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  Fishin' with Capt. Gus! ~ Funny Stuff
May 16, 2010
Most everyone has a favorite fishing tale. Sometimes, it’s about the fish that got away or about something unusual that happened along the way. Here are a few humorous stories.
A lady dock fishing for catfish:
Not long ago, a lady was fishing off a friend’s pier when she hooked a rather large catfish. After quite a battle, she was able to get the fish out of the water and onto the dock, but she didn’t know how to unhook it. So, she left it on the fishing pole and took it to her car. She opened the back window and let the fish hang out the door as she drove home.
It startled her sleeping husband when he was awakened to find a catfish dangling above his face. The wife begged him to unhook it so she could go back and catch another. He asked her why she drove all the way home, when all she had to do was cut the hook off. Her reply was,” I only have one hook and was afraid to touch the fish.
Gas efficiency:
It seems this guy bought a new boat and motor. He bragged constantly about how good the gas mileage was and encouraged everyone to buy a boat just like his. The longer he used it, the better the gas mileage became - finally to the point that he said, “It uses little to no gas at all.”
What he didn’t know was that his friends would sneak over to the garage after each trip and refill the gas tank.
This prank went on until the new boat owner quit thinking about ever refilling the tank. That’s when his friends stopped adding fuel. Within a few trips, the proud new boat owner found himself out of gas in the middle of a big lake. Friends?
Walleye:
A story is told about a college student and a professor fishing one afternoon for walleye. The pipe smoking educator hooked a big one and eventually brought it near the boat. The walleye was so huge that both anglers gasped at its size. In the excitement of the moment, the professor tried to lift his trophy fish into the boat instead of waiting for the net. As you would guess, the line parted and the big walleye swam away. After a moment and a puff on his pipe he said, “Well, I won’t be bothered by that one anymore.” The professor never mentioned losing the fish to anyone. Nutty professor?
Tips from Capt. Gus!
You know when someone is telling a fish story if it begins with, “I know you won’t believe it, but this is no lie.”
Upcoming events:
Thursday, May 20, 2010, Light House Marine Services is offering an instructional course entitled, “How to Safely Navigate Lake Norman.” Topics to be discussed will include “Understanding LKN’s Marker and Buoy System”, “Identifying and Learning how to avoid LKN’s Most Dangerous Shoals” and “How to Use and Interpret Lake Maps”. Registration fee is $25.00 for the two and a half hour course conducted by Capt. Gus. The class begins at 6:30 p.m. at Gander Mountain, Exit 36 Mooresville, NC. To register, or for more information, call Capt. Scott Spivey 704 587 0325 or visit www.lmservice.org.
Saturday, May 22, 2010, Light House Marine Services will offer a Boater Safety and PWC Class. Registration fee is $49.00 for the eight-hour session beginning at 9:00 a.m. The class will be held at North Point Watersports, Exit 36 in Mooresville, NC. To register, or for more information, call Capt. Scott Spivey 704 587 0325 or visit www.lmservice.org.
Hot spots of the Week:
Mountain and Reed Creeks are producing stripers and bass on top water and shallow running baits at daylight. Perch are hitting minnows and spoons fished near the bottom from ten to thirty feet of water in Davidson and Burton Creeks. Catfishing is good to very good in most coves on stink baits and bream heads.
The lake level is about two feet below full pond and the water surface temperature is in the seventies.
Captain Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures, Inc. is licensed by the US Coast Guard, a member of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association, and 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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