1 00:00:00,030 --> 00:00:02,209 Well, I guess let's start back at 2 00:00:02,210 --> 00:00:03,409 your beginning. 3 00:00:03,410 --> 00:00:04,989 So when you were a kid, did you go 4 00:00:04,990 --> 00:00:05,989 up around here or where'd you grow 5 00:00:05,990 --> 00:00:06,219 up? 6 00:00:06,220 --> 00:00:07,639 Okay, I grew up in Hancock, 7 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,119 Wisconsin, and my 8 00:00:10,120 --> 00:00:12,079 parents had a dairy farm, and 9 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,859 we had a gravel pit right across the 10 00:00:13,860 --> 00:00:15,059 street, and that's where we spent 11 00:00:15,060 --> 00:00:16,639 our summers, was in the gravel pit. 12 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,219 And swimming and fishing in the 13 00:00:18,220 --> 00:00:20,529 gravel pit was our thing there. 14 00:00:20,530 --> 00:00:22,349 Okay, so you fished from a 15 00:00:22,350 --> 00:00:22,930 young age. I did. 16 00:00:22,931 --> 00:00:23,889 I did, yeah. 17 00:00:23,890 --> 00:00:25,569 Was that just, that was all you guys 18 00:00:25,570 --> 00:00:27,149 could do for fun and it was always 19 00:00:27,150 --> 00:00:27,589 available? 20 00:00:27,590 --> 00:00:29,469 I did that and then my 21 00:00:29,470 --> 00:00:31,429 dad would, after he got 22 00:00:31,430 --> 00:00:33,389 the cow's milk that night, he 23 00:00:33,390 --> 00:00:35,489 would sometimes take me down 24 00:00:35,490 --> 00:00:37,429 to Hancock to one of the 25 00:00:37,430 --> 00:00:38,769 lakes. He borrowed one of guy's 26 00:00:38,770 --> 00:00:39,949 boats down there and we'd go down 27 00:00:39,950 --> 00:00:41,269 and pan fish a little bit. 28 00:00:41,270 --> 00:00:43,229 He fished any time he 29 00:00:43,230 --> 00:00:44,230 could. 30 00:00:44,810 --> 00:00:46,709 He did ice fishing almost all 31 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:47,889 the time because that's the time of 32 00:00:47,890 --> 00:00:49,329 the year that farmers have that they 33 00:00:49,330 --> 00:00:50,869 can actually go do something besides 34 00:00:50,870 --> 00:00:52,879 work. But so he 35 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,999 spent his time ice fishing, 36 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:56,379 and so we kind of grew up with 37 00:00:56,380 --> 00:00:58,099 people fishing and stuff. 38 00:00:58,100 --> 00:00:59,939 But I'm probably the only one in the 39 00:00:59,940 --> 00:01:01,779 family that really took to it 40 00:01:01,780 --> 00:01:03,639 a lot, more so. 41 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,639 My one sister just now started 42 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,319 fishing because of me. 43 00:01:07,320 --> 00:01:09,159 But otherwise, yeah, we just 44 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,079 did fishing a lot 45 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:12,989 of times in the farm. 46 00:01:12,990 --> 00:01:14,789 What was it about fishing that, you 47 00:01:14,790 --> 00:01:16,389 know, gotcha, or it still gets you, 48 00:01:16,390 --> 00:01:16,829 I guess. 49 00:01:16,830 --> 00:01:18,709 I think it's just to go 50 00:01:18,710 --> 00:01:19,709 out there and see if you're gonna 51 00:01:19,710 --> 00:01:20,769 catch something. 52 00:01:20,770 --> 00:01:22,749 It's the unknown, you never know 53 00:01:22,750 --> 00:01:24,689 what you're going to catch or how 54 00:01:24,690 --> 00:01:26,649 big it's going to be or are 55 00:01:26,650 --> 00:01:27,749 you going to be there all day and 56 00:01:27,750 --> 00:01:29,489 nothing or all day and catch a ton 57 00:01:29,490 --> 00:01:31,429 of them or I think it's the just the 58 00:01:31,430 --> 00:01:33,389 unknown of what you are out there 59 00:01:33,390 --> 00:01:34,390 for. 60 00:01:35,070 --> 00:01:36,889 Did you get into walleye before you 61 00:01:36,890 --> 00:01:38,169 met your husband or was that around 62 00:01:38,170 --> 00:01:38,649 the same time? 63 00:01:38,650 --> 00:01:40,489 Once I got married, he'd 64 00:01:40,490 --> 00:01:41,949 walleye fished, and so I started 65 00:01:41,950 --> 00:01:42,969 walleye fishing then. 66 00:01:42,970 --> 00:01:44,989 I had never walleye-fished and 67 00:01:44,990 --> 00:01:47,229 stuff. I basically just shore-fished 68 00:01:47,230 --> 00:01:49,009 from the gravel pit and stuff before 69 00:01:49,010 --> 00:01:50,689 that, and then when we got married 70 00:01:50,690 --> 00:01:52,529 we got our first little boat. 71 00:01:52,530 --> 00:01:54,689 It was like a little bitty 72 00:01:54,690 --> 00:01:56,669 $400 little flat boat 73 00:01:56,670 --> 00:01:58,669 and then worked our way up until 74 00:01:58,670 --> 00:02:00,549 at the end, after the last 75 00:02:00,550 --> 00:02:02,069 boat we had bought was a Lund, and 76 00:02:02,070 --> 00:02:04,009 then we went, we would go to 77 00:02:04,010 --> 00:02:05,019 Canada. 78 00:02:05,020 --> 00:02:06,899 Quite often and then after 79 00:02:06,900 --> 00:02:08,859 at one point we started going up 80 00:02:08,860 --> 00:02:10,959 to upper Minnesota 81 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:12,739 instead of going into Canada and 82 00:02:12,740 --> 00:02:14,119 found that the fishing was just as 83 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:15,099 good in Minnesota. 84 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:17,239 So we basically we fished there for 85 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:18,399 11 years in a row. 86 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,319 All of our vacations were always 87 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:21,179 fishing. 88 00:02:21,180 --> 00:02:22,819 With the kids we would rent cabins 89 00:02:22,820 --> 00:02:24,659 and fish or you know that 90 00:02:24,660 --> 00:02:25,919 kind of thing but any kind of 91 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:27,419 vacation we took it was pretty much 92 00:02:27,420 --> 00:02:28,900 always related to fishing. 93 00:02:30,070 --> 00:02:31,169 That had to be one of the things 94 00:02:31,170 --> 00:02:33,309 that helped get you guys together. 95 00:02:33,310 --> 00:02:34,809 You found out you had something that 96 00:02:34,810 --> 00:02:35,290 had in common. Right. 97 00:02:35,291 --> 00:02:37,179 Yeah, right. Yeah, that and bowl 98 00:02:37,180 --> 00:02:38,359 hunting. 99 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,479 He got I had been bowl hunting by 100 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,599 myself and then he was a hunter and 101 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,079 his family was real sports 102 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:46,459 fishing and hunting. 103 00:02:46,460 --> 00:02:48,219 And so I just kind of fit right in 104 00:02:48,220 --> 00:02:49,719 with all of them to. 105 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:50,919 Well, I'm sure from that point of 106 00:02:50,920 --> 00:02:51,920 view, you were the perfect woman. 107 00:02:53,460 --> 00:02:54,819 Well, I don't know, maybe sometimes 108 00:02:54,820 --> 00:02:56,519 you wish I'd stayed home. 109 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:57,739 I don't know. 110 00:02:57,740 --> 00:02:59,119 But that had to be something special 111 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:00,359 that you guys could ship. 112 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:01,539 It was, yeah. 113 00:03:01,540 --> 00:03:03,179 We would always, I mean, basically, 114 00:03:04,220 --> 00:03:05,739 we would go fishing, you know, all 115 00:03:05,740 --> 00:03:07,539 of the time and then hunting 116 00:03:07,540 --> 00:03:09,499 together, so we fished and hunted. 