My Top Ten Christmas Gift Requests

#1: On Jack Daniels.com for $17.50.



#2: Triton Walleye Boat- On Ebay for $17.5k





#3: "Frog Tog" Rain Suit (size large) on ebay. $70+ bucks.





#4: Home on Gun Lake (no more trailering to the lake to put the boat in) $849,000.






#5: Cabela's Trophy Hunting Camp-$5.7 million. (1600 acres with private landing strip)






#6: New Window Crank for Driver's Side of 1992 Jeep Commanche Commander Pickup-$14.00.





#7: Lowrance GPS/Fishfinder Electronics- $630 on EBAY.


#8: For my kids to go to bed JUST ONE DAMN NIGHT without a bunch of games and craziness.




#9: A chin.




#10: More comments on my blog. :)

Braggin'

I made the West Michigan Walleye Club "Braggin' Board"....


Check it out by clicking HERE

The year in Review

TEAM T FISHING CHARTERS.....Has a nice ring to it. Doesn't it.

SO, here is the year in review.......Pretty much cleaned out ol' Gun Lake! And the fish beatings will continue until morale improves! Stand by for ICE FISHING!
(click on these pictures to enlarge em. I had to make them small because I live in the sticks and our internet speed sucks)












only one thing I like more than fishing. Hint-it is seven letters as well :)

Whacker!

The beatings will continue until morale improves!

Ol' Farva whacked this Michigan basket buck with his muzzleloader on the opening day of Firearm Deer Season at 0930 am at 35 yards!

My Current Favorites and Pictures!

Here's a couple of my current favorites:

Leeanne Rhimes

"Nothing 'bout Love Makes Sense"

and,

"I dare you"
God only knows how I've needed a friend
Who can see through the boldness and pride
Someone strong enough I can put my faith in
Someone willing to let me inside
So be a woman and be my woman

First Chorus:
I dare you to need me
Like nobody else
I dare you to feel me
Like you've never felt
I dare you to want to want
To wanna be good to me

Baby you've got your reasons
Dangling from kite strings
But you can open your hands, let them fly
Oh I know you wont always say and do the right things
Oh but some things are worth a try
So if you can, be my man

Second Chorus:
I dare you to know me
Like I've never known
I dare you to show me
That I can be shown
Dare you to want to want
To wanna be good to me

Tell me I,Tell me I'm the one who deserves you
Oh and every time, every time you know that you want to
I dare you

Third Chorus:
I dare you to hold me
Like you never will (again)
Kiss me and leave the world standing still
Dare you to want to want

Carrie Underwood

"Before He Cheats"

Two rockin' country girls! Although, both would look better in dark hair I think. Blonde is so average and common these days....

Dilemna and Definition of Cold

I had a dilemna today after wasting my morning in court on my day off..................Do I take care of a mounting list of tasks around the house and deal with life's difficulties? Or do I go fishing?

I chose to go it one better: I took my thoughts and problems for some time to fish.......


And if I were to own a dictionary that had pictures, this is what cold would look like.....


Even the ducks were freezing~!!!!!! No fish to show......I did log some serious thinking time however....

That's what I like about the outdoors......ADVENTURE, BATTLING THE ELEMENTS, BEING A MAN. What do you do to give your life adventure? What's your extra kick to make it through the day? You know what they say about idle hands.....Mine haven't been idle since I was about three....Thats when they started to shake.....:)

Chime in here folks.

I can't help Myself

"I've got to see you Again"-Norah Jones

Lines in your face don't bother me
Down in my chair, when you dance over me....

I can't help myself, I'VE GOT TO SEE YOU AGAIN...

Late in the night, when I'm all alone
and I look at the clock and I know you're at home
I can't help myself, I'VE GOT TO SEE YOU AGAIN....

I could almost go there, just to watch you be seen.....
I could almost go there, just to live in a dream....


I've got to get my hands on you! I've waited long enough! I finally went out searching in the cold snowy night.....Man was it cold outside.....But with patience and persistence I'm getting closer and closer to you........ON A REGULAR BASIS!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm starting to see how you tick, your little quirks,what you like, your inner workings......the more I learn, the more a joy it is to be with you! And the more I need to get my hands on you-
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KABLAMMMMMMMMMMMMIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I braved the snowy waves on Gun Lake tonight and hooked into this monster! A nice big old fat Winter Gun Lake Pike!

