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Title: Its 4:30 am and Im geeked! (PICS UP)
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on June 28, 2013, 05:58:42 am
Getting ready to leave on a 3 day hike/wildnerness camp around the Manistee River Trail area. I have been planning for this a while and today has finally came. Ill take lots and lotsof pics to share when I get back, maybe even a monster brown trout picture? See ya' Monday fellers.
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Post by: Pappy on June 28, 2013, 06:49:07 am
Good luck and have fun,see ya Monday. :)
   Pappy
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Post by: Roy on June 28, 2013, 08:09:30 am
Good luck, Chris.
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Post by: lesken2011 on June 28, 2013, 08:39:28 am
Have a ball, Pearlie!!
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Post by: osage outlaw on June 28, 2013, 09:40:31 am
Well that's just great.  Now I have to wait until Monday to see if the skin got there?   >:( 

Have fun on your hiking trip Pearly  :)
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Post by: TRACY on June 28, 2013, 12:03:33 pm
Good luck and have fun! I've spent a lot of time in the Manistee and there are some dandy browns in the PM. Please post pics if you can.


Tracy
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Post by: cracker on June 28, 2013, 12:13:48 pm
good luck hope you catch a big un. Ron
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Post by: Buckeye Guy on June 28, 2013, 01:22:26 pm
Wooohooo !!
Have fun!!
Scout out a place we can do a get together for next year!
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Post by: seabass on June 28, 2013, 05:35:00 pm
have a great time Chris.be safe brother.
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Post by: Matt G. on June 28, 2013, 09:19:27 pm
Have fun and enjoy Chris. Catch a brown for me. Been too long.
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Post by: Pat B on June 28, 2013, 11:19:16 pm
Have a good trip Pearlie.  8)
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Post by: chamookman on June 29, 2013, 04:22:29 am
Man - I hope They're not getting the storms up there that have been rolling thru Mid-Michigan - He'll need water wings !! Bob
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Post by: KHalverson on June 29, 2013, 08:43:58 am
Man - I hope They're not getting the storms up there that have been rolling thru Mid-Michigan - He'll need water wings !! Bob

we were right on the western edge of those storms
only got a few sprinkles
but to the north and east those clouds looked wicked
saw some very vivid rainbows
i hope ol pearly didnt take too much of a soaker.
may have proved to be some great trout fishin during the rain though.
Kevin
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Post by: MWirwicki on June 29, 2013, 09:06:13 am
Have fun, Drums!  Sounds like a cool trip.
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Post by: Rick Wallace on June 29, 2013, 01:45:20 pm
Monster brown trout??  Not sure if I want to see that.  >:D >:D
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Post by: Roy on June 29, 2013, 02:37:25 pm
Rick, LMAO....

Ya all think Pearly will get lost?:)
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Post by: blackhawk on June 29, 2013, 04:34:21 pm
Maybe Roy?....I haven't heard from him since 30 minutes before he hit the trail yesterday  ::)
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Post by: Roy on July 01, 2013, 07:40:33 am
Come on Pearly, we are waiting on the story and pictures:)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 01, 2013, 09:24:36 am
Im back, alive and healthy as ever! Ill post pics tonite when I get home. We covered 18 miles of heaven this weekend.
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Post by: Pat B on July 01, 2013, 10:47:27 am
Welcome back Pearlie. Looking forward to the pics.  ;)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 01, 2013, 07:49:15 pm
Here are some pics of my trip. It was gorgeous and we only had one brief early morning shower. These are pics of a suspension bridge that connects the trail to 150 mile long trail. The guy in black is my brother-in-law Paul.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 01, 2013, 07:52:45 pm
S'more
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 01, 2013, 07:55:55 pm
Caught some crayfish and made Jumbalaya! Yummy! Thanks to the SLOB that left the old grate along the river......it was the only scrap of junk we found after 18 miles of walking. We brought the orange sack in with us and made a net with it. I found a springy bush and made the hoop and handle. I grabbed an old ash branch and made a wood needle for Paul to sew with. It worked good! We caught 20. We didnt bring tents, just 8 x 10 tarps, taht was nice and eeeeasy.


