[Andrushkin33]

So finally feeling like I am burning out a bit.

From last week I been out last 7 out of the 9 days and paying the price for it.

Still worth every lost hour of sleep.

Saturday hit up Spruce for some quick action before heading to Delaware River. Nothing was to be found for me in the heat of the sun besides a buzz. With my bottle almost gone I snuggled up right next to a beauty of the rock while my friend managed to do all the fishing for me. He landed 3 channels and on that we called it a day and moved to cooler waters.

Got to the big D around 6pm and proceeded with catching some bait for the night. Half an hour later and bucket full of sunnies we set up for the night.

First flat head did not take long to hit. I barely heard my line spooling out and hooked the fish relatively easy. Made a short work of the bastard and had first 5 pounder of the night in no time.

Then a waiting game. Had the fire going, liquor flowing and bbg to add some needed nourishments to my body. By midnight was already passing out again so curled up on the rock to catch some shot eye.

And of course the rookie mistake happened. Around 3 am my friend alerts me to my rod going off. And by going off I mean going of. Of the damn rock and into the water. Gone. Forgot to leave my reel open. Dammit. Night was filled with the most colorful language I could thing of in both English and Russian.

Having a general idea where it went in a water we began the search. Ahh ....here it is 12 feet down. Dammit. Well nothing would wake me up like a nice night swim so off in a water I go. With a dive in a water that would make an Olympian proud got the rod, back to the rocks and time to bring in my bounty that was still on. A nice 10 pounder was brought to shore and that was the night for flatheads.

Waited on Sunday for Eddie to show up while taking a drive on the wild side to get some bait.

Eddie shows up and grabs my super lucky rod while I am fishing for bait to prove a point. First cast and of course he just gets to catch a smallie while I was just pulling some sunnies. darn it.

Bit later he had to prove his point once again and show me that there are some eyes to be had in the heat of the day. Love that maniac.

Around 3 called it a day and had to leave him dealing the jetski yahoos.

Great weekend, great fishing, great time meeting bunch of new people all over.

Fish on my friends, fish on.

Andre