117 00:03:09,500 --> 00:03:11,079 I'm sure there were probably other 118 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:12,899 couples that you knew or other women 119 00:03:12,900 --> 00:03:14,279 or other men are probably like, 120 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:15,239 well, I wish my wife would fish. 121 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:16,419 I could go fishing more. 122 00:03:16,420 --> 00:03:17,819 I actually, my brother-in-law said 123 00:03:17,820 --> 00:03:18,719 that all the time. 124 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,419 He's like, I wish Emma would do 125 00:03:20,420 --> 00:03:21,739 that, would fish like that and 126 00:03:21,740 --> 00:03:23,079 stuff, I'd have somebody to go with 127 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:24,339 and stuff. 128 00:03:24,340 --> 00:03:25,659 I just told him, be careful what you 129 00:03:25,660 --> 00:03:26,660 wish for. 130 00:03:27,630 --> 00:03:29,109 So how did you guys treat fishing 131 00:03:29,110 --> 00:03:29,929 when you were in it? 132 00:03:29,930 --> 00:03:31,109 Was it a little competition? 133 00:03:31,110 --> 00:03:31,949 Was it friendly? 134 00:03:31,950 --> 00:03:33,149 Was it front of the boat, back of 135 00:03:33,150 --> 00:03:33,379 the bow? 136 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:35,299 I was always in the back, 137 00:03:35,300 --> 00:03:36,439 he was always in the front, 138 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,159 unfortunately he always had to run 139 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:39,619 the trolling motor and he had to 140 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:41,259 deal with the wind so that I always 141 00:03:41,260 --> 00:03:42,719 caught the first fish. 142 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,699 No, it was pretty much that way. 143 00:03:44,700 --> 00:03:46,619 It's harder when you're in the front 144 00:03:46,620 --> 00:03:48,519 of the boat and you have to deal 145 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,099 with all of the other elements that 146 00:03:50,100 --> 00:03:51,239 are out there than just sitting in 147 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:52,859 the back and throwing your line in 148 00:03:52,860 --> 00:03:53,679 and stuff. 149 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,459 But we would always try to see who 150 00:03:55,460 --> 00:03:56,799 would catch the first one, who would 151 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,879 catch the biggest one, but that 152 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:00,299 kind of type of thing. 153 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:02,139 And we did a lot 154 00:04:02,140 --> 00:04:03,140 of catch and release. 155 00:04:04,390 --> 00:04:06,369 So I'm sure you ate some, but 156 00:04:06,370 --> 00:04:07,529 a lot of it was just the enjoyment 157 00:04:07,530 --> 00:04:08,299 of being out there. 158 00:04:08,300 --> 00:04:10,239 Correct, yeah, just being something 159 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,599 to do, something outside, 160 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,499 just nature, you just can't 161 00:04:14,500 --> 00:04:15,648 beat it. 162 00:04:15,649 --> 00:04:17,349 So, I mean, for some people, like, 163 00:04:17,350 --> 00:04:18,289 well, fission's what you do when 164 00:04:18,290 --> 00:04:19,449 it's nice out. 165 00:04:19,450 --> 00:04:21,169 We're, we're, what kind of, was 166 00:04:21,170 --> 00:04:22,339 there any restrictions? Was there any restrictions? 167 00:04:22,340 --> 00:04:24,179 If you're gonna fish with, if 168 00:04:24,180 --> 00:04:26,279 you're in a walleye fish, 169 00:04:26,280 --> 00:04:28,019 it's going to be the worst weather 170 00:04:28,020 --> 00:04:29,559 you can fish in is the best walleye 171 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:30,639 bite. 172 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:31,819 The wind's gotta be blowing, the 173 00:04:31,820 --> 00:04:33,979 rain's gotta go on. 174 00:04:33,980 --> 00:04:36,279 Otherwise, yeah, 175 00:04:36,280 --> 00:04:37,959 I think, can I get that? 176 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:39,959 I'm like, I can hear that phone. 177 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:40,899 Oh! 178 00:04:40,900 --> 00:04:42,029 I'll grab that. 179 00:04:42,030 --> 00:04:43,669 Okay, yeah. 180 00:04:43,670 --> 00:04:44,670 I was like, 181 00:04:45,850 --> 00:04:47,489 even worse is I can hear it in my 182 00:04:47,490 --> 00:04:48,490 ears. 183 00:04:49,350 --> 00:04:51,369 It's like, my hearing aids, 184 00:04:51,370 --> 00:04:52,969 it's like whoa, this is really 185 00:04:52,970 --> 00:04:54,309 distracting. 186 00:04:54,310 --> 00:04:55,330 You might want to cut that part. 187 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,539 Okay so so repeat 188 00:04:59,540 --> 00:05:01,359 run that by me again like so 189 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,219 oh wait just let me just 190 00:05:03,220 --> 00:05:04,029 shut this completely 191 00:05:04,030 --> 00:05:05,030 off. 192 00:05:08,780 --> 00:05:09,939 Otherwise it's going to ring again. 193 00:05:17,380 --> 00:05:19,080 Come on, let's shut off here. 194 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:22,520 There we go. 195 00:05:24,570 --> 00:05:26,679 There, now it won't do that. 196 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,459 And if I could just have you scoot a 197 00:05:28,460 --> 00:05:29,999 tiny bit to your right, perfect. 198 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,039 Okay, so that 199 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,919 probably doesn't make sense for some 200 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:35,239 people. Maybe that's why people 201 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:36,899 don't catch as many walleye as they 202 00:05:36,900 --> 00:05:38,159 should, because they think of 203 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:39,299 fishing as a nice weather activity. 204 00:05:39,300 --> 00:05:41,399 Right, yeah, the walleye fishing, I 205 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,079 always say, my husband always said 206 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,079 it is the crappier the weather, 207 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:46,599 the better off the fishing will be, 208 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,799 and it seems to run that way. 209 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,959 They don't like a bright sunny day. 210 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:52,499 Walleyes, I don't know if their eyes 211 00:05:52,500 --> 00:05:54,179 are more sensitive to the light or 212 00:05:54,180 --> 00:05:56,299 what it is, but they like a 213 00:05:56,300 --> 00:05:58,059 chop on top of the water. 214 00:05:58,060 --> 00:06:00,119 They like rain. 215 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,199 They like wind. 216 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,399 That is when you're walleye-fishing. 217 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,019 That's when you'll catch more fish. 218 00:06:07,420 --> 00:06:08,959 That's got to be why some people 219 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,479 Even bother trying, right? 