Today was a beautiful day! And after getting a few chores done, I just couldn't keep myself from hooking the boat up to the truck. After checking the regs, I headed up to Sabatus Pond, just outside of Lewiston, for a little Bass / Pike fishing. It's only an hour from my home and it always affords itself to some sort of fishing action.

When I arrived, I noticed a family walking towards the ramp taking in a little sun. I asