July 5, 2011 Tuesday

Dave and Tim hit the lake at 7:00 a.m. Top water bass fishing resulted in about a dozen hitting near the entrance to Mud and other locations near the lily pads and reeds. We switched to vertical jigs with black rubber worms and hit sunfish, crappies, and more bass at the weed lines. A last stop at Al's point weed bed produced many more sunfish and the largest bass (over 3 lbs) of the morning on a plastic worm - Texas rig. We returned after 11:00 a.m. to great weather again - sunny, a light north breeze, and warm temps in the 80s. The girl cousins took the canoe out for a ride with Luther swimming close behind. The plan for mom was to get another queen size bed for the extra downstairs bedroom, since it currently has two blow-up mattresses - accomplished at Menard's, along with the return of the Johnson 25 hp, as J & K fixed the once again busted recoil. Mitch fixed the hyper-extended hinge of the lower house window, replaced curtains and grounded the surface of the painted cement steps to the old cabin. Dave took the troops on many a tube ride. Mitch took some kids to Al's point for one last fishing trip. A final campfire, smores, sparklers, and awards ceremony (1st annual best cousin of the year award: Levi; Best grandma award: grandma S), followed by a 2002 summer video viewing of the 40th anniversary trip to Duluth. Our last evening at Floyd was great, as everyone will be leaving tomorrow. Thanks mom and dad!