220 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,039 Could be, could be, yeah. 221 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:13,559 You go out and you try. 222 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,079 You always, if you want to go out on 223 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,179 a nice sunny day and you're 224 00:06:17,180 --> 00:06:18,399 going to walleye fish, you're not 225 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,629 probably going to be as successful. 226 00:06:20,630 --> 00:06:21,969 So what is it about walleye that 227 00:06:21,970 --> 00:06:23,569 made it worth it for you? 228 00:06:23,570 --> 00:06:25,319 Versus pan fish or something else. 229 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,479 That was just my husband's thing. 230 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,299 He just walleye fished, and so 231 00:06:29,300 --> 00:06:31,119 we basically just wallay fished all 232 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,019 the time. We very seldom ever pan 233 00:06:33,020 --> 00:06:34,999 fished and that kind of thing and 234 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,559 he would get annoyed with me when 235 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,039 I'd say, well can't we like just go 236 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:39,999 throw a bobber in for a while or 237 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:41,439 something, you know? 238 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,579 But so it just that was his his 239 00:06:43,580 --> 00:06:44,580 thing was walleye. 240 00:06:46,380 --> 00:06:48,379 So when you had kids, did they grow 241 00:06:48,380 --> 00:06:49,239 up in this too? 242 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:49,240 Yeah. 243 00:06:49,241 --> 00:06:51,039 Yeah, as soon as they were old 244 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:52,359 enough to be in the boat they were 245 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,179 in the boat with us and then we did 246 00:06:54,180 --> 00:06:55,959 start doing pan fishing more when so 247 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:56,979 the kids were in there because you 248 00:06:56,980 --> 00:06:58,059 had to give them something to 249 00:06:58,060 --> 00:06:59,959 entertain or when the 250 00:06:59,960 --> 00:07:01,859 kids are real little just make sure 251 00:07:01,860 --> 00:07:03,099 you had a bucket of minnows and they 252 00:07:03,100 --> 00:07:04,399 just play in the middle bucket while 253 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,259 you're fishing and that kind of 254 00:07:06,260 --> 00:07:08,539 thing so but yeah they 255 00:07:08,540 --> 00:07:09,699 they grew up fishing. 256 00:07:09,700 --> 00:07:11,319 My daughter she still likes fishing 257 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,239 a lot. My son he's got his own boat 258 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,299 and he fishes and so 259 00:07:15,300 --> 00:07:17,319 they're still into fishing probably 260 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:18,219 not. 261 00:07:18,220 --> 00:07:19,919 They're still working so they they 262 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:21,999 don't have the advantage I do of not 263 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,019 working that the time and 264 00:07:24,020 --> 00:07:25,879 stuff with kids and growing up but 265 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:27,279 they still fish. 266 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:28,799 And so when did your husband pass 267 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,619 away? He passed away it'll 268 00:07:30,620 --> 00:07:31,819 be 10 years in August. 269 00:07:33,430 --> 00:07:35,030 Was that sudden, or? 270 00:07:35,031 --> 00:07:37,109 Yeah, we were actually on 271 00:07:37,110 --> 00:07:38,950 a fishing trip up in Minnesota. 272 00:07:40,570 --> 00:07:42,489 Our annual vacation that we would 273 00:07:42,490 --> 00:07:44,549 take, and we always take like 10 274 00:07:44,550 --> 00:07:46,509 to 14 days and go up 275 00:07:46,510 --> 00:07:48,269 there and rent a cabin. 276 00:07:48,270 --> 00:07:49,729 And we were up there, and we were 277 00:07:49,730 --> 00:07:50,869 only there a few days. 278 00:07:50,870 --> 00:07:52,369 And he said, you know, I just don't 279 00:07:52,370 --> 00:07:53,629 feel good. He said, I think I want 280 00:07:53,630 --> 00:07:54,909 to go home. And I'm like, well, if 281 00:07:54,910 --> 00:07:56,069 he wants to go home, that's not 282 00:07:56,070 --> 00:07:58,209 good. So we came home, 283 00:07:58,210 --> 00:07:59,889 and then he waited a week or so and 284 00:07:59,890 --> 00:08:01,729 then went in and found out 285 00:08:01,730 --> 00:08:02,629 he had cancer. 286 00:08:02,630 --> 00:08:04,489 And that was the 287 00:08:04,490 --> 00:08:05,319 end. 288 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,179 Early May-June, and then 289 00:08:07,180 --> 00:08:08,679 he passed away the first part of 290 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,859 August, so it was fast, 291 00:08:10,860 --> 00:08:12,899 yeah. Which is good for him, 292 00:08:12,900 --> 00:08:13,879 I mean, you don't want to see 293 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,239 anybody suffer with that if they 294 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,639 don't have to, but it 295 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:19,139 was just hard to believe it happened 296 00:08:19,140 --> 00:08:20,140 that fast. 297 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,659 I mean, obviously that's 298 00:08:22,660 --> 00:08:25,499 a very quick, devastating loss. 299 00:08:25,500 --> 00:08:27,339 And once he was gone, I 300 00:08:27,340 --> 00:08:29,999 was just lost. 301 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,739 I was still working, so I had my 302 00:08:31,740 --> 00:08:32,740 job. 303 00:08:33,159 --> 00:08:34,839 But I figured I'm never going to be 304 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,739 able to fish again, you know, so, I 305 00:08:36,740 --> 00:08:38,019 sold everything. 306 00:08:38,020 --> 00:08:39,879 I had a sail, and I sold 307 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,819 all the baits, and we sold the 308 00:08:41,820 --> 00:08:46,239 boat, we sold all of the 309 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,219 two years or so later 310 00:08:48,220 --> 00:08:49,539 when everything settled down more 311 00:08:49,540 --> 00:08:50,879 and like I really want to be fishing 312 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,879 again. And so I started going out 313 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,199 and buying that stuff again. 