And if it doesn't ring a bell with you, almostgunlakers fans, I dare ya to go stand out in your driveway for six hours and occasionally dip your hands in a bucket.......IT IS COLD OUTSIDE! AND REAL COLD ON THE LAKE! I LOVE IT!

Lookin' older. Yeah, You. (and me)

We all looked younger at one point......I think we all (including you) are looking older!



What a difference 14 years makes!

Pussycat?

It's funny how you progress as a person. For instance, I never ever have liked pussycats. I mean never. Well, recently, as the progression of life goes, my little fishing buddy got smushed into road pizza and a little pussycat showed up out of no-where.....I wasn't looking.....Had no plans of finding a new "pet" but out this one came.....Out of nowhere.....Jumped right on my lap while I was smoking a cigarette.....Welcome!

Always a little room for a new kitty.....Even though I've never had any desire or love for a cat.....This one stole my heart.....Still workin' on a nickname....Funny how things happen.....Never would have thought I'd be a kitty lover....It's wierd how something so near and dear can go from the highlight of your day to old news......And then a new little friend steps in!

Stumpy Visits the Team T Service Garage

I've got bad news for all of you folks. It's only a matter of time before you end up in my pole barn getting your car fixed......Ask Stumpy......It's cheap and fun! Brake pad job cost total=Milwaukee's Best Light and some good old conversation...

UPDATE

It's been a while since I updated......SOOOOOOOOOOOOO busy.....Did you all miss me? No one has commented so I suppose not.....It was an experiment to see if I neglected things if I would get a response.......And I got none.........No calls......No emails.....No notes....No posts.....Mrs. Beauford said, "whats up with no updates?" Other than that....nothin'....Guess I'm the only passionate one here....Nothing better than to figure out you are passionate about something only hoping somebody will embrace it and NOOOTHING. Oh well...

Here is one of the things I've been up to......A FIREPLACE!

The beginning peeker hole to see what was behind the wall in the chimney chase....

A bigger hole.....(confidence growing)

The complete monster has taken form.....I've found that sometimes the best way to get something done is to make a big mess only to prod myself to fix it....i.e. a big hole in your living room wall!

Here is me down in the pit of the chase......

Fireplace in and fireproof board up........Not long til' a cracklin' fire! All that's left is the Santa Clause Chimney pipe!!!!!Then some finish work on the trim and making a hearth!(with fingers crossed of course so the house doesn't burn down :))

A Blessed Time of Year! Its Almost Here!

So many fond memories of my dad, brother, and all my hunting partners over the years.....

It's that time of year again boys!



Good Luck to all you hunters! Be safe and enjoy this precious time of year!!!!

TEAM T BUCK POLE UPDATE!

Add another beauty to the carnage! RT bagged this fat pumpkin belly 8 point with his stick and string!

Nice JOB!

And here is the dandy 52 point I shot in my backyard while I was weeding the garden. Never hurts to keep a bow/arrow handy! You never know when they will walk up on ya!

The Griswold TEAM T Christmas Light Show!

For years I have wanted to put up Christmas Lights to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Today, I finally braved the roof peaks and GOT R DONE! (click on the pics to enlarge)














A grand total of 2000 lights from Family Dollar.

Even the Japanese Beetle Tree gets some lights this year.

I got "caught up in the moment" while photographing the lights.....Man I love this time of year!

Many might think this is a tad too early but I'm in the Holiday Mood and I'm trashy so up the lights go! I would have you know that all are on timers as well!

Christmas Trees and FISHIN TREES

Well, as always, I put up my Christmas Tree early this year.......And rented National Lampoons Christmas Vacation....I feel so much like ol Clark Griswold.....



And I went trolling for big Walleye and Pike tonight in the dark.....Thought I had the big one on. Fought this big ol' monster for about 10 minutes.....I was trying not to horse the damn thing in thinking it might be a world record GUN LAKE MUSKIE!!!! Much to my surprise, it was a decomposed tree that weighed 21 pounds! DAMNIT. At first I was very disappointed and then laughed my ass off in the pitch dark serenity of Gun Lake as I hauled it into the boat at about 10:30pm tonight...


Two trees in one day....Not bad! How ironic it is to handle my Christmas Tree in the House and then someone's decomposed Christmas Tree they put in Gun Lake!!!!!!!!!!!

Stay tuned for the TEAM T Griswold Christmas lights going up tomorrow night!!!!!