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#1 Jun-11-21 4:59PM
- Ernie
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- From: Ashburn VA
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6-11-21, Cedar Girl Scout outing
John and I cancelled our morning UP expedition because of the weather....too much rain!
As I checked the forecasts and radar, it looked like we would get a short window of little to no rain between 3:30p and 5:30p which was the scheduled time for the outing.
The troop leaders checked with the girls and all but one said, "let's go fishing"!. Nine of them showed up! Heck, they are Girl Scouts after all!
About half of them had never caught a fish before. And the ones that caught BGs last time wanted to catch bass so they used a wacky rig. We got some on that.
Every girl caught a fish but one but she caught and landed a dinner plate snapping turtle. I had a crowd around me as I used my forceps to get the hook out. Cool stuff.
This next one was a huge red ear!
At one point, we had a half dozen parents looking from the other side of the fence cheering them on. It was cool!
Theses girls learned quickly and some where making power casts. They were also very patient.
And they didn't want to leave.
What a blast...for me. I trust they had a great time too!
Time to go fishin' again!
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#2 Jun-11-21 5:05PM
- drxfish
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Re: 6-11-21, Cedar Girl Scout outing
Great job, Ernie! Starting the next generation off right. So cool!
Always wishin' I was fishin'
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#3 Jun-11-21 5:07PM
- Ernie
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Re: 6-11-21, Cedar Girl Scout outing
Oh, we caught BGs, Red Ear, Green sunfish, LMB and a turtle or three.
Time to go fishin' again!
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#4 Jun-12-21 12:03PM
- hookup
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Re: 6-11-21, Cedar Girl Scout outing
Mmm. Girls in their cool rain boots were more adventurous than a couple old guys in a boat. Gotcha. LoL
Looks like you made the right choice
I'm sure the girls agreed
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#5 Jun-12-21 3:42PM
- drxfish
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Re: 6-11-21, Cedar Girl Scout outing
It was not either or. We would fish early, before the GS event. I knew Ernie was pushed for time and it was raining steady in the AM. Glad things worked out for the event.
Always wishin' I was fishin'
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#6 Jun-14-21 4:46AM
- firemunkee
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Re: 6-11-21, Cedar Girl Scout outing
Too cool! It is awesome that they didn't want to leave.
Together we'll fight the long defeat.
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#7 Jun-15-21 6:27AM
- Junger
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Re: 6-11-21, Cedar Girl Scout outing
Good stuff Ernie!
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