Well, today was a fun day and a sad day both...It was the birthday of one of Port Alsworth's loved ones we lost in the tragic airplane crash recently, and so there was that memory. At church this morning I decided to join up with the McGees and set the burbot longline out in the lake. We met up this afternoon and got the beast set in short order. We didn't use the full length, but we can always lengthen it depending on how the first few days (or maybe week) goes. Going to bring the video camera so that we can record the proceedings, as it was kind of fun to have the old rig back. We used the same longline setup we used in Russian Mission (see past posts), this time with only 15 hooks soaking, but of course we didn't have to deal with the current here in the lake, so things were even easier. Can't wait to check tomorrow... Also, I saw tracks in the snow, and got word that another fox was back last night by the rabbit hutch of the neighbors. Needless to say, I put in another set out in front of the house, and so there is much excitement in the air for morning to come so we can check on all things 'set'. Looking forward to the coming day with gratitude and anticipation - but trying to shut out any expectation, as that is usually not wise or as fruitful. I will say, though that there was blood involved today when setting the longline, and for those of you that have followed along, we all know what that implies...we shall see. ;)
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