Fishing Korea

By the way…if anyone wins the lottery or just wants to buy me something nice, I would sure love one of these reels (check out that price!), mated with a medium-heavy, 6′8″ G-Loomis spinning rod.  Yep, that’s $1,000 for a rod and reel.  No way I’d ever spend that kind of money, but a man can dream…

We saw a guy using one of these reels the other day and I couldn’t believe how far and smooth it casts.  He was using a 1/4 ounce lure, casting into a brisk wind, and was getting way out, with no backlashes.

The plan was to be at the lake at six, and get there at six I did.  Yesterday, Rob discovered a trail that leads to nice cove in an area of the lake I haven’t fished yet, so this morning I parked the car, gathered my gear and made the hike through the woods and over the hills.  It was quite the nice morning:  No breeze, just the right temperature for a brisk hike, and best of all, once I arrived I was pleased to see that I was the only one on that part of the lake.

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To celebrate its 33rd birthday, our church had a combined service in the Songtan Civic Center today, followed by food and games/sports.  Since I’m not a big fan of crowds, I somehow talked my way out of having to go.  Mrs. Nomad didn’t even give me “the look” but I think that was partially due to the fact that tomorrow is my birthday, and her knowing how bad I wanted to go fishing again today.  And fishing I went.

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Today wasn’t the best day I’ve ever had fishing, but then again, it wasn’t the worst either.  I headed out early this morning and tried several areas on the Anseong river, but the river is very muddy – either from the recent rains, the dredging that’s going on upstream, or a combination of the two.  Too bad because there was no wind and the water was as smooth as a mirror but when the water is that stained, the fish just aren’t very active. 

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Today was most excellent, let me tell you why.  While some of you were stuck in your cubicles, offices and classrooms, I went fishing :)  And not only did I go fishing, but I finally caught my first bass of the year (Nomad waits for the applause to die down).  And not only did I catch my first bass of the year, but it came in at three pounds, four ounces (the crowd goes wild), which is the biggest bass I’ve caught in at least a year, maybe more – a fact I’m not too proud of but hey, that’s the way it goes. 

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