314 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,719 And I actually bought a little 315 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,139 pop-up shack on Marketplace 316 00:09:00,140 --> 00:09:01,999 for like $50 and I bought an 317 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,079 auger and I went out and I kind 318 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:05,919 of drilled, I did my own thing with 319 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,039 it for a while and then I thought I 320 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:09,259 really wanna get something to haul 321 00:09:09,260 --> 00:09:10,699 my stuff onto the ice. 322 00:09:10,700 --> 00:09:12,799 And that I posted on 323 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,939 ice fishing junkies asking about 324 00:09:14,940 --> 00:09:16,159 snow dogs. 325 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,159 And the snow dogs were just coming 326 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:19,079 out at that time. 327 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:20,439 And I thought, well, maybe I could 328 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:21,839 get one of them because I can't back 329 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:22,719 a trailer up. 330 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:23,759 I suck at that. 331 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:25,599 So I just would maybe put 332 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,399 it on the back of a carrier. 333 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,319 And so I put that out 334 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:30,779 there and I got a response. 335 00:09:30,780 --> 00:09:32,639 I got lot of negatives because they 336 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:33,919 would just come out. 337 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:35,979 And then that's when 338 00:09:35,980 --> 00:09:38,259 Ricky from Wisconsin Women Fish 339 00:09:38,260 --> 00:09:39,859 contacted me. 340 00:09:39,860 --> 00:09:41,279 And she said, did you ever hear of 341 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:42,739 our women's fishing club? 342 00:09:42,740 --> 00:09:44,399 And I'm like, no, I have never heard 343 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:45,199 of it and stuff. 344 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,159 And so I wound up finding out about 345 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,079 the club through that one post on 346 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:50,619 social media. 347 00:09:50,620 --> 00:09:52,319 And I've been with the club ever 348 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:53,049 since. 349 00:09:53,050 --> 00:09:54,469 What was that like the first time 350 00:09:54,470 --> 00:09:55,789 you you showed up and it was like 351 00:09:55,790 --> 00:09:57,009 your first day at school or you 352 00:09:57,010 --> 00:09:57,610 don't know? Yeah, it was 353 00:09:57,611 --> 00:09:58,449 Yeah, it was. 354 00:09:58,450 --> 00:10:00,409 And we tell all the new 355 00:10:00,410 --> 00:10:02,309 members, don't be afraid. 356 00:10:02,310 --> 00:10:04,209 It's hard. You drive, you drive 357 00:10:04,210 --> 00:10:05,949 to the event that you signed up for. 358 00:10:05,950 --> 00:10:07,509 The first one I signed up for was 359 00:10:07,510 --> 00:10:09,689 the winter beginner 360 00:10:09,690 --> 00:10:10,849 101. 361 00:10:10,850 --> 00:10:12,749 And I drove up there and 362 00:10:12,750 --> 00:10:14,029 it's like you almost turn around and 363 00:10:14,030 --> 00:10:15,129 go away because you don't know 364 00:10:15,130 --> 00:10:16,169 anybody. 365 00:10:16,170 --> 00:10:17,849 And within like five minutes of 366 00:10:17,850 --> 00:10:19,469 being there, it's just like you've 367 00:10:19,470 --> 00:10:21,089 been there forever and stuff. 368 00:10:21,090 --> 00:10:22,989 So it's scary at first because 369 00:10:22,990 --> 00:10:23,990 you don't know anybody. 370 00:10:25,770 --> 00:10:27,709 Everybody is so welcoming when you 371 00:10:27,710 --> 00:10:29,189 get there that it just you don't 372 00:10:29,190 --> 00:10:30,789 even realize you're in that 373 00:10:30,790 --> 00:10:32,689 environment once you get into it 374 00:10:32,690 --> 00:10:33,909 I mean, it's got to be a different 375 00:10:33,910 --> 00:10:34,779 feeling just to feel 376 00:10:34,780 --> 00:10:36,249 welcome in a group again, right? 377 00:10:36,250 --> 00:10:38,329 It is and they're so 378 00:10:38,330 --> 00:10:39,330 helpful. 379 00:10:40,950 --> 00:10:42,649 Wisconsin Women Fish aren't a 380 00:10:42,650 --> 00:10:44,149 competitive group. 381 00:10:44,150 --> 00:10:45,869 They basically share all of their 382 00:10:45,870 --> 00:10:47,789 knowledge. They basically help 383 00:10:47,790 --> 00:10:49,509 each other. 384 00:10:49,510 --> 00:10:51,449 If you ride together for 385 00:10:51,450 --> 00:10:53,069 events sometimes, you borrow 386 00:10:53,070 --> 00:10:54,329 equipment. 387 00:10:54,330 --> 00:10:55,949 They have a lot of loaner equipment 388 00:10:55,950 --> 00:10:57,909 that people can use through the club 389 00:10:57,910 --> 00:10:59,849 to get started so you don't 390 00:10:59,850 --> 00:11:01,689 invest in stuff that you might not 391 00:11:01,690 --> 00:11:04,129 want to do afterwards. 392 00:11:04,130 --> 00:11:05,729 So it's just really... 393 00:11:05,730 --> 00:11:08,029 It's just an educational thing 394 00:11:08,030 --> 00:11:09,309 and a friendship, and the 395 00:11:09,310 --> 00:11:11,069 friendships go so far beyond the 396 00:11:11,070 --> 00:11:13,749 fishing part after a point. 397 00:11:13,750 --> 00:11:15,729 I have ladies that I meet up and 398 00:11:15,730 --> 00:11:17,869 do this or do that with now that, 399 00:11:17,870 --> 00:11:19,929 you know, not necessarily always 400 00:11:19,930 --> 00:11:20,930 fishing either. 401 00:11:22,730 --> 00:11:24,629 Could you, what's more 402 00:11:24,630 --> 00:11:26,349 important to you in that sense if 403 00:11:26,350 --> 00:11:28,269 you can balance like being able to 404 00:11:28,270 --> 00:11:30,109 fish again or having that group of 405 00:11:30,110 --> 00:11:31,110 friends? 406 00:11:31,579 --> 00:11:33,459 Oh, I wouldn't even be able to 407 00:11:33,460 --> 00:11:35,379 weigh that. I think it's just the 408 00:11:35,380 --> 00:11:37,479 combination of the two, 409 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,439 having the avenue and 410 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:41,339 the ability to go do the 411 00:11:41,340 --> 00:11:43,119 things. Like I said, I don't have a 412 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,059 boat, so boat fishing, 413 00:11:45,060 --> 00:11:46,979 when we have events and I can get in 414 00:11:46,980 --> 00:11:48,799 other ladies' boats and go 415 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:50,859 out on the water and stuff, that's 416 00:11:50,860 --> 00:11:51,999 so great. 417 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,999 But when I get a 418 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,939 message from one of them or 419 00:11:55,940 --> 00:11:57,819 a phone call from one them, 420 00:11:57,820 --> 00:11:59,239 just checking up or just seeing 421 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:00,659 what's going on, You know. 422 00:12:00,660 --> 00:12:02,479 That is as important as being 423 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:03,879 in that boat fishing, but the 424 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:05,699 combination of the two are like, 425 00:12:05,700 --> 00:12:06,780 like that's a bonus. 426 00:12:09,130 --> 00:12:10,509 It may be hard to think of what 427 00:12:10,510 --> 00:12:11,849 would your life be like if you 428 00:12:11,850 --> 00:12:12,839 hadn't found that group. 429 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,839 I have no idea. 430 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,839 I always tell my son, he always 431 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,279 says, yeah, that's all she does is 432 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:19,079 fish all the time. 433 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,059 Now she's never home and stuff. 