I thought about putting mine away the other day, but decided to give it one more try this weekend. Went out on a launch on Mille Lacs on the 4th and came home feeling a little bit punky. Ran a fever again for a couple of days, must not have been quite over the recent surgery. Maybe it was the punch I had at Char's.

I came close to losing my special fishing buddy that weekend. His gall bladder also went, but his was full of gangrene. He is finally doing a lot better and made me realize how fragile life can be. So I want to say how special all my FM friends are to me. We take things for granted and forget to tell people how much they mean to you. So to all my FM friends....I love you guys and you have really made my life richer in so many ways.