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Post by: blackhawk on July 01, 2013, 08:02:05 pm
Hey...that place looks familiar....;) .....thanks for the props... ::) that's the last time I share one of my honey holes with you  :P  :-X

Thanks for sharing the pics...I haven't seen that place in years  :D
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 01, 2013, 08:05:34 pm
Paul wanted a bobber. So I found a dried up poplar branch and made one! I sliced the end to pinch his line and stripped some bark off a twig to tie it off. He fished a few hours with it and never had an issue. I made a few walking sticks for us just before we left. The taller is mine and its beech. Pauls is silver maple. They where a real life saver on the hills.


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Post by: osage outlaw on July 01, 2013, 08:13:08 pm
That looks like a lot of work but a lot of fun.  Paul sure can cook some good campfire food. 
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Post by: Olanigw (Pekane) on July 01, 2013, 08:13:13 pm
Very nice trip!
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Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on July 01, 2013, 08:13:22 pm
That is awesome. How do crayfish taste?
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Post by: bubby on July 01, 2013, 08:14:14 pm
beautiful place and look's like a great time, bub
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 01, 2013, 08:18:49 pm
 
beautiful place and look's like a great time, bub

The necker was on my neck ALL weekend buddy. Great trail tool!
 
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 01, 2013, 08:19:29 pm
That is awesome. How do crayfish taste?


I liken it to shrimp. Its great food, especially where we were and doing what we where doing.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 01, 2013, 08:20:33 pm
That looks like a lot of work but a lot of fun.  Paul sure can cook some good campfire food. 

He sure can. We ate mostly dehydrated stuff, but it all had a twist of Paul added. He brought a mini spice kit with him. He couldnt help himself!
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 01, 2013, 08:21:19 pm
Hey...that place looks familiar....;) .....thanks for the props... ::) that's the last time I share one of my honey holes with you  :P  :-X

Thanks for sharing the pics...I haven't seen that place in years  :D

It was awesome! Good tip...;)
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Post by: BowEd on July 01, 2013, 08:50:55 pm
Nice pictures and I'm sure a good time.Gotta love old Mother Nature.
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Post by: Roy on July 01, 2013, 09:17:54 pm
Looks like a great time, Chris.
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Post by: hedgeapple on July 01, 2013, 09:42:37 pm
Looks like a great time.  But, where's the fish pictures??   >:D

I love crawdads.  They are like a blander shrimp.  I usually spice them up Creole style.
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Post by: Buckeye Guy on July 01, 2013, 09:52:06 pm
Wooohooo !!
Good times for sure !
Wish I could still go , my big brother still hits the trails regularly !
Glad you could get out and enjoy Gods great outdoors !
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Post by: Adam on July 01, 2013, 11:02:02 pm
That looks like a great trip!  You have some beautiful country up there.
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Post by: chamookman on July 02, 2013, 04:49:59 am
Cool hike there Pearly ! How were the insects while staying under the tarps ? Bob
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Post by: bubby on July 02, 2013, 06:10:52 am
must be ruff taking a personal chef everywhere you go ::) :laugh:
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Post by: BowSlayer on July 02, 2013, 06:27:54 am
reminds me of my three day hike about 2 months ago.  :laugh:
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Post by: Pappy on July 02, 2013, 08:00:23 am
Looks like yall had a great time. Very cool looking place. :)
   Pappy
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Post by: paulsemp on July 02, 2013, 08:51:53 am
looks like you had a great time. nothing better than strapping on a backpack and going for a walk
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Post by: Stringman on July 02, 2013, 09:42:06 am
Nice lookin trip! Buti thought the point was the FISHING!! So what did ya catch!  ;D
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Post by: MWirwicki on July 02, 2013, 10:07:19 am
Cool trip, Drums.  Its amazing what you can accomplish with minimal supplies when you're somewhat forced to.  Improvising is fun.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 02, 2013, 10:20:09 am
Cool hike there Pearly ! How were the insects while staying under the tarps ? Bob

Very, very few skeeters Bob. Usually about 7-8 pm a few monsters would buzz around. We didn't need spray at all. It was very liberating sleeping in open air. I loved it.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 02, 2013, 10:26:30 am
Nice lookin trip! Buti thought the point was the FISHING!! So what did ya catch!  ;D