434 00:12:21,060 --> 00:12:22,519 And I said, well, I said I could be 435 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:24,059 fishing or I could sitting in the 436 00:12:24,060 --> 00:12:25,639 window, looking out the window like 437 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:27,359 all old people do. 438 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,239 But I just, I have not 439 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,079 idea what I would be doing with my 440 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:31,919 time. 441 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,979 I do, my backup for fishing 442 00:12:33,980 --> 00:12:34,779 is quilting. 443 00:12:34,780 --> 00:12:36,779 And so I do do quilting, but it's 444 00:12:36,780 --> 00:12:38,779 gotta be the worst weather ever that 445 00:12:38,780 --> 00:12:40,479 I'm sitting at the sewing machine. 446 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:41,759 Otherwise I'm outside doing 447 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:42,760 something. 448 00:12:43,180 --> 00:12:45,179 Yeah, my sons and daughter both, 449 00:12:45,180 --> 00:12:46,799 they said they're so glad I found 450 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:48,299 the club because they work and 451 00:12:48,300 --> 00:12:49,679 they've got their families and their 452 00:12:49,680 --> 00:12:51,939 lives and if I, 453 00:12:51,940 --> 00:12:53,219 you know, I don't know what I would 454 00:12:53,220 --> 00:12:55,359 be doing if I wasn't doing this. 455 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:56,519 I mean, do you think your husband 456 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:57,699 would be happy to know that you 457 00:12:57,700 --> 00:12:59,739 found this? Oh, absolutely. 458 00:12:59,740 --> 00:13:01,639 Absolutely. I'm sure he's 459 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:02,579 a lot of time. 460 00:13:02,580 --> 00:13:03,839 I actually, most of the time when 461 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,629 I'm on the water, I think of him. 462 00:13:05,630 --> 00:13:07,689 And I sometimes think that, 463 00:13:07,690 --> 00:13:09,029 you know, I'll say, hey, come on, 464 00:13:09,030 --> 00:13:10,249 you don't get out there and chase 465 00:13:10,250 --> 00:13:12,209 one of them fish my way or do 466 00:13:12,210 --> 00:13:13,769 this or that, you know come on mate, 467 00:13:13,770 --> 00:13:15,249 let's get going up there, you got 468 00:13:15,250 --> 00:13:16,269 your job too. 469 00:13:16,270 --> 00:13:18,149 So I do talk to him when I'm 470 00:13:18,150 --> 00:13:19,649 out there a lot of times in my head 471 00:13:19,650 --> 00:13:21,689 and I think that 472 00:13:21,690 --> 00:13:23,309 he's with me when I am out there and 473 00:13:23,310 --> 00:13:25,269 I that's maybe part of why I like 474 00:13:25,270 --> 00:13:27,229 it so much is the fact that I 475 00:13:27,230 --> 00:13:28,869 still feel close to him even after 476 00:13:28,870 --> 00:13:30,549 10 years that he is still with me. 477 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,759 Broadening out how important is 478 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:37,859 relationships with fishing because 479 00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:39,839 in this story we've found a lot 480 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:41,579 of guys who it's like their singular 481 00:13:41,580 --> 00:13:43,439 thing they've kind of given up 482 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,379 families they've lost wives 483 00:13:45,380 --> 00:13:47,259 and friends because they are 484 00:13:47,260 --> 00:13:48,659 so focused on it but then there's 485 00:13:48,660 --> 00:13:50,619 other stories of people who 486 00:13:50,620 --> 00:13:51,979 have broadened their lives by the 487 00:13:51,980 --> 00:13:52,979 people that surround them in 488 00:13:52,980 --> 00:13:53,789 fishing. 489 00:13:53,790 --> 00:13:56,789 Well, I think that if you're 490 00:13:56,790 --> 00:13:58,789 a married couple 491 00:13:58,790 --> 00:14:00,809 and if one 492 00:14:00,810 --> 00:14:02,609 of the, and I'm not going to say man 493 00:14:02,610 --> 00:14:03,829 or woman because it can go either 494 00:14:03,830 --> 00:14:05,849 way, if one the spouses is 495 00:14:05,850 --> 00:14:07,889 just always away from the marriage 496 00:14:07,890 --> 00:14:10,229 doing their own thing, 497 00:14:10,230 --> 00:14:12,349 to me that would make it 498 00:14:12,350 --> 00:14:14,249 a hard marriage, you know, 499 00:14:14,250 --> 00:14:16,189 it would be hard to, you 500 00:14:16,190 --> 00:14:18,149 wouldn't have the closeness and 501 00:14:18,150 --> 00:14:20,189 stuff when you're working together, 502 00:14:20,190 --> 00:14:22,069 whether it's on a job or 503 00:14:22,070 --> 00:14:23,219 out in the boat or... 504 00:14:23,220 --> 00:14:24,659 You know, doing whatever you're 505 00:14:24,660 --> 00:14:26,299 doing and you're going it together. 506 00:14:26,300 --> 00:14:28,259 I think it just bonds. 507 00:14:28,260 --> 00:14:29,979 You know, Larry and I were married 508 00:14:29,980 --> 00:14:32,599 42 years and we 509 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,499 basically spent every 510 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:36,099 weekend, pretty much every weekend. 511 00:14:36,100 --> 00:14:37,259 You know he would go with the guys 512 00:14:37,260 --> 00:14:39,039 on occasion fishing and I went with 513 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:40,299 the women and did different things 514 00:14:40,300 --> 00:14:41,279 and stuff. 515 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,159 But most of the time it 516 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,119 was always together and I think that 517 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,079 just tightens, strengthens your 518 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:48,709 relationship. 519 00:14:48,710 --> 00:14:50,529 Um, I don't know how familiar you 520 00:14:50,530 --> 00:14:51,549 are. Maybe you've heard about it 521 00:14:51,550 --> 00:14:52,769 from some of the younger women in 522 00:14:52,770 --> 00:14:54,889 your group, but online dating 523 00:14:54,890 --> 00:14:56,809 today could be a difficult thing. 524 00:14:56,810 --> 00:14:58,569 And we hear from some women about, 525 00:14:58,570 --> 00:14:59,869 you know, some of the guys that they 526 00:14:59,870 --> 00:15:01,849 see on the dating apps, just 527 00:15:01,850 --> 00:15:03,149 all of them have fishpicks. 528 00:15:03,150 --> 00:15:04,029 Oh 529 00:15:04,030 --> 00:15:05,929 That's the only time they smile, but 530 00:15:05,930 --> 00:15:07,029 I mean when you think about the 531 00:15:07,030 --> 00:15:08,409 pictures that exist in your life I 532 00:15:08,410 --> 00:15:09,889 mean some of the biggest smiles come 533 00:15:09,890 --> 00:15:10,369 with a face 534 00:15:10,370 --> 00:15:12,269 They do, they do, and 535 00:15:12,270 --> 00:15:13,909 then the memories of it, when you 536 00:15:13,910 --> 00:15:15,229 look at the picture and you remember 537 00:15:15,230 --> 00:15:16,589 what you were doing, who you were 538 00:15:16,590 --> 00:15:19,229 with, and how it happened, 539 00:15:19,230 --> 00:15:21,269 that is just all part of 540 00:15:21,270 --> 00:15:22,569 that one picture. 541 00:15:22,570 --> 00:15:24,189 There's always a big story behind 542 00:15:24,190 --> 00:15:25,749 everyone, and those stories 543 00:15:25,750 --> 00:15:27,609 sometimes are inflated a 544 00:15:27,610 --> 00:15:28,610 little bit, and sometimes... 