Transcripts of past Campfires


Transcript of campfire of 7/6/00
 yodas: Hi Trout
Trout: Hey yodas
yodas: How was the holiday for ya
Trout: I enjoyed your boat pictures, 4th was nice
Trout: Who's the little guy on the boat?
yodas: I sent the one of the frieghterby mistake
Trout: I laughed I thought it was a JOKE :)
yodas: Tried to send a few more but I couldn't get them to send
Trout: I didn't realize at first there was two pics
Trout: How was your holiday?
yodas: No joke, just didn't look to see what they were
yodas: It was nice, watched the fireworks fron the boat with the Mac. Bridge in the back ground
yodas: Where them Pictures open when they got to you ??, Or did you have to click on a box to open them
Trout: I'm waiting for this rain to pass all my work right now is roofs, sounds nice I hunted Bois Blanc and could see the Mac from the beach
Trout: They were open
yodas: They shouldn't have been, Don't know what I'm doing wrong
Trout: So who is the little guy in the red coat
yodas: I hope to be fishing around Bois Blanc next week
Trout: I can send pics but I really don't understand all of the specifics
yodas: That's my Grand Son
Trout: We bow hunted there one year
yodas: Do any good ??
Trout: Saw lots of deer missed two
yodas: Man they really killin the Salmon up here
Trout: Have you been out at all?

 

 

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yodas: No, Did the family thing this weekend, Tubbing and site seeing in the boat
Trout: They are killin the perch here but I don't have a boat for the lake
Trout: Quality time is always good
yodas: I start a little vacation next wed. for 9 days, hope to fish quite a bit
Trout: I would be hard pressed not to take some poles with me though:)
Trout: Hope you do well
yodas: Had a boat full, I thought about it though
Trout: Man this summer is flying by
yodas: Yes it is
Trout: I'm getting ready for our trip to the Up finding gear I had forgot about
Trout: Cleaning out the attic the past few days
yodas: That time of year you could run into a snow storm over there
Trout: I hope you are kidding ;)
yodas: We have, Hunting geese
yodas: Not at all !!
Trout: Your not are you?
Trout: Well we will take the warm clothes
yodas: No
yodas: Better safe than sorry trout
Trout: Yikes I'll keep that info to myself for awhile
Trout: Or else she'll back out
yodas: GOOD idea :)
Trout: I think we will get some snow this year down here
yodas: The color tour will be GREAT at that time of year over there
Trout: it's about time for a good snowfall
Trout: Yes I keep telling her about the colors
yodas: I've seen enough of them, I kinda like the one's we have been getting the last few years :)
Trout: She reads alot of books so if it snow she can do that
Trout: 
yodas: Do you know what dates your leaving for sure yet ??
Trout: Snow been scarce in the eastern end?
yodas: For the most part
Trout: We'll leave around the 23
yodas: kinda like it that way
Trout: take two days to make the trip no hurry
Trout: We could make it in one but thats hard to enjoy
yodas: You should run into very good color west of Marquette then
Trout: I really hope to show her the eastern part at least a little before we return
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Trout: Hello wildchild
yodas: Won't see much for color in this area,
yodas: Hi Child
wildchild: Hi guys, how are ya tonight?
Trout: Yes but she can see the area at least
yodas: good. and your self
Trout: Great wild whats up with you tonight
wildchild: just back from Mackinaw :(
yodas: There is alot to do for a sportsperson in this area
wildchild: always wish I could stay longer
Trout: How was it ?
yodas: Where abouts Child ??
wildchild: It was perfect, I got there right after 2 days of rain
wildchild: 5 miles outside Mac city yodas
Trout: Yodas I need to find her a job in that area at the Hospitals me I'll be making meat while she works HA HA never happen ;)
wildchild: excited tonight tho, I signed up for my first sporting clays shoot
yodas: Tried that approch years ago trout, I work full time know :)
Trout: Great going I've never done that wild
yodas: South of the Bridge
wildchild: it's a charity shoot so they say I don't have to be good!!!
Trout: Wild are you going to the gathering in Durrand?
wildchild: yeah Yodas
wildchild: No Trout, I have my annual tubing bash that weekend
Trout: To bad we will be shooting sporting clays there too
Trout: I will be humbled I'm sure
wildchild: I was bummed when I saw the date, I can't do both!
yodas: When is it Trout ??
Trout: Aug the 5th I think come on down
Trout: Theres a campground nearby
wildchild: I thought it was July 15 or 16
Trout: Yodas I still haven't heard from Allenin alaska
wildchild: Aug 5 is my shoot tho,is durrand far from grand blanc?
