A Li'L Bit of This, That and Everything

I was pleasantly surprised today by a phone call from my friend, Skip, who was driving back into town from a trip to his hunting lodge. He was headed to a carwash 'cause, as he explained, he had been driving through some mud up in the countryside.

Best part of the whole conversation was once again hearing the jovialness in Skip's voice, which I've come to expect over the years. This is the first time since he came out of the hospital from surgery a few months back for some health issues that I've heard that sound, and it really was nice.

While he no longer can crawl up into a tree stand (per the doctor's orders), Skip still enjoys his deer hunting. When I asked him if he had gotten any recently, he gave me the kind of reply I should have anticipated. He said, "No, but I missed one the other day."

Skip went on to say that he is getting stronger by the day now, and besides enjoying his deer hunting, he's also looking forward to the 2023 fishing season. Said he even may try to fish a tournament or two with us. He admitted that, for a short while right after surgery, he was thinking he might have to give up his fishing, but that's no longer on his radar scope. He's now itching to get on the water again.

I feel pretty sure this is good news for all of us, 'cause we've gotten used to hearing Skip clown around, and there hasn't been any of that for a fair spell now.

On a different note, I was looking around the Internet this past Sunday (Christmas Day) and saw a note from James, saying that he had received several requests for a tournament on Monday, Dec. 26. So I went to Bob's website today, looking for results, only to find that only three fellas had bothered to show up, and they all decided just not to fish.

Reckon that goes to prove weather conditions and the fish aren't the only things that get fickle when it comes to bass fishing. Even the anglers themselves change their minds at a lightning pace every once in a while, too.

James, however, was quick to let everyone know to be expecting two tournaments this next weekend...one on Saturday, Dec. 31st, and another on Monday, Jan. 2nd...ample opportunity to test all those new Christmas gifts.