| Not to be outdone by a mere African safari, wait until I tell you about my
exciting Alabama golf course fishing experience.... Boy, talk about hot
action!!! I went fishing at this pond off the side of the course, see. It is used for
irrigation, not a water hazard.... at least to golfers; maybe to the bass.
The air was humid as a greenhouse and nearly as stifling. Not a leaf was
stirred by a passing whiff of breeze... the pond's surface looked like
molten lead. I got many bites... all mosquito. One bass did make a half-hearted swipe at
my buzzbait, but I could tell it was just going through the motions. It's
heart wasn't in it at all. The water must have been over ninety degrees...
fish were probably all parboiled. It was so hot and humid, the frogs weren't
even barrruumpfing. The turtles had shucked their shells and were lying in
the mud in their underwear trying to get some relief. So there, Steve.... see! We didn't lack for any excitement here, and we
didn't have to sit in an aeroplane for 28 hours, either. When we come up for the NWC next month, you can tell us more about your
safari, and I can tell you more about my golf pond fishing trip. Boy, I'm
looking forward to that! Joe "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" <stevehuber@outdoorfrontiers.com> wrote in
message news:j%zDe.4256$Iv5.2477@fe02.lga...
Hi guys, Well, all good things must come to an end and believe me, my recent safari
was definitely a good thing. I stayed at the top of the food chain, we had
a great time, made new lifelong friends, saw some amazing country and my
taxidermist is in love with me now.... The list of animals taken was far beyond my wildest dreams. Taken by me,
using my .300 Win Mag was; 1 black wildebeest (will probably make the record books)
2 blesbok
1 gemsbok
2 springbok
1 steenbok
2 impala
1 blue wildebeest The local landowners and the outfitter were favorably impressed by my son
and allowed him to take a couple trophies for himself. Jim shot an
absolutely huge blue wildebeest bull, a gorgeous mountain reedbuck and a
blesbok. Even Randy, the cameraman got into the act, shooting a springbok
late in the safari. This was a bonus for all as neither of them expected to
hunt, thinking it was going to be working most of the time. I enjoyed
reliving their excitement as they told the tales of their hunts. I've been invited back, and this time I'm going to take at least one rod
with me. I was told of some pretty good bass fishing in some local ponds
(so we are kind of on topic) and there's some fish called smallmouth
yellowfish and largemouth yellowfish that I've been told will make me forget
all about "Those silly American bass". I want to take a stab at those, as
well as the Tigerfish when I return. I'm already planning my "return engagement," the trip was that much fun. |