As nice as that water looks Scott, we never had a hit. I floated crawlers and crayfish through that hole for hours. I tossed a Mepps #2 plain and bucktail, 2" grubs on 1/4 oz. jig heads and a few tiny crank baits. I seen a huge smally in the 20" range drift up and down the side of the hole each time I changed lures. He never swiped at it.
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Post by: Roy on July 02, 2013, 10:57:13 am
Sounds like ya don't know how to fish... ;)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 02, 2013, 11:11:03 am
Roy your exactly right! I just read up in a Field and Stream so I could answer Scott's question with some knowledge behind it!
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Post by: Pat B on July 02, 2013, 11:17:27 am
Cool trip, Pearlie. Thankls for taking us along.  ;)
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Post by: Stringman on July 02, 2013, 12:16:11 pm
 ;D ;D

I'm sure the scenery, peace and quiet, and clean air was worth the whole trip! Those are fun even without a fish!
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Post by: Josh B on July 02, 2013, 12:32:13 pm
Cool! Appreciate you sharing the back country with us!  I really wish that you hadn't posted the jambalaya pic though.  I just got really hungry all of a sudden!  Seriously!  That stuff looked awesome!  Josh
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Post by: lesken2011 on July 02, 2013, 12:40:29 pm
Looks like a great time, Chris. That's my kind of trip!!
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 02, 2013, 01:31:22 pm
Cool! Appreciate you sharing the back country with us!  I really wish that you hadn't posted the jambalaya pic though.  I just got really hungry all of a sudden!  Seriously!  That stuff looked awesome!  Josh

Look me up around dinner time at next years Classic Josh. Pauly will feed ya' good!! Scott, Dave, Chris and Clint all got to eat his cooking this year. I believe it was Greek chicken and rice, all cooked over the fire.
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Post by: BowSlayer on July 02, 2013, 02:23:13 pm
Cool! Appreciate you sharing the back country with us!  I really wish that you hadn't posted the jambalaya pic though.  I just got really hungry all of a sudden!  Seriously!  That stuff looked awesome!  Josh

Look me up around dinner time at next years Classic Josh. Pauly will feed ya' good!! Scott, Dave, Chris and Clint all got to eat his cooking this year. I believe it was Greek chicken and rice, all cooked over the fire.

Why wait until the classic if the cookings as good as you say i'd be round there now!  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Post by: Buffalogobbler on July 03, 2013, 10:35:13 am
Damn, I missed dinner! It looks so good!
Nothing better that a back country dinner of grub you caught yourself!

Kevin
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Post by: bowtarist on July 03, 2013, 12:25:44 pm
Sounds like fun Pearly. Couldn't load all the pics, but the ones that did load looked good!! Now it's back to work...for you, I'm a school teacher and off til August.  >:D dpg
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Post by: Josh B on July 04, 2013, 11:57:34 am
Cool! Appreciate you sharing the back country with us!  I really wish that you hadn't posted the jambalaya pic though.  I just got really hungry all of a sudden!  Seriously!  That stuff looked awesome!  Josh

Look me up around dinner time at next years Classic Josh. Pauly will feed ya' good!! Scott, Dave, Chris and Clint all got to eat his cooking this year. I believe it was Greek chicken and rice, all cooked over the fire.

Sounds like a plan to me Pearly!  Josh
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 18, 2015, 10:24:09 am
Pics on page 2 Jackson.
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Post by: Blaflair2 on February 18, 2015, 02:29:08 pm
Safe travels, good luck fishing
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Post by: Parnell on February 18, 2015, 04:31:12 pm
 ???Gotta admit, I didn't know what to expect when I opened this.  Especially with pictures involved. ;D
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 18, 2015, 04:49:31 pm
This is old news par par. I just pulled them back up for Jackson to look at it. He wants some Michigan backpacking advice. If you can find green leaves in Michigan right now, your smoking too many green leaves!
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Post by: JacksonCash on February 18, 2015, 05:33:37 pm
Nice, thanks. I'll take a look through this.