545 00:15:30,650 --> 00:15:32,189 Well, walk me through some of the 546 00:15:32,190 --> 00:15:33,469 photos that you shared with me, like 547 00:15:33,470 --> 00:15:34,699 you got the big one. 548 00:15:34,700 --> 00:15:36,299 The biggest walleye, I have a 549 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:38,139 picture you have of me with, I 550 00:15:38,140 --> 00:15:40,979 caught that last year with 551 00:15:40,980 --> 00:15:42,979 Justin, he was out guiding 552 00:15:42,980 --> 00:15:44,999 me for the 553 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:46,899 walleyes and that 554 00:15:46,900 --> 00:15:48,479 was the biggest wall I have ever 555 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,479 caught, it was 27 inches so that's 556 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,319 my goal now is to beat that 27 557 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,279 and that's how I do fish, 558 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:55,839 I don't save a lot of fish because 559 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:57,299 I'm just by myself, I don t need a 560 00:15:57,300 --> 00:15:59,279 lot of fish to eat so when 561 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,119 I do um fish I try to 562 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:02,679 beat my personal best. 563 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:04,979 And I also try to obtain what 564 00:16:04,980 --> 00:16:07,399 our club has as master anglers, 565 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,339 which is a specific length on a 566 00:16:09,340 --> 00:16:10,919 specific species. 567 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:12,559 And then, so I try to see how many 568 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:14,419 of them I can get each year. 569 00:16:14,420 --> 00:16:16,659 But yeah, my big walleye, 570 00:16:16,660 --> 00:16:18,159 that was the biggest one I caught. 571 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:19,959 You have a picture of me with a 572 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:21,079 musky. 573 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:22,939 That was the first musky I had 574 00:16:22,940 --> 00:16:24,879 ever got in 575 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:26,039 a boat. 576 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:27,759 I actually did catch a muskie this 577 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:29,679 last summer in my kayak, which 578 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,259 was like 33 inches long. 579 00:16:32,260 --> 00:16:34,179 Got him in the kayak, but I couldn't 580 00:16:34,180 --> 00:16:35,819 get a picture of him because of 581 00:16:35,820 --> 00:16:36,779 that. 582 00:16:36,780 --> 00:16:37,979 You have a picture me. 583 00:16:37,980 --> 00:16:40,859 I actually have gone to Alaska and 584 00:16:40,860 --> 00:16:42,159 fished up there. 585 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,119 I've caught halibut up there and 586 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,039 salmon and stuff. 587 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:47,639 You have got photos of those. 588 00:16:49,390 --> 00:16:51,009 And you've got some older photos of 589 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:52,129 you and your husband, right? 590 00:16:52,130 --> 00:16:53,130 Yes. 591 00:16:53,770 --> 00:16:56,239 Are those any specific? 592 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,539 Those, those are probably, 593 00:16:58,540 --> 00:17:00,399 they're all, yeah, this, 594 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,379 that, that top, those on 595 00:17:02,380 --> 00:17:03,380 there, 596 00:17:04,420 --> 00:17:06,159 one is a picture of my husband and 597 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,078 myself and my granddaughter 598 00:17:08,079 --> 00:17:10,019 and 599 00:17:10,020 --> 00:17:12,059 the fishing boat, the ones 600 00:17:12,060 --> 00:17:14,098 that he's in the boat, those were 601 00:17:14,099 --> 00:17:15,959 all taken up in Minnesota. 602 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,739 That's where we went for vacation 603 00:17:17,740 --> 00:17:19,479 every year. We would go, we did that 604 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,379 for like 13 years in a row. 605 00:17:21,380 --> 00:17:23,479 We found the place up, 606 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:24,480 up, 607 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:27,799 Ash River Trail is where it 608 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:28,939 is at. 609 00:17:28,940 --> 00:17:30,859 And we would go up there every year 610 00:17:30,860 --> 00:17:32,759 and we actually, the very first 611 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:34,299 year we were there, we met another 612 00:17:34,300 --> 00:17:35,639 couple up there and we got to be 613 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:37,739 very close with them. 614 00:17:37,740 --> 00:17:39,019 And we'd meet them every year up 615 00:17:39,020 --> 00:17:40,559 there fishing and stuff. 616 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,379 And then after Larry passed 617 00:17:42,380 --> 00:17:44,319 away, they're the ones who actually 618 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,399 got me to go to Alaska. 619 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,059 After he passed, they were going to 620 00:17:48,060 --> 00:17:49,959 Alaska and they sent me a note 621 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:51,219 and wanted to know if I wanted to 622 00:17:51,220 --> 00:17:52,379 join them in Alaska. 623 00:17:52,380 --> 00:17:54,309 And so I've actually met them. 624 00:17:54,310 --> 00:17:56,869 I actually went out to Colorado and 625 00:17:56,870 --> 00:17:58,809 visited with them one year, and 626 00:17:58,810 --> 00:18:00,689 then two years I went to 627 00:18:00,690 --> 00:18:02,449 Alaska with them and stuff. 628 00:18:02,450 --> 00:18:04,049 So the friendships that you build 629 00:18:04,050 --> 00:18:05,989 off of fishing, you 630 00:18:05,990 --> 00:18:08,349 know, they carry on forever. 631 00:18:08,350 --> 00:18:10,029 Even though we're so far apart and I 632 00:18:10,030 --> 00:18:11,869 don't go up to the Ash River hardly 633 00:18:11,870 --> 00:18:13,269 ever anymore. Once in a while when 634 00:18:13,270 --> 00:18:15,229 they are up there, I'll drive up for 635 00:18:15,230 --> 00:18:17,529 a day with them, and stuff, 636 00:18:17,530 --> 00:18:19,689 but basically your friendships, 637 00:18:19,690 --> 00:18:22,289 it's 638 00:18:22,290 --> 00:18:23,569 locked in. You've got something in 639 00:18:23,570 --> 00:18:24,570 common. 640 00:18:25,090 --> 00:18:26,769 I'm gonna go grab one thing real 641 00:18:26,770 --> 00:18:28,789 quick. I have a new talker 642 00:18:28,790 --> 00:18:29,790 spirit. 643 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,139 We've got that you just want to 644 00:18:43,140 --> 00:18:44,140 walk us through that 645 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,819 Okay, this was 646 00:18:47,820 --> 00:18:49,499 the last time Larry and I went 647 00:18:49,500 --> 00:18:50,899 fishing together. 