OK so inspiration struck.

I was at work last night, contemplating hitting the river and skipping out of work on sick leave for a couple hours just to see if any fish were around. I knew from the previous day's 10 minute fishing tirp that there were some jumpers.

Something inside just said 'go or else'. Well OK it wasn't inside, it was was what I was muttering under my breath while wandering around work trying to remember what my job was.

Anyhow, while at work I kept thinking of pooh with a pimp hat on for some reason, thinking of islandbass's mega-efficient lunch breaks, Toni's huge chinook worn across her chest like a girl scout merit badge sash, spokey diving for a buzz bomb after limiting on pinks, jens's noodle rodding for summer steel, Gringo Pescador's jig twitching method, Matt's fishing ('n catching I might add) 7 days a week for weeks in a row, fishbait's 50th (or whatever number he's on) Skok salmon, nate's second punch card filled, dicinu's Puy Coho, bodofish's smoked salmon tips, wolverine in a kayak getting pulled around by a chinook... and then something cracked my train of thought:
LORDY! (OK, had to plug 'OL GREY). A vision appeared and spoke to me- WHERE DO YOU FIT INTO THIS LINE OF THINKING? Hmm, I was thinking of all these others but not ME. As the face became more in tune and less blurred I realized it was actually Mike Carey :-0 U know he kinda looks like a fishing god when at work and hearing voices.

That's when I knew I was suffering either a heart attack and near death or else some kind of B run strain of fish flu. I figured it may be the latter so I went into my boss and said : "I'm outta here, I'll be back before 8 (PM). I have an imp[ortant appointment I can't miss." It was 4:30 PM.

So I went to see the Green River doctor riverside and he gave me some GOOOD medicine. A full limit of medicine. Not only that, I was back at work by around 7:30 PM so with lunch/dinner break was able to only burn 2.5 hours sick leave! Hah! Islandbass would be proud. I had to take the pics when I got home late cuz I didn't have camera with me. Oh, and one pink was kinda big and red on the inside. ;-) Talk about a bonus.
Oops, I'm being called to duty.
Wanted to write more but...O boy, got a house full of wife's relatives around so gotta go now. Good luck all on the water!