 2008 at 3:45 am #650137Quote:
Dude, I got a bottle of something you can have. I’m told it’s $60.00+ scotch. I won’t open it. I’ve had it for 4 years, so I know it’s at least that old. The bottle says LeDaig on it.
That’s not some thing you give away… that’s some thing you share.
Scotch and a splash of water. MmmmMmmm good sippin’!
February 1, 2008 at 4:31 am #650177Quote:
stink eye
That’s what Grow gets after he pulls out of Luke’s ass , and then gets too close looking at his “handy” work.
February 1, 2008 at 11:09 am #650198Ouch
Time to make the donuts
February 1, 2008 at 11:14 am #650199Mmmmmmmm….. donuts.
February 1, 2008 at 12:37 pm #650208That made my head feel a little better
February 1, 2008 at 1:29 pm #650225Quote:
That’s not some thing you give away… that’s some thing you share.
Scotch and a splash of water. MmmmMmmm good sippin’!
I’m not real good at sippin’. My old neighbor brought some over one night a few years back. Tasted much the same as I imagine grain alcohol. I guess the redneck in me just won’t allow such culture.
September 30, 2009 at 2:21 pm #208444Mike and I made it back from our Colorado elk trip safe and sound. No elk, but what an awesome hunt and experience we had. Was the most physical hunt we have ever been on, but that was the adventure we both were looking for. We were in elk everyday, and to hear those bulls scream and bugle at us was a dream come true for me. The wind was not our friend in the mountains. Every time we had the wind in our favor, it would switch on us. If we had our rifles, we would have come home with our elk. But that’s was the challenge we both were looking for, and can not wait to get back out there to try it again. I am hooked.
A lot of time and energy went into this hunt, and it will be nice to get back to our normal routines again. A big thanks to our wives and kids for their sacrifice and allowing us to do what we love to do.
Now we can concentrate on chasing whitetails again, which should be a breeze compared to chasing elk up and down the mountains.
Thanks again Mike for an awesome time!
September 30, 2009 at 2:40 pm #60719sounds like a blast dan thanks for sharing your recap
thats a long time to be in the mountains with Mike
you can be in great shape but without air your just sucking wind
September 30, 2009 at 2:43 pm #60721Just goes to show, that there is more to the hunt than the actual harvest. Good read, I had a rifle last year and still came home empty handed.
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