648 00:18:50,900 --> 00:18:52,859 This was our May and 649 00:18:52,860 --> 00:18:54,939 June vacation just before he got 650 00:18:54,940 --> 00:18:55,919 sick. 651 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:57,559 So this was our last picture I have 652 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:58,660 of him in the boat. 653 00:18:59,860 --> 00:19:01,859 It's just a special memory because 654 00:19:01,860 --> 00:19:03,879 of it being the last one. 655 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:05,699 But this was out last 656 00:19:05,700 --> 00:19:08,559 vacation up at the Ash River. 657 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:09,999 That's a good size fish. 658 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,819 It is, but I'm sure I 659 00:19:11,820 --> 00:19:12,820 caught a bigger one. 660 00:19:15,390 --> 00:19:17,269 But I mean, that's the front of the 661 00:19:17,270 --> 00:19:17,439 boat. 662 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,499 That's him in the front, 663 00:19:19,500 --> 00:19:20,859 and it's walleyes. 664 00:19:20,860 --> 00:19:22,519 And as you can see, check the 665 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:23,419 weather out. 666 00:19:23,420 --> 00:19:24,739 We've got the storm clouds in the 667 00:19:24,740 --> 00:19:26,099 back. You've got to chop on the 668 00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:27,100 water. 669 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,539 That is exactly, that's a perfect 670 00:19:29,540 --> 00:19:31,849 scenario for walleye fishing. 671 00:19:31,850 --> 00:19:33,809 And so what's the sound 672 00:19:33,810 --> 00:19:35,889 that you or him would make when you 673 00:19:35,890 --> 00:19:36,890 know you had one on? 674 00:19:38,149 --> 00:19:39,989 Every time, got one. 675 00:19:39,990 --> 00:19:41,429 And the other person would know that 676 00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:42,989 they have to grab the net. 677 00:19:42,990 --> 00:19:44,689 That was always the key. 678 00:19:44,690 --> 00:19:46,579 And who's the better netter. 679 00:19:46,580 --> 00:19:47,799 He's the better netter because he 680 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:49,099 had more practice because I was 681 00:19:49,100 --> 00:19:50,100 catching on. 682 00:19:51,300 --> 00:19:52,659 That's a good answer. 683 00:19:52,660 --> 00:19:54,039 You gave him more than two. 684 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:55,040 More experience. 685 00:19:58,780 --> 00:20:01,619 And so that's June of 2016? 686 00:20:01,620 --> 00:20:03,188 Correct. OK. 687 00:20:03,189 --> 00:20:04,869 And guaranteed that if you're 688 00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:06,749 fishing all you have to do is get 689 00:20:06,750 --> 00:20:08,229 your sandwich out and the fish will 690 00:20:08,230 --> 00:20:10,049 start biting or get your beer out 691 00:20:10,050 --> 00:20:11,469 and open it up and as soon as you 692 00:20:11,470 --> 00:20:12,689 open a beer up the fish will start 693 00:20:12,690 --> 00:20:13,909 biting and you'll never get to 694 00:20:13,910 --> 00:20:14,949 finish it. 695 00:20:14,950 --> 00:20:16,429 Those are a couple extra things to 696 00:20:16,430 --> 00:20:18,289 go with the bad weather, you can try 697 00:20:18,290 --> 00:20:19,519 to prompt the fish to bite. 698 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,219 No, I've heard that you're not 699 00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:22,559 allowed to have a beer until after 700 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:23,879 you catch a fish, then I've also 701 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:25,419 heard that you have to have beer in 702 00:20:25,420 --> 00:20:26,819 order to bring the fish in. 703 00:20:26,820 --> 00:20:28,879 It depends on how bad, it 704 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:30,000 depends on how slow the fish... 705 00:20:34,889 --> 00:20:36,709 When I went fishing with 706 00:20:36,710 --> 00:20:38,189 Lauren and Sandy up there, the ones 707 00:20:38,190 --> 00:20:39,709 from Colorado, when I would go up 708 00:20:39,710 --> 00:20:41,129 and meet with them, if you're 709 00:20:41,130 --> 00:20:43,129 fishing their boat, any time you 710 00:20:43,130 --> 00:20:45,089 catch a fish, and they fish 711 00:20:45,090 --> 00:20:47,069 strictly walleyes too, any you 712 00:20:47,070 --> 00:20:49,009 catch fish, then you have to 713 00:20:49,010 --> 00:20:51,489 have a swig of some snops. 714 00:20:51,490 --> 00:20:52,749 And everybody in the boat has to 715 00:20:52,750 --> 00:20:54,469 have swigs of snops when you catch 716 00:20:54,470 --> 00:20:55,289 the fish. 717 00:20:55,290 --> 00:20:57,729 It can be a really bad day, 718 00:20:57,730 --> 00:20:59,039 or a good day. 719 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:00,289 To do throughout. 720 00:21:00,290 --> 00:21:01,569 You really get into it when you get 721 00:21:01,570 --> 00:21:01,570 into... 722 00:21:01,571 --> 00:21:02,650 You could, yeah. 723 00:21:04,310 --> 00:21:06,309 So every person that fishes, 724 00:21:06,310 --> 00:21:07,549 they have their own little rituals 725 00:21:07,550 --> 00:21:09,829 or their own little quirks 726 00:21:09,830 --> 00:21:12,049 that they think make it better. 727 00:21:12,050 --> 00:21:13,809 But I think it's strictly going to 728 00:21:13,810 --> 00:21:15,569 be up to the fish at the end. 729 00:21:15,570 --> 00:21:16,570 He's going to win. 730 00:21:18,150 --> 00:21:19,539 Anything else that you want to add? 731 00:21:19,540 --> 00:21:21,539 Hmm, I don't think so. 732 00:21:21,540 --> 00:21:22,899 Well thank you so much for telling 733 00:21:22,900 --> 00:21:23,979 us your story. 734 00:21:23,980 --> 00:21:24,980 Oh, thank you. 735 00:21:26,180 --> 00:21:27,339 I think we're good with this part. 736 00:21:27,340 --> 00:21:29,339 I'm going to have you kind of 737 00:21:29,340 --> 00:21:30,360 walk Ethan through like... 738 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,159 And as you can see, I'm not a fish 739 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:35,160 mounter. 740 00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:37,359 Were those his deer down in the 741 00:21:37,360 --> 00:21:38,799 basement? Well, two out of three. 742 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:40,699 Oh, OK. One is mine, and one 743 00:21:40,700 --> 00:21:41,700 is mine too, or his. 744 00:21:43,020 --> 00:21:44,819 He used to mow fish all the time. 745 00:21:44,820 --> 00:21:46,699 I had some really big northerns 746 00:21:46,700 --> 00:21:48,639 that he'd had, and we had different. 747 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,299 But as they get older, and then I 748 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:51,499 moved, and I'm like, they're not 749 00:21:51,500 --> 00:21:52,979 coming in my living room. 750 00:21:52,980 --> 00:21:54,679 I'm done with the animals in my 751 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:55,680 little living room! 752 00:21:57,540 --> 00:21:59,379 Can I send you guys to 753 00:21:59,380 --> 00:22:00,159 get out of the picture? 754 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:01,160 There we go. 755 00:22:05,730 --> 00:22:07,669 So even with your fence, you still 756 00:22:07,670 --> 00:22:08,771 get deer kind of in the grass. 