Upon disclosure, at Copia, of the Jimboree '08 plans, will a precognative trip report once again follow here in QJ for our reading pleasure as we ride out the remains of another hard water season  :question Inquiring QJrs want to see what QP's hidden cameras (get out the lense cleaner) and Jimbo's foggy crystal ball (get out the Windex) have in store for this year. I think the unusual blue-gray haze that follows QP and the purple haze that follows Jimbo have somewhat altered reality  Japanese radioman and eyebrow sisters, what's next ? Or.....maybe it is just my OD in amperage and continent covering tarp that have altered my perception of reality   

Stay tuned

QPassage wrote on Jan 27^th, 2008 at 10:34pm:



These are the voyages of the canoeship Jimboprise

You might need Scotty to beam you up out of some of the predicaments that you get in

Mr. Evinrude,

Yeah, he's wearing the "trainee" outfit.

In a few years he GRADUATES to what Bo & I are wearing in the picture that started this thread....

Jimbo   

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Yeah, Magic-

Bring your "beating stick" and get ready to catch a big one again [see: (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) ].  Unfortunately, this year we are forced to comply with new park rules.  NO LIVE BAIT!  You will have to leave your sacrificial goat at home this year.  

That's not all bad, though.  Those bleating little beggars would more often than not chew through the lines tethering them to camp.  Then, we'd end up chasing them 'round & 'round the woods.  Not to mention the nuisance bear problems they brought us over the years!  We're probably better off without them.  Nevertheless, Pollyhumpers sure DID like those goats, though, didn't they?!  Especially the spotted ones!  My personal preference were the white ones with black spots, particularly in the mid-evening hours with the sun going down.  You could troll those babies at about half-paddling speed on a smooth surface, then... WHAM!! Hold on, brother, 'cause you're going for a ride!!!!

Ah, the good old days....

Nope, we're gonna play by the rules & come up with legal bait in 2008.

That's not to say that we couldn't send Quentin out for a swim just before we start fishin', though.  He's a pretty fast using that butterfly stroke, as I recall.  That's JUST the right sort of action that will attract a Pollyhumper, too.  If we practice, we can get it so we cast in right behind him right about when he starts to get tired.  With luck, we get the Pollyhumper & Quentin gets to keep his right foot.

I was thinking about contacting one of those guys who carves those wooden duck decoys for a living.  Maybe they could create us a "goat decoy"?  I realize it wouldn't be a very lively lure & getting it to sink down to Pollyhumper depth could be a pain-in-the-you-know-what but it just might work.  Could be that Dr. Juice sells a "Tournament Pollyhumper Scent" that we can spray on the lure, too.  We should research that.

If Bo comes along, we could just rub the lure on him, eh?  He sort of smells a bit like a goat, don't you think?

With a little preparation, I'm confident we can do this thing right, despite the new rules.

And Magic, don't you forget to file down your treble hooks.  No barbs, remember?  Best get started now, though.  It takes a while to shave down the barbs on a grappling hook....

Jimbo  

Jim
If those pollyhumpers get a whiff of Bo cigar they will berry them selves in the bottom of the lake. Isn’t that why Bo smokes those things to keep the pollyhumpers away?
Bo
Are there any places along this rout we should be on the lookout for? IM me if you would rather.
MagicPaddler