1000000.0 lb. Skunked caught by Brandon Mabrey fishing in North Carolina on 06/15/09

1000000.0 lb. Skunked caught by Brandon Mabrey fishing on Monday June 15, 2009 at 00:00 8.24 km from Gaston in Northampton County, North Carolina (NC), United States North America

WELL THIS IS MY FIRST SKUNKED POST, I GUESS IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US SOMETIME OR ANOTHER. TO START MY WONDERFUL DAY OFF YESTERDAY WHEN I WOKE UP IT WAS RAINING CATS AND DOGS, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A GOOD BREAK IN THE RAIN AROUND LUNCH TIME, SO I DECIDED TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN. IT FINALLY STOPPED FOR A WHILE AROUND 2PM, SO I HOOKED UP THE BOAT AND HEADED TO THE LAKE. EVERYTHING WAS GOING OK WHEN I FIRST STARTED, UNTIL I LOOKED DOWN AND SEEN THE GAS LIGHT POP ON, I HAD FORGOT TO PUT GAS IN THE TRUCK WHEN I WAS AT THE STATION I FILLED MY BOAT UP AND DROVE OFF, BUT LUCKILY I ONLY LIVE 5 MILES FROM THE LAKE SO I FIGURED I COULD MAKE IT ON FUMES, AND THINK GOD I DID CAUSE I WOULD HAVE HATED TO EXPLAIN WHY I HAD A BOAT WITH A TOPPED OFF TANK AND AN EMPTY TRUCK TO MY WIFE WHEN SHE HAD TO BRING ME A GAS CAN CAUSE I RAN OUT OF GAS GOING FISHING. BUT ANYWAY I MADE IT TO THE BOAT LANDING AND I LAUNCHED THE BOAT BY MYSELF BECAUSE ALL MY BUDDIES WORK ON MONDAYS SO I WAS ALL ALONE, AND LET ME TELL YOU IF YOU HAVENT EVER BACKED IN, UNHOOKED, TIED OFF, A 20 FOOT BASS BOAT AND THEN PARKED THE TRUCK, LET ME TELL YOU THATS A TASK BUDDY, BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY, LET ME GET BACK TO MY SKUNKED DAY. ANYWAY AFTER I GOT THE BOAT IN THE WATER I PUT MY TROLLING MOTOR DOWN AND TROLLED OUT OF THE BOAT LANDING AREA BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME PEOPLE FISHING AND I DIDNT WANT TO FIRE UP THE BIG ENGINE AND SCARE ALL THERE FISH WAY, AND PLUS I REMEMBER HOW MAD I USED TO GET WHEN I WAS FISHING ON THE BANK AND A BOAT WIZZED RIGHT BY ME AND DIDNT SLOW DOWN AND SHOW ANY CONSIDERATION AT ALL, SO I DONE THE RIGHT THING, AFTER I WAS A LITTLE WAYS AWAY FROM THE GUYS FISHING. I FIRED UP THE MERCURY AND HEADED TO A PLACE THAT ALL THE LOCALS CALL THE INDIAN GRAVEYARD WHICH IS JUST A BUNCH OF STUMP BEDS AND SHALLOW FLATS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE, YOU GOT TO RAISE YOU OUTBOARD UP AND YOU "MUST" USE YOUR TROLLING MOTOR TO BOB AND WEAVE THREW THE STUMPBEDS, ITS THE ONLY WAY TO FISH IN THERE CAUSE ITS ONLY 2 TO 6 FEET DEEP AND YOU CAN TEAR YOUR PROP ALL TO PIECES IN A HURRY IN THIS SPOT AND THE WAY MY LUCK WAS RUNNING I WASNT GOING TO CHANCE IT, WELL AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF FISHING I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT MY TROLLING MOTOR SOUNDED AND FELT REALLY WEAK, SO I TURNED UP THE POWER TO 89 POUNDS OF THRUST THIS HELPED FOR ABOUT 20 MORE MINUTES OR SO THEN IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD NOT EVEN MOVE THE BOAT ANYMORE IT JUST MADE A HUMMING SOUND WHERE THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. SO HERE I AM OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INDIAN GRAVEYARD "STUMPBEDS" AND I DONT HAVE A TROLLING MOTOR, INSTANTLY MY DAY WAS RUINED SO I SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO HUMMING AN INCH AN HOUR WITH MY DEAD TROLLING MOTOR TRYING TO GET BACK TO DEEP WATER, FINALLY I JUST GAVE UP ON THE TROLLING MOTOR AND TRIMMED MY ENGINE ALL THE WAY UP AND PUTTED OUT OF THE STUMPBEDS. ONCE I GOT OUT I DECIDED TO RIDE UP THE LAKE AND BACK TO TRY AND PUT A CHARGE ON MY TROLLING MOTOR SO I COULD FISH A LITTLE BIT CUZ I HAVE AN ON-BOARD CHARGER ITS JUST LIKE AN ALTERNATOR, WHEN IM RIDING ITS CHARGING