757 00:22:08,772 --> 00:22:10,459 Yeah, they you know that the first 758 00:22:10,460 --> 00:22:11,899 when I first hear they wouldn't come 759 00:22:11,900 --> 00:22:12,819 through that side because it's 760 00:22:12,820 --> 00:22:14,379 pretty narrow But they come around 761 00:22:14,380 --> 00:22:15,699 they go across my front yard and 762 00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:16,859 come in this side because there was 763 00:22:16,860 --> 00:22:18,799 a wider space open But now 764 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:20,539 they've they've gotten so they've 765 00:22:20,540 --> 00:22:22,219 got and so they trust the narrow 766 00:22:22,220 --> 00:22:24,059 spot to I'm like 767 00:22:24,060 --> 00:22:25,659 dang it I didn't think you know at 768 00:22:25,660 --> 00:22:27,539 first I never had any and never 769 00:22:27,540 --> 00:22:28,859 had a deer in this yard till I 770 00:22:28,860 --> 00:22:30,439 planted an apple tree. 771 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:31,969 I planted that apple tree 772 00:22:31,970 --> 00:22:33,989 over here and do 773 00:22:33,990 --> 00:22:36,129 some show-and-tell with Ethan. 774 00:22:36,130 --> 00:22:37,549 I'll be over here, just kind of walk 775 00:22:37,550 --> 00:22:38,199 us through. 776 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:39,200 Okay. 777 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,719 What your world of trophies is 778 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:42,809 and where they came from. 779 00:22:42,810 --> 00:22:44,709 This is my wallet. 780 00:22:44,710 --> 00:22:45,710 This is the wall. 781 00:22:47,050 --> 00:22:49,089 This was the first award 782 00:22:49,090 --> 00:22:50,909 I ever got with the Wisconsin Women 783 00:22:50,910 --> 00:22:52,829 Fish, and that was Rookie of the 784 00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:53,609 Year. 785 00:22:53,610 --> 00:22:55,549 I was totally blown away 786 00:22:55,550 --> 00:22:57,009 because, one, I didn't consider 787 00:22:57,010 --> 00:22:59,149 myself a rookie, and two, 788 00:22:59,150 --> 00:23:00,969 at my age, to win a Rookie 789 00:23:00,970 --> 00:23:02,989 Of The Year thing was awesome. 790 00:23:02,990 --> 00:23:04,089 You were a ringer. 791 00:23:04,090 --> 00:23:04,870 I was a ring out. 792 00:23:04,871 --> 00:23:06,260 I was a ring, yeah, there you go, I 793 00:23:06,261 --> 00:23:08,219 was ringer rookie. 794 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:09,659 I have a lot of names at the club, 795 00:23:09,660 --> 00:23:11,439 but we won't go into that. 796 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:12,839 So anyway, that was the first award 797 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:13,779 I got. 798 00:23:13,780 --> 00:23:15,579 Let's see, the second one, let's see 799 00:23:15,580 --> 00:23:17,899 there's, these are our 800 00:23:17,900 --> 00:23:18,939 fish camp. 801 00:23:18,940 --> 00:23:21,099 We do a fall fish camp event 802 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:21,979 every year. 803 00:23:21,980 --> 00:23:23,919 And then we have a small one 804 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:25,759 day tournament up there. 805 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,919 So in 2023, 806 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:30,959 I had the third place 807 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:32,519 for the pike. 808 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,479 And I had first place for walleye. 809 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:37,939 And then in 24, 810 00:23:37,940 --> 00:23:39,899 I had, let's see which one is 811 00:23:39,900 --> 00:23:41,839 this, walleye again for this one. 812 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:43,619 And then this was second place for 813 00:23:43,620 --> 00:23:45,079 panfish in 23. 814 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:46,959 So 23 was my really good year 815 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,399 for winning awards. 816 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,419 Last year I did, 817 00:23:51,420 --> 00:23:53,319 was runner up for master 818 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:54,999 angler of the year. 819 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,579 So that's my goal again this year to 820 00:23:56,580 --> 00:23:58,259 see how many master anglers I can 821 00:23:58,260 --> 00:23:59,879 get. But I keep trying. 822 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:01,159 When you... 823 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:02,919 You had a lot of years where walleye 824 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:03,899 was the main thing. 825 00:24:03,900 --> 00:24:05,079 Correct. Now with Master Angular, 826 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:06,439 it's a little more diversity. 827 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:06,440 All. 828 00:24:06,441 --> 00:24:07,149 All right. 829 00:24:07,150 --> 00:24:08,689 Are there moments where you're like, 830 00:24:08,690 --> 00:24:09,989 you know, I bet the wall I are 831 00:24:09,990 --> 00:24:11,089 biting, but I'm trying to catch 832 00:24:11,090 --> 00:24:11,889 something different. 833 00:24:11,890 --> 00:24:12,190 It's hard. 834 00:24:12,191 --> 00:24:13,429 It's hard, it's hard because you 835 00:24:13,430 --> 00:24:14,589 want to go fish or something you 836 00:24:14,590 --> 00:24:15,889 know you're going to catch and then 837 00:24:15,890 --> 00:24:17,529 it's like oh but I got it I got to 838 00:24:17,530 --> 00:24:19,469 move on and stuff so right 839 00:24:19,470 --> 00:24:21,449 now I'm still working on the 840 00:24:21,450 --> 00:24:23,649 walleye for this year but it 841 00:24:23,650 --> 00:24:25,529 it'll it's hard to choose which 842 00:24:25,530 --> 00:24:27,469 species and it's hard 843 00:24:27,470 --> 00:24:29,069 to catch a lot of master anglers 844 00:24:29,070 --> 00:24:30,709 when you don't have a boat. 845 00:24:30,710 --> 00:24:32,549 So I rely on guides 846 00:24:32,550 --> 00:24:34,369 to take me out in their boats 847 00:24:34,370 --> 00:24:36,409 or club members that take call 848 00:24:36,410 --> 00:24:38,619 me up and take me which is awesome. 849 00:24:38,620 --> 00:24:40,879 And so, yeah, anybody that has 850 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:42,479 a boat and wants to take me master 851 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,259 angler fishing, I'm right there, 852 00:24:44,260 --> 00:24:45,479 take it. 853 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,359 So, but yeah, it's hard to 854 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:48,959 target a lot of those fish without a 855 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,019 boat. I do kayak fishing all 856 00:24:51,020 --> 00:24:53,059 summer and you can do some 857 00:24:53,060 --> 00:24:54,899 of them for kayak and 858 00:24:54,900 --> 00:24:56,379 I probably could be a little braver 859 00:24:56,380 --> 00:24:57,999 and do more of them, but some of the 860 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,759 waters I'm just not that comfortable 861 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:01,300 on by myself, so I. 862 00:25:01,301 --> 00:25:02,440 While I chop, isn't it? 863 00:25:02,441 --> 00:25:04,239 Well, we've got ladies that actually 864 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,479 salmon fish with the kayaks, 865 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,639 and they go to big waters 866 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,199 with them, and I'm just not quite 867 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,200 that brave. 868 00:25:13,990 --> 00:25:15,989 No, those are, that's it, yeah. 869 00:25:15,990 --> 00:25:16,990 That's it so far. 870 00:25:18,090 --> 00:25:18,829 I'm sure there'll be more. 871 00:25:18,830 --> 00:25:19,830 And I hope so!