excuses, excuses....

[toomanycasts]

Yeah, usually scares em off when u say be at my house at four bells

[DJD]

I can take an excuse but I don't tolerate not showing up....one trip was set up for a week and my buddy and I talked about it often before the trip. The plan was for him to pick his dad up and meet me at my house at 5am. I would have all the rods, reels and extra life vest. This was before cell phones were popular so when they didn't show at 5am I called his house.... No answer.... I waited for 20 minutes in case they were on their way. I left about 5:30 pissed off!! I missed some great topwater action because of him. Turns out he overslept and even went to get his dad late and then showed up Surprised I had left.
His dad was more pissed at him than me! We went fishing later that spring and it was always a good joke....."don't be late with Don or he will leave you"! Dang skippy!!!

[peter]

I can take an excuse but I don't tolerate not showing up....one trip was set up for a week and my buddy and I talked about it often before the trip. The plan was for him to pick his dad up and meet me at my house at 5am. I would have all the rods, reels and extra life vest. This was before cell phones were popular so when they didn't show at 5am I called his house.... No answer.... I waited for 20 minutes in case they were on their way. I left about 5:30 pissed off!! I missed some great topwater action because of him. Turns out he overslept and even went to get his dad late and then showed up Surprised I had left.
His dad was more pissed at him than me! We went fishing later that spring and it was always a good joke....."don't be late with Don or he will leave you"! Dang skippy!!!

Man. I overslept a couple years ago. Going on my boat to net bait for myself and another friend that was to meet me way up the creek at the bait netting spot. No idea what happened to alarm..I turned it off or did not set it. He called and woke me up. I had 35 minutes to get up, get the boat in the water and net before first light. I did manage to get a few near where I was staying. Real nice guy but I could tell he was pissed in his voice mainly because he started off with "ohhh man" real loud.

I now think twice about meeting folks to help or get them bait. I just take an extra tank and tell them to call me at first light to see if I got enough for them . If I get bait great. If I over sleep, otherwise malfunction, or the netting is no good then..nothing ventured nothing gained for them.

[chuckconder]

I'm always ready...call me whenever, my wife knows the drill, my 13 yo mows the grass , my daughter says I am too loud at her games and my boss knows I love to fish.

We have a code amongst us, the term "aqua bound" to fisherman is like 911 to EMS, drop it all and go!!!

[Nanna]

Nice (y)

"We have a code amongst us, the term "aqua bound" to fisherman is like 911 to EMS, drop it all and go!!!"

[peter]

Deleted a post in here by accident. It was one posted by stripernut that I had replied to. I think they both evaporated. .