Monday, June 27th, 2011

Fishing cancelled at 5:00 a.m. (rain) but went back out at 7:00 a.m. The Johnson 25 hp did not start (recoil again); neither did the back-up old 5 hp. Levi and dad took the trolling motor out to the weed bed and caught a few panfish, northern, and bass. Eggs and sausage for breakfast. More rain, so we drove to J & K Marina to check the status of the CheckMate and to take the disabled Johnson in for repair (also with the intent on shopping for another motor). After some searching, they had a 9.9 hp 1997 Johnson for sale which was purchased with the intent on fixing the Johnson 25 hp for a back-up. Mom made a deal with the dudes at the shop and they agreed to deliver the Check-Mate to Floyd Lake free of charge the next day. We shopped again at WalMart, then off to Papa John's for some free cookie dough. Home-made vegetable soup from mom, an afternoon nap, pot-roast dinner, then evening bass fishing with Jenni, Levi, and dad. We kept six dandy bass and a northern, then fried up some for an evening snack.