Trout: Last I heard it was in aug wild
Trout: wheres grand Blanc durrand is sw of Flint
yodas: Wonder what allens doing
wildchild: Grand Blanc is south of Flint too, hmmm this is looking promising
Trout: Hopefully fishing :)
wildchild: wish I were fishing !
yodas: That could be
Trout: I think there will be 30 people at least
wildchild: I sat and listened to these two old guys talking fishing stories on the fourth...
yodas: I forgot where your from Child
wildchild: they sounded like the guys from Grumpy Old Men
Trout: how old is old
wildchild: It was way too funny, I'm from Madison Heights
wildchild: opps! old to me, mid 70's I guess
wildchild: one guy I know is 80
Trout: great movie did you see the very end with the outtakes I never laughed sooo hard
wildchild: but he wasn't doin' the lyin'!
wildchild: ohh yeah that was classic
Trout: Hey we are in our 40s so 70 is old
wildchild: ok, good I didn't wanna offend anyone
yodas: You should have found someone with a boat over the 4th up north, they Killing the Salmon around Mac. Island
wildchild: that's what I heard. I was busy scouting with my son and boyfriend
Trout: See any bear while you wre there wild?
wildchild: lol no trout I didn't happy to say
yodas: you have property in that area child ??
Trout: Yodas what are they using for salmon
wildchild: is this thing slow or is it just me?
wildchild: yup just 5 acres
Trout: It's really slow at times
yodas: S L O W
Trout: Thats all you need 5 will work
yodas: What do you mean trout ??
yodas: About the Salmon
Trout: five acres of land
Trout: Oh the plugs or spoons?
wildchild: yeah and just got porpane to the trailer, now I have hot water and a furnace!
yodas: Spoons in the lake, when they hit the river it Jplug time
Trout: Gotta love the hot showers
yodas: Next thing you know you'll have a phone and tub to :)
wildchild: no kidding, I took a shower so cold this weekend it actually hurt my head!
wildchild: NO PHONES!!! but there is a very alrge bath tub!
yodas: THAT sounds like fun
Trout: :)
yodas: ( The cold shower :)
Trout: I was thinking about a box of Mister Bubbles :)
wildchild: ok boys! next subject (blush)
yodas: How about that salmon fishing
wildchild: heard is is good in mac now!!!!!\
wildchild: I've never fished for salmon, like to try
Trout: I cooked the salman that we caught this spring it was great
yodas: listing to the ship to shore tue. night, I'd say it was to
Trout: Grilled it on the barbie
wildchild: WE had fresh caught salmon at last years tubing bash
yodas: I NEED to find a GOOD way to cook them
wildchild: nothing better than floating down the river all day and chowing by campfire at night!
yodas: What river child??
wildchild: yodas, look up the book Eat Like A Wild Man, good stuff in there
wildchild: up in Mio, or in your case, down in Mio
Trout: You sure cam't buy the salmon like the ones you catch
yodas: Ok
Trout: I cook them really fast on high heat basted with a bit of oil and spice to taste
wildchild: ymmm I like them wrapped in foil with onions and lemon
Trout: Cook them to slow and they lose there texture
yodas: I don't much care for the tast of the buggers, at least the one's that come out of the rivers
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wildchild: hiya Joe!
Trout: Wild we cooked them in Alaska like that 2 minutes after we caught them
JoeArcher: Howdies
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JoeArcher: How goes the evening?
Trout: Try canning them yodas
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yodas: Never had one out of the big lake and sliver
wildchild: We were just talking about a trip to Alaska
Trout: Wow Hello everyone
Sarge: Hi, how is everyone?
Trout: Great sarge
Sarge: Sounds like a really good subject. who's going to Alaska?
JoeArcher: I wanna go on big brother *grin*
wildchild: Hi Sarge! Fine thanks
wildchild: I want to go, it's all timing and money :)
Sarge: Well if want to's count I'm in too.
JoeArcher: Caribou?
*: yodas just melted into a meaningless puddle of ooze and is now gone.
Trout: I hope to go to Bethel and hunt moose and bear in 2001 with allen
Trout: Haven't heard from him lately
JoeArcher: If I could just darw an elk permit here in MI I'd be happy
wildchild: does he live there or on vacation
Sarge: Wow, I'd definatly like to try that., (or any big hunt actually) I would need to get in seriously better shape but that could be done.
Trout: Allen lives there
Trout: I went with curdog to alaska
wildchild: I bet it's a busy time, tourist and all that good fishing!
Trout: we hunted black bear
Sarge: Allen's a guide or outfitter isn't he?
wildchild: I'd be happy to get my first deer! The big stuff is a long way off
Trout: Shared expense hunts
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Trout: I think deer are a tough first hunt wild deer are the hardest game animal at least I think so
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JoeArcher: Wild, you gun or bow hunt?
Sarge: Sounds like a terrible life, I'd hate it I'm sure. At least I have to tell myself that.
