I’m sure there will behundreds of outdoor-related blogs in the Internet world this week about Thanksgiving. I don’t care. Here is another one.
Hunting and Fishing Things I’m Thankful For:
Magnetic brakes on fishing reels
Low-profile fishing reels
The Ruger 10/22
Thanksgiving and Christmas morning hunts
Opening days
Fall fish migration
Fog-free scope lenses
The defrost/foot heat option in my truck
Insulated bib overalls
Vertical jigging -the easiest fishing with gloves
Briar-proof pants
Board shorts – for when fishing turns into swimming
A sharp knife
Baitfish dip nets
Wood-burning furnaces
Sausage gravy – for after a cold day
Potato soup – same as above
Pretuned crankbaits
Coffee and doughnuts – for before a cold day
The color Junebug
Weedless frogs
Fluorocarbon
Brushy barnyards
White-tailed deer antlers
Crappie creel limits
Google Earth
Flip flops
Suntans
A cruising Ranger on a hot day
Jumping fish
Crappie minnows
Lighted floats
Woodchucks (aka groundhogs)
Chartruese