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  Fishin' with Capt. Gus! - Overheard Stories
April 15, 2007
The following stories were overheard while fishing. They were told to be the truth. The story tellers appeared to be honest, but the names have been changed to protect any who might need protection.
The first story was told by Milt, who took wife Anne, on an afternoon fishing trip. They weren't long into the trip when Milt landed a nice largemouth bass. He estimated the weight to be between seven and eight pounds.
When the bass was safely in the live well, he proudly professed to Anne that it was the biggest bass he had ever caught, and that he was going to have it mounted.
Shortly thereafter, a game warden stopped to check their fishing licenses. Anne had not bothered to get one, so she was issued a ticket. As the warden was leaving, he asked if they had caught any fish. Milt, the proud angler, opened the live well to show his catch. When the big bass saw the light of day, it sky rocketed from the well and landed back in the lake. The warden felt sorry for both of them and voided Anne's ticket.
Scotty is a local insurance agent. He loves to fish, but doesn't catch many. One particular day, he took a few of his clients offshore to troll for tuna. The trip was uneventful until it became time to reel in the lines at the end of the day. That's when the big one was hooked! The tuna appeared to weigh about one hundred and thirty pounds.
While returning to port, Scotty radioed a friend that he thought they had a very big yellow fin tuna. A gruff charter boat captain broke into the conversation to warn them that the fish they had caught was too large to be a yellow fin tuna. He suggested that it was perhaps an undersized blue fin, which carried a large fine, if not released. No one on board had previously caught a tuna and didn't know the difference between the two fish.
Scotty worried all the way to the inlet. When boat was a few miles from the harbor, he decided to drop the fish off at an abandoned dock. Later, they slid the tuna into the back of a pickup truck and covered it with a tarp.
In route to the small fishing village, Scotty saw a person that he recognized. He stopped the truck and called him over to identify the tuna. The excited acquaintance signaled others over to take a look at the huge fish. Each was amazed at its size. The commotion became so intense that it attracted the attention of a female game warden. Scotty's heart was in his throat when she appeared at the scene to inspect the fish. She announced, "Now THAT deserves a citation – for the biggest yellow fin tuna I have ever seen!"
This final story is hard to believe, but again, was told to be true. An unnamed deer hunter had dozed off while leaning against a tree. He was awakened by something nudging at his back. At first he thought it was his buddy, but they didn't play when hunting. With the courage it took to turn around, he found a black bear eating the peanut butter and jelly sandwich in his rear pocket.
Upcoming Events:
Safe Boating Course - April 21, 2007 - 8:00 a.m.- 5 p.m. - Mt. Mourne Volunteer Fire Dept., Hwy. 115. Interested parties should contact the Lake Norman Sail & Power Squadron - 704 947 2729.
Safe Boating Course - April 21, 2007 - 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. - Kings Point Marina, Cornelius, NC. For more information, contact Lighthouse Marine Service - 704 587 0325.
Advanced Cat Fishing Seminar - Saturday, April 21, 2007- 2:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Capt. Gus Gustafson and Mack Byrum will conduct this seminar at Gander Mountain, Mooresville, NC. 704 658 0822.
NCCATS - Catfish Tournament - April 21, 2007 - 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 a.m. @ Pinnacle Access, Lake Norman, NC. Visit http://www.nccats.net for additional information.
FLW Bass Tour National Guard Tournament- April 26 - 29, 2007 - Blythe Landing, Lake Norman, NC. Visit http://www.flwoutdoors.com for additional information.
Lake Norman Striper Swipers Spring Classic - Striper Tournament - May 5 - 6, 2007
For additional information visit http://www.lnssfishn.com or call Tommy Messick at 704 634 6410.
Tips from Gus!
Golf towels also make great fishing towels.
The Hot Spots of the week: Cold temperatures have slowed fishing. Stripers, bass and even catfish remain shallow and are being caught on live and artificial baits. Small pockets in the back of creeks and coves are holding bass and perch. Stripers continue to feed in major creeks on shallow clay banks. The lake level is 3.6' below full pond and the surface water temperature is in the upper fifties and low sixties.
Captain Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures, Inc. is an outdoor columnist and a full time professional fishing guide on Lake Norman, NC. Visit his web site, Fishin' With Gus! at www.FishingWithGus.com or call 704-617-6812.
For additional information e-mail Gus at Gus@LakeNorman.com
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