Blown Away at Lake Sonoma

Be careful if Joel offers you a fresh baked cookie   

I hate to think what you guys would have ended up doing if all you had were firecrackers... remember Adam and the trout?

remember Mooch and HIS trout, those ain't my furry lil'hobbit hands with the lighter!

Sure... Adam... but I know who owns that Ronson Jetlite lighter.

Glad you guys had a great time.  I knew it was going to be a fun belly-bustin' trip, but I just couldn't escape for the weekend this time.  Next time!

HIS trout

I would have to give it a joint effort I know better than to give Mooch explosives and it does look like your stringer  

Mine was a steelhead!!!!!...his was just a trout  

......o.k., i set him up and told him i'd never post the pic, EVER.....that year.
(damn, you guys don't miss a thing!)

Thanks to Mike for making the Lake Sonoma Fish n' chill a yearly event and as always, I had a GREAT time with the crew.

Thanks to Chad for introducing me to the new sport of killing...without actually "killing" I must say that the air soft guns look,sound and feel almost like the real thing I WANT ONE

Thanks to Ben for letting me shoot him a hundred times during our "war games"....I truly enjoyed sneaking around the wooded area and taking shots at him as he was giving up his position when he was pumping his weapon after every shot he made    It was all fun and games until he shot me in the arm with a round brass bullet I felt the "pain" and went "rambo" on him  But despite being a casualty of "da war in Sonoma", I had lot's of fun pulling the trigger (I grew up around guns and always wanted to be a member of the elite special forces...but doing a lot of sit-ups,push ups,running and taking BS from a drill sargeant REPEATEDLY wasn't too appealing to me )

One thing I've learned this weekend is that it's really nice to have a backup plan when the wind is blowing too hard to fish You can simply count on the fully automatic airsoft MP-5 and go rambo on your friends (by the way, the bullets we were using were biodegradable)

John, thanks for sharing your sausage.....I mean, "hot-links" And also being a sport...regarding the apron thing  It was nice meeting another NCKA'er 

As far as fishing, I scored one LMB and half a dozen SMB using a variety of lures (I snagged and lost MANY lures  ). The LMB was caught on a plastic crawdad and the SMB were on the plastic june bug, small rattle trap and a wild eye swim bait (shad). All fish were released.

Pics to follow...

While Chad gets ready for the 3 mile paddle to the camp site, I make sure I pack my "meal-on-da-go" 

Ben and Joel's LMB....

....got structure?

my smallies....gotta love those EYES 

...da boyzzz 'n da hood....

Looks like a good time, even with the mighty wind blowin' around camp! 
Wish I could've made it - was practically on my way but had to call it off after too many delays.

TOO much fun. I had a great time u guyz. thanks to my partners in crime Joel the bb mooch, Mike the man, Benzilla and the Infamous bird. It was a much needed break from life. I hooked into a few LMB and one SMB!!! yes i busted my smallmouth cherry... (that doesn't sound right) (at all). anyways the most fun i had in 09 . i cant wait till the next one. thanx again to all who were there and to those who weren't. We felt u there as the wind rocked us to sleep. hahaha goodtimes

Nice pics buddy and way to get them on the variety lures....that hangin' crawdad is sweet!

Chad~ ya making yer ol'uncle proud!..now i'll never check your CheckList, knowing you did it all on your own!! After doing a long paddle-in campout and making it to&fro w/o any reported damage or losses(and i hope you didn't pick up any of those guys BAD HABITS)........YOU are now a man of the MADNESS!!  I'm glad you made it on your own(we will be camping together in a few weeks) and i know you feel proud like i do....butDIDyouBRUSHyourTEETH

 

Looks like you guys had a great time. Nice.

 Joel, you should get a paintball gun, they don't sting as much because the balls are softer and explode.  I'll bring mine next time I'm gonna see you for a demonstration.

Airsoft war next Fish, Camp, & Chill. Everyone bring an airsoft gun/rifle & facemask, camo clothing, split into teams and have an all out war in the woods.