Mr.Ed: Hey guys
wildchild: Bow
JoeArcher: Hiya ed
Trout: Hi ED
Sarge: Hi Mr. Ed.
JoeArcher: What area again? (I have no mind left at all)
Mr.Ed: What's goin' on tonite?
wildchild: Joe I'm in Madison Heights, found a 3D league, ya interested?
Trout: just shooting the bull Ed
Sarge: Mr. Ed, we've been talkin about going out on bigger hunts, and Wildchild just wants to get a deer etc.
JoeArcher: Yeah definitely? What night and time?
Mr.Ed: SOS huh?
wildchild: Tues or Thursday 7 p.m. I'm ssooting on Thursdays
wildchild: First week in August, call Double Action for more details!
Sarge: Hey, now that I have some of you on line, who wants to come to the outing on the 5th of Aug??
JoeArcher: Where is Madison Heights exactlyz/
Trout: We both are coming for sure sarge
Mr.Ed: I would love to but have something going on with work that I can't get out of. Sorry Sarge.
wildchild: Double Action is 14 & Dequindre
wildchild: Sarge can I bring my son?
JoeArcher: Sarge, I am thinking about it
Trout: I'll do anything except watch someones kids sorry never had my own GRUMPY I guess
wildchild: I have a shoot that day but can come in the afternoon
JoeArcher: Inside or outside league?
Trout: You can bring anyone you want wild
JoeArcher: My son just said he wants to go to the outing!!!
wildchild: inside league
wildchild: Joe how old? Mine is 8 1/2
Sarge: We do have the Durand Sportsmans club, and a real nice campground in Durand. Wild, I'll be watching for ya. Bring him on Joe.
JoeArcher: The one that just said he wants to go to the outing is 14 (he'll prolly shoot on the league with me too.
Trout: Sarge I know how to cook
wildchild: Sarge is Durand Close to Grand Blanc?
Sarge: Be sure to check out the Sportsman's outing forum for details. My address and so forth will be there.
Trout: As long as I have time to shoot clays I'm OK
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JoeArcher: I have another son that is 10.
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Mr.Ed: Hey yoda
yodas: This $#@%^*& thing, did the same thing last week
Trout: Yodas string break again??
Trout: Quit tying slip knots
Sarge: Trout you're on. Plenty of time for clays. Durand is about 1/2 way between Flint and Lansing along I-69.
yodas: They must have cut a section out two
Trout: Thats a good swear word
wildchild: I'll have to map it out, I'll be in Grand Blanc until about 2:30
Mr.Ed: You have to get stronger string too.
yodas: Count the letters
yodas: Did you get any of the last stuff I wrote ??
Trout: I can bring a grill with me and we have some pots for cooking and a 40# tank along with a 20# tank
wildchild: Time to be mommy for a while, good night guys
Mr.Ed: that is one of my favorites
JoeArcher: g'night mom
yodas: Sorry, Hi Ed & Sarge
Trout: Goodnight wild
yodas: Night child
Mr.Ed: Later wild
Mr.Ed: no problem yoda.
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yodas: Hi to you to archer
Sarge: Trout, thanks. Have you read my latest thoughts on the food etc? a food fair type thing for evening meal.
JoeArcher: Howdies Yodas
yodas: When is this thing Sarge ??
Sarge: Hi yodas, I've just been riding my hobby horse. I'll let it go awhile.
Trout: Hey whatever works I'm easy and I have a freezer full of meat
Sarge: It is on the 5th of Aug. at the Durand Sportsman's club.
Mr.Ed: I gotta go. the dogs need some quality time. Later
Trout: Thought about venison kaboobs
Trout: See ya Ed
yodas: See ya Ed
Sarge: See ya ed
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yodas: Sarge, When for sure is the meet ???
Trout: say that fast ten times
Sarge: Every time I start workin on this outing I get to drooling over everyone's idea of good chow. Yum what a day I'll have.
yodas: Sorry I see it up a coupla line know
Trout: Aug the 5th right sarge???????
JoeArcher: *wave*
yodas: Still seeing red over this computer
Trout: Yes I see it now myself
Sarge: The meet is all day, starting with breakfast about 9:00 and supper about 6:00 August 5th
JoeArcher: Ya
yodas: Ok thanks, I have to work though
Trout: It will be strange putting faces to all the names
Trout: What about name tags should we buy some??
JoeArcher: It would be cool
yodas: What have you been up to archer ??
JoeArcher: Definitely! On the name tags
Trout: I'll check walmart or someplace and buy them
JoeArcher: Finally have the boat in the water, caught a few bass last weekend
JoeArcher: HAvent shot my bow for a week though!
Sarge: I think the name tag idea is good. As soon as some of the fees start coming in, I'll start doing some finishing touches. I don't really know yet how many, how much etc.
