Sunday, September 14, 2014

Flying Furballs ~ Sunday Tippets, Damsel Style


There are many experiences one might have when heading off for a day of fishing.  Seeing a ball of fur come at me in the darkness of an early Saturday morning is not one that I want repeated.  The short story... A tanker truck on the highway hit a deer, warthog, or something with elk caddis like fur.  I have a few stands left attached to the back of my SUV.   Yeah, a little fix up job on the undercarriage of my vehicle.  Shocked and bewildered, I drove on to my destination safely.  Once there, a nice kid temporarily stuck the piece of undercarriage tightly away so it wouldn't drag on the road when I headed home later. Yikes!  This goes beyond saying that my next ride is going to be high above the ground...




Yes, the River Damsel joins forces with the Caped Crusader...

No more flying furballs will get in my way on my journeys...

So a day that started out on the "wild" side, only continued to get worse,  five hours on the water and not a single bite.  That hasn't happened in a long while.  So, I guess that you could say that the River Damsel was humbled.  It just wasn't going well at all.  Windknots and Tangled Lines, all along the way.  And every knot that I tried to tie just wouldn't hold.  I must have tied on 15 flies and tying on each of those three times.  It wasn't pretty.  And to cap it off, a barb got stuck in my finger.   I really don't have much more to say about the day...
Except... THE FISH WON
And sometimes it happens that way...



On to the good news of the week...

My daughter and son-in-law presented us with a second grandson this past week.  Meet Cameron.  I probably should have stayed home this weekend in hindsight and enjoyed the new family addition.


The best catch of the week for sure...

Sunday Tippet



Roads are best traveled in daylight.
Enough said.


Posted by THE RIVER DAMSEL at 4:16 PM

12 comments:

  1. Michael AgnetaSeptember 14, 2014 at 4:23 PM

    Jackalope or juvenile Sasquatch for sure. Sorry about the scare, but congrats on the grandkid! Cameron is a lucky little guy...bet he doesn't even know his Grandma knows Batman!

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    1. THE RIVER DAMSELSeptember 14, 2014 at 7:08 PM

      Mike ~ Truth be told... I was a bat girl for my college baseball team. = ) So, I do have an in there. Ha.

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  2. cofisherSeptember 14, 2014 at 5:15 PM

    Sure, when things go bad, blame the old guy! Kind of helps you stay grounded. Congrats on you're newest fishing partner.

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    1. THE RIVER DAMSELSeptember 14, 2014 at 7:11 PM

      Howard ~ Oh, was I blaming you? Haha. Well, it's more fun to share the blame! The stars just weren't aligned. Yeah, I'm sure they weren't.

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  3. MelSeptember 14, 2014 at 8:14 PM

    I have spoken on many occasions to blogging friends about the fact that in the game called "Fishing", sometimes the fish win! Although, I am not happy that you had to go out and validate it for me.....................................................................................

    On the other hand, much happiness to you and to your new Grandson. I hope he likes RD's cookies as much as I do.

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    1. THE RIVER DAMSELSeptember 15, 2014 at 9:27 PM

      Mel ~ Your famous quote stays in my memory bank... haha. But, I am prepared to duke it out most of the time!

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  4. Mark KautzSeptember 15, 2014 at 8:19 AM

    Congrats on the new grandkid. Love the Bat Car. I've always been partial to trucks and such that are high above the ground. Now for the flying fur thing, if you drive in the mountains, unfortunately it's a fact of life. We know this from personal experience. Sorry about the skunko.

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    1. THE RIVER DAMSELSeptember 15, 2014 at 9:33 PM

      Mark ~ It does come with the territory... I know. Thanks for the congrats... he is a special one. I think that I will take off this weekend from fishing and pay a visit... = ) The rest will do me good!

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  5. Brk TrtSeptember 15, 2014 at 3:42 PM

    Indeed a wonderful catch.
    Congrats Gram.

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    1. THE RIVER DAMSELSeptember 15, 2014 at 9:34 PM

      Thanks, Alan! Being a grandparent is a lot more fun than raising your own kids. Ha.

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  6. Bill TrussellSeptember 15, 2014 at 6:21 PM

    RD
    The Cape Crusader and the Furballs take a back seat for sure to your grandson. I have a feeling he will have a fly rod in his hands in the coming years. Got to love our grandchildren. Thanks for sharing

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    1. THE RIVER DAMSELSeptember 16, 2014 at 12:54 PM

      Bill ~ I hope you are right... but, I have come to the realization that I might be the only one in the family that wants to spend a day with a bunch of fish. = ) But, maybe i will learn to love some other hobby that they enjoy too.

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