ALL MY ONBOARD EQUIPMENT. WELL AFTER I DROVE UP THE LAKE AND BACK I DECIDED THAT I HAD WENT FAR ENOUGH AND MY STUFF SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED BUT GUESS WHAT? IT WASNT, BECAUSE MY BATTERY WAS SO DEAD I WOULD HAVE HAD TO RIDE TO KALAMAZOO TO CHARGE THAT THING UP. THE CHARGER ONLY KEEPS YOUR EQUIPMENT TOPPED OFF IT DOESNT CHARGE A COMPLETELY DEAD BATTERY SO HERE I AM CANT FISH,ANOTHER STORM COMING, WASTED ALL THIS TIME AND GAS, AND HAVENT EVEN CAUGHT A FISH. SO THERES ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO "GO HOME" SO I HEADED BACK TO THE BOAT LANDING TO LOAD UP THE BOAT. GOT BACK TO THE BOAT LANDING AND REMEMBER THE GUYS THAT WERE FISHING AT THE BOAT RAMP, THAT I SO NICELY TROLLED BY WITH MY TROLLING MOTOR SO I WOULDNT SPOOK THERE FISH, WELL YOU KNOW WHAT I HAD TO DO ON THE WAY BACK IN DONT CHA" YEP I WENT RIGHT PAST THEM WITH 150 HP ROARING AND CHURNING UP WATER LIKE A HYDRO GENERATING PLANT BLOWING, MUD AND HYDRILLA AND MINNOWS OUT OF THE WATER. WHAT ELSE COULD I DO I DIDNT HAVE A TROLLING MOTOR AND I DEFINETLY WASNT GONNA PADDLE IN TO THE RAMP SO I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO SORRY GUYS, WELL BACK TO THE STORY, ONCE I GOT THE TRUCK BACKED DOWN TO THE WATER AND THE BOAT ON THE TRAILER I WENT TO START MY TRUCK SO I COULD PULL UP THE RAMP AND HOOK EVERYTHING UP ON THE BOAT AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENED? YOU GUESSED IT MY TRUCK WOULDNT START... SO I POPPED THE HOOD AND CHECKED MY BATTERY CONNECTION AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WORKED, THANKFULLY. WELL I START HOOKING UP ALL THE STRAPS AND PUTTING THE MOTOR STABILIZER ON AND I CUT THE CRAP OUT OF MY THUMB WITH ONE OF THE METAL HOOKS ON THE REAR STRAPS, AND I MEAN ONE OF THOSE CUTS YOUR SCARED TO LOOK AT AFTER IT HAPPENS CUZ YOU KNOW ITS GONNA BE NASTY ONE, AND IT WAS. KNOCKED A CHUNK OUT OF MY FINGER, OH BOY BY THIS TIME IM REALLY STARTING TO GET TICKED OFF. SO I DOCTOR UP MY FINGER AND GET IN THE TRUCK AND START DRIVING BACK TO THE HOUSE AND HALF WAY HOME RUNNING ABOUT 50MPH, YOU REMEMBER WHEN I TOLD YOU I HAD TO POP THE HOOD AND CHECK MY BATTERY THEN I GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK TO TRY AND START IT AGAIN? WELL I DIDNT TELL YOU THAT I JUST LEFT THE HOOD CLOSED BUT NOT LOCKED ALL THE WAY AND IM SURE YOU CAN GUESS WAT HAPPENED TO ME THIS TIME? YEP MY DARN HOOD FLEW UP AND HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND BENT EVERYTHING UNDER THERE LIKE IT WAS MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM CANS, SO HERE I AM TRYING NOT TO WRECK NOW CAUSE I CANT SEE DIDDLY SQAUT. I SLAMMED ON BREAKS MY BOAT WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD I GOT OUT AND EXAMINED THE HOOD AND NOW IM JUST DISGUSTED FROM ALL THE DAMAGE TO MY HOOD. SO I JUST WALKED OVER TO THE HOOD AND SLAMMED IT CLOSED CUZ I REALLY DIDNT CARE IF I BROKE ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS POINT IM THINKING WHAT ELSE IS GONNA GO WRONG TODAY, I WAS ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. I FELT LIKE I WAS CURSED OR SOMETHING MAN. WELL I FINALLY MADE IT HOME AND TOLD MY WIFE ABOUT MY FAILED ADVENTURE AND FINALLY WENT OUTSIDE AND ADJUSTED MY HOOD AFTER I HAD CALMED DOWN A BIT AND IT ISNT REALLY THAT NOTICABLE BUT IT STILL MAKES A TERRIBLE POPPING NOISE WHEN YOU RAISE THE HOOD BUT I CAN DEAL WITH THAT... HOPEFULLY I WANT BE OPENING THE HOOD THAT OFTEN ANYWAY. WELL KNOCK ON WOOD. THE WAY MY LUCK HAS BEEN GOING THERES NO TELLING WHAT MAY HAPPEN!!! WELL SORRY THE STORY WAS SO LONG BUT I HAD TO GET THAT OFF MY CHEST......

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