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Hows the walleye fishing going?
Pepper to whitethorne is tough for a jonboat. Long float, also.
My friend is Jim Richmond. Retired Army Corps of Engineers and long time outfitter and guide, both in WVA and VA. He's a raft guy, runs a good trip and has been on all sections of the river and knows them well. I have no idea of his availability, just that he loves to run and may accommodate you or have a suggestion.
Edit: I will erased Jim's phone from this post. He doesn't solicit business and if anyone needs it, I'll provide it again.
First guess, Egbert:
"13-0 but no votes to CFB Playoff."
Second guess:
One of the people Whit talked to that encouraged him to keep Fuente.
I 'member when we used to get a preseason ranking of #11 in all of CFB
Someone hoping we shock the world so then they can claim clairvoyance
GT was missing their starting QB for a big stretch of their losses.
Agree on FSU. Honestly think Castellanos is a downgrade at QB and that's saying a ton
Honestly have a bigger problem being behind Pitt and NC State. They were both 3-5 in ACC and both played weak sauce OOC.
Honestly, this sounds about right to me. Maybe a little low. Guessing more like 9 or 10. But honestly, how many of the teams ahead of us do we really expect to be better then?
This is fine with me anyway. Maybe it gets the team riled up and a chip on their shoulder. I'd rather be pleased on the upside than disappointed again.
On first instinct, 11 seems low but I'm trying to justify why we are clearly better than the 2-3 teams above us, and I can't.
GT I think is overvalued...yes, they beat Miami and played UGA tough, but they were also a 7-6 team last year.
FSU -- I just don't see it at all, they can't be much worse than last year but I really don't see them as better than a .500 team.
Lol, who gave VT a first place vote?
Combine Sam Jackson and beer gets you drunk
Ah a thigh man I see, excellent taste
FSU is too damn high!
The arts are fantastic here, the plays, musicals, symphonies and everything else is so much more abundant. I've seen rhe terracotta soldiers for like $5 travel costs. I've seen Andy Warhol exhibits and lots of other amazing things. To me it is the biggest saving grace of NoVa. I've never gone to a historical site because it was a historical site.
You aren't the only one who didn't understand. I said they didn't have much of a Canadian accent despite coming from Nova Scotia.
He also vocally recanted and apologized for the racist remarks later in his life.
The first week of my freshman year when I heard people say they were from NoVa, I thought they transferred from Villanova. And I'm from Richmond!
Really good podcast covering the highs and lows of Hulk Hogan, from being the most popular, most willing contributor to the Make-a-wish foundation, to screwing over coworkers, to proudly calling himself a racist.
For the last couple years I have been primarily just fishing Claytor. We have had a big fish kill of striped bass due to the low rain and heat. Lots floating dead.
I appreciate your response. If you have a number and don't care to share it, that may be the best bet given our situation. I can provide you with an email if you don't want to post it on here.
Other than hiring an outfitter I think our best option would be to putt up and down from a boat ramp as far as we can and try to pick up a few fish. The only ones I've launched my prop motor from are the one below Claytor Dam, Bissett, and Whitethorne. I've got a jon boat if we could put together a float, but I don't think I can get another crew together to make the put in and take out work. Although Pepper's Ferry to Whitethorne would be awesome and it's been too long since I've been through there.
It is late to book a guided trip, but probably not impossible. Yep, it'll cost ya some bucks for sure, but as one who knows, it's worth it. Float trip in raft offers a much bigger experience than being confined to what you can reach from the boat ramp, both above and below, and floating through with your rig would not be advisable anyway.
I'm too far out of the biz to know who to call, but hopefully one of our bros here can come up with someone to call. A 10 year old would definitely love the trip, a guide can provide a much better chance to catch decent fish and even to give him tips to help future endeavors.
Whitethorne on a summer Sunday will likely be very busy, but at least you would have a fair amount of river to run up and float down, but fishing might be tough with a crowd. I know one raft guide who may be available on short notice if he's not booked already. Let me know if you need a contact number.
We are Douche Nouveau though, unfortunately. Old money douchery still holding us down.
I was raised in Fairfax County so feel comfortable hating on much of the northern VA region.
I'd argue there are some nice parts that actually have character and charm but much of NOVA is culturally neutered.
I've always said Charlottesville is a cool little city. Its unfortunate that UVA students live there, too.
Gets a chuckle out of most folks, including UVA grads.
Ditto. The only time I got to go out was when we were traveling, my birthday or good report cards. The Chinese place in Odenton was my go to for my elementary years.
Then there was pizza hut for a personal pan pizza when you read so many books.