G randkids are a pretty good excuse to buy a new boat; more room, more seats, more stability – at least that’s how I sold myself on upgrading from the old jon boat to a new fangled pontoon model with a big platform, seats for four, side rails — with drink and rod holders – wow. So the new boat finally came in; the next step was a trip to the license bureau, then bolting the license plate on the trailer (only had to drill one extra hole) and affixing the ID numbers to the front of the pontoons – just exactly per the specification. All that was left was to tie on a lead rope, acquire an extra-long dip net and charge the battery. All in all, a lot of work – just for the grandkids. Of course a man has to make sure that a new boat actually floats, the motor works, and there aren’t any issues getting it in and out of the water. The best way to check all of that out, of course, was to take it fishing. My friend and co-worker Dick Leeper was my fishing partner this day. Although it was just late March in Missouri, the weather was great and we had all morning. Early in the fishing season I like to try lakes and ponds we’ve not fished before. So we headed north about a half hour to a small lake that looked promising. Unfortunately, the water was pretty chalky and we didn’t get a strike. After two trips around and multiple lure changes, we decided this wasn’t any fun and headed south to another new pond. This one was smaller, but was also dirty and we caught nothing. We had pretty much squandered away the morning, but the new boat did float, the motor worked and we had launched and retrieved it enough times to be satisfied. There was just time to make one more try, a nice, clear three-acre lake, that I had fished last year. This one was quite kind to us; in an hour we caught and released thirty or so largemouth bass, with a couple pretty nice ones. In five and one half hours, we had enjoyed the weather, caught a few fish and proved out the new boat – all for the grandkids. What a great spring day in Missouri. Larry Potterfield Nightingale Lake Boone County Missouri 29 March 2016 March and April are the months you will find the Canada geese nesting. The mother goose left her nest as we launched nearby; but returned quickly when we motored away. The biggest fish of the morning was this three pound, 18" largemouth. This was the maiden voyage for this new pontoon boat, powered only by an electric trolling motor. "What a great spring day in Missouri." © 2016 MidwayUSA. All Rights Reserved. – LARRY’S SHORT STORIES #146 – New BOAT FOR THE Grandkids

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Grandkids are a pretty good excuse to buy a new boat; more room, more seats, more stability – at least that’s how I sold myself on upgrading from the old jon boat to a new fangled pontoon model with a big platform, seats for four, side rails — with drink and rod holders – wow.So the new boat fi nally came in; the next step was a trip to the license bureau, then bolting the license plate on the trailer (only had to drill one extra hole) and affi xing the ID numbers to the front of the pontoons – just exactly per the specifi cation. All that was left was to tie on a lead rope, acquire an extra-long dip net and charge the battery. All in all, a lot of work – just for the grandkids.Of course a man has to make sure that a new boat actually fl oats, the motor works, and there aren’t any issues getting

it in and out of the water. The best way to check all of that out, of course,

was to take it fi shing.My friend and co-worker Dick Leeper was my fi shing partner this day. Although it was just late March in Missouri, the weather was

great and we had all morning. Early in the fi shing season I like to try lakes and ponds we’ve not fi shed before. So we headed north about a half hour to a small lake that looked promising. Unfortunately, the water was pretty chalky and we didn’t get a strike. After two trips around and multiple lure changes, we decided this wasn’t any fun and headed south to another new pond. This one was smaller, but was also dirty and we caught nothing. We had pretty much

squandered away the morning, but the new boat did fl oat, the motor worked and we had launched and retrieved it enough times to be satisfi ed.There was just time to make one more try, a nice, clear three-acre lake, that I had fi shed last year. This one was quite kind to us; in an hour we caught and released thirty or so largemouth bass, with a couple pretty nice ones. In fi ve and one half hours, we had enjoyed the weather, caught a few fi sh and proved out the new boat – all for the grandkids. What a great spring day in Missouri.

Larry Potterfi eldNightingale Lake

Boone County Missouri29 March 2016

March and April are

the months you wi

ll fi nd the Canada g

eese

nesting. The mothe

r goose left her nes

t as we launched n

earby;

but returned quickly

when we motored

away.

The biggest fi sh of the morning was this three pound, 18" largemouth.

This was the maiden voyage for this new pontoon boat, powered only by an electric trolling motor.

it in and out of the water. The best way to check all of that out, of course,

My friend and co-worker Dick Leeper was my fi shing partner this day. Although it was just late March in Missouri, the

This was the maiden voyage for this new pontoon boat, powered only by an electric trolling motor.

was my fi shing

March and April are

the months you wi

ll fi nd the Canada g

eese

nesting. The mothe

r goose left her nes

t as we launched n

earby;

but returned quickly

when we motored

away.

"What a greatspring day

in Missouri."

© 2016 MidwayUSA. All Rights Reserved.

– LARRY’S SHORT STORIES #146 –

NewBOAT FOR THE

Grandkids

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