Short TR: Pottapaug Pond, MA

daytripper wrote:
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:49:13 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

GaryM wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in
:

http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg

Your photoshop skills are wasted on this group!!!!!

Now, if I can just get 'tripper to visit again. . .

Oh no you don't!

That's okay if you don't want to visit, but if you'll give me your home address,
I'll be glad to make the drive.
--
TL,
Tim
who won't be the least surprised this year should Massachusetts go from blue to
red, what with all the Bush-Cheney supporters and all. Hell, we can have us a
rally at the secret spot!
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

daytripper wrote:
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:49:13 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

GaryM wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in
:

http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg

Your photoshop skills are wasted on this group!!!!!

Now, if I can just get 'tripper to visit again. . .

Oh no you don't!

That's okay if you don't want to visit, but if you'll give me your home address,
I'll be glad to make the drive.
--
TL,
Tim
who won't be the least surprised this year should Massachusetts go from blue to
red, what with all the Bush-Cheney supporters and all. Hell, we can have us a
rally at the secret spot!
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:49:13 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

GaryM wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in
:

http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg

Your photoshop skills are wasted on this group!!!!!

Now, if I can just get 'tripper to visit again. . .

Oh no you don't!

/daytripper (certainly not until *after* the election! ;-)

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:49:13 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

GaryM wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in
:

http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg

Your photoshop skills are wasted on this group!!!!!

Now, if I can just get 'tripper to visit again. . .

Oh no you don't!

/daytripper (certainly not until *after* the election! ;-)

GaryM wrote:

"Tim J." wrote:
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg

Your photoshop skills are wasted on this group!!!!!

I don't think that picture is doctored. I think that photo
accurately depicts that Stan can't park worth a **** and he
really does sport a Bush-Cheney sticker on his van.

That's weird. I mean there's like three Republicans in the
whole state of Massachusetts and all of them post to roff. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

GaryM wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in
:

http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg

Your photoshop skills are wasted on this group!!!!!

I agree, but that's not Photoshop - it's real. I was wondering when
someone was going to question why in the hell I put a picture of Stan's
van in there. ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

GaryM wrote:

"Tim J." wrote:
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg

Your photoshop skills are wasted on this group!!!!!

I don't think that picture is doctored. I think that photo
accurately depicts that Stan can't park worth a **** and he
really does sport a Bush-Cheney sticker on his van.

That's weird. I mean there's like three Republicans in the
whole state of Massachusetts and all of them post to roff. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

GaryM wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in
:

http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg

Your photoshop skills are wasted on this group!!!!!

I agree, but that's not Photoshop - it's real. I was wondering when
someone was going to question why in the hell I put a picture of Stan's
van in there. ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Tim J." wrote:

Much as in GC's fine report, I was in need of some refreshening. Stan
came by my office on Tuesday and said he was also ready for a day off
for some fishing, so we made plans to head off to Pottapaug Pond on
Thursday....

Nice TR and a cool looking pond.

JR
(who sure hopes they catch the guys who vandalized Stan's rig.... g)

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 10:15:44 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

Much as in GC's fine report, I was in need of some refreshening. Stan
came by my office on Tuesday and said he was also ready for a day off
for some fishing, so we made plans to head off to Pottapaug Pond on
Thursday.

We couldn't have picked a better day. Thursday brought with it bright
sunny skies with a few puffs of clouds as accents. Stan and I met as he
pulled his van into the new secret spot in Belchertown (
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg ). We then caravanned to the
pond: http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/pottapaug.jpg , which is part of
The Quabbin reservoir system. After we motored out for a while, we
started fishing in earnest and, after a few relocations, found some
great spots to fish. We picked up a lot of nice chunky bluegill in a few
coves like this one: http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/bluegill_cove.jpg
and even caught a big crappie and a fair sized LM bass. Most of the fish
caught yesterday were hooked on various gurgler patterns, although I did
cheat and use a soft plastic grub for a few fish.

The best part of the day was just being outside. The temperature was in
the high 70's, low humidity, and, as you can see from the photos, clear
as a bell. We saw several beaver, great blue heron, and egret. It was
the type of day where it was difficult to think of anything other than
fun on the water. We'll be going out there again at least once or twice
more this season, one of the times (I hope) during fall foliage peak
colors.

Excellent TR. It looks as though the Massachussians were trying to
bring a bit of Maine closer to home when they flooded those valleys.
It must have been quite traumatic for the residents of those old New
England settlements. We even have a couple of picture books that deal
with the subject in the kid's department at the local library.

The picture of the van is cool. Lots of people don't realise that
Villagers and Nissan Quests were built in the same factory with
basically the same bodies as each other. The Quests have 6 cyl.
Maxima engines though, I don't know what the Villagers have under the
hood. Here's a pic of our Quest.

http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/032416.JPG

Thanks again for the TR.

g.c.