Trout: Fishing Lake St. Clair Joe?
Sarge: Stalker has agreed to take charge of all of the Adult events.
JoeArcher: No one showed up for volleyball today
JoeArcher: Yeah, I fish Anchor Bay
yodas: Great, archer, we gaught a bunch of whitefish last week up here
Trout: I used to ice fish it
JoeArcher: Perch have really been good thru the ice on Anchor Bay the past few years
Sarge: Well I need to get some other PC work done so out for now, its been very nice to be on again.
Trout: There killing big perch north of port huron joe
Trout: take care sarge
JoeArcher: Walleye usually start hitting around the 4th too, after the fish flies are done
yodas: See Ya Sarge
JoeArcher: Night Sarge
JoeArcher: Port Huron is a long way away
Sarge: bye
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JoeArcher: I am watching Big Brother while on this chat *grin*
Trout: right at the end of 94 joe
yodas: I think it's in another country :)
JoeArcher: I wanna be on survivor so i can make a primitive bow and feed BOTH tribes!
yodas: Far enough south to be next to Mexico, Reght :)
JoeArcher: We may go up to LAkeport camping in August Trout
Trout: i GOT YOU YODAS :) i'M WEARING A SWEAT SHIRT RIGHT NOW
Trout: aT THE STATE PARK JOE?
yodas: Holy Smokes Joe, You farther south than trout ???
Trout: I'm two blocks north
yodas: SOUTH POLE COLD, TROUT
JoeArcher: thats for sure
yodas: :)
Trout: Yeah cental america yodas
JoeArcher: I am closer to Ohio than the U.P. By like 3 hours even!
yodas: Oh Boy
Trout: Wind is off the lake right now I think a tent would be warmer than this house
yodas: I feel for you guys , NOT!!!!! :)
JoeArcher: LOL
Trout: Joe I'll look you up in the park we walk the dog down the beach after labor day
Trout: It gets pretty crowded in the camping season
JoeArcher: I'll meet ya and go walleye fishing
Trout: Sounds good to me
*: People online now (all channels): Trout, JoeArcher, yodas.
Trout: Wonder where steves at?
Trout: I like the new header for the webpage
yodas: Me to,
yodas: Didn't like the first one he had up there with his head
JoeArcher: Yeah, the header looks cool
JoeArcher: I am reading some posts right now
Trout: Yodas do you know any of the larger contractors in your area?
yodas: The deer head looked out of place where he had it, this way is much better
Trout: Whats the main paper in your area? yodas
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yodas: Depends what you mean by LARGE contractor
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Trout: Hi grayeagle where are you from?
yodas: The Soo evening News trout
Trout: bigger than me :)
grayeagle: Lake Odessa
yodas: what do you want to know trout
Trout: welcome whats up tonight
grayeagle: how about you guys?
Trout: JOBS and such yodas
yodas: I'm sure I know someone WHO knows someone like that
Trout: Lakeport , eagle
yodas: Eastern U.P, Grayeagle
Trout: I'm a troll :)
grayeagle: How has the walleye fishing been?
Trout: Wheres Lake Odessa?
yodas: What kind of carpenter are you trout , Finish , Rough in , General ect
Trout: Slow around here grayeagle
yodas: Darn near everyone on this site is a TROLL trout :)
Trout: I do alot of finish but I don't pass up anything we do it ALL well almost all
grayeagle: between Lansing and Grand Rapids
JoeArcher: *yawn* time to turn in. Night all
grayeagle: :)
JoeArcher: See ua next time
Trout: Eskimos don't use computers much yodas :)
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yodas: See ya archer
Trout: see ya joe
yodas: Want me to send you a paper trout
Trout: Maybe when they invent a puter that runs off cordwood things will change
yodas: This one does lol
Trout: Sure if you still want to after my last post:) I'll email you my address
yodas: feeding it popal right know, thats the problem :)
Trout: I think your in the right place I'm trying to get her to move after school I hope
Trout: :)
yodas: How much longer does she have ?
Trout: Grayeagle do you hunt alot
Trout: I think about a year yodas
grayeagle: yes mostly bow hunting but with all the doe killing going on its been getting pretty sad
yodas: I'll tell you this NON-SMOKING is not doing me right,
Trout: I hope the new rgs will curb the fawn killing
yodas: I've put 20 pounds on since I quite April 3
yodas: What do they say trout ??
Trout: Give it time yodas I will be quiting soon too
Trout: Well they are limiting the doe permits thats good
yodas: Better go out and buy the next size bigger pant trout
Trout: I think the QDM will catch on too
grayeagle: gotta go guys Ill be back again
Trout: I have lost 5# so I still have some Fat pants around
yodas: I'm going to check out now boys, talke at you later
Trout: See you all later bye
yodas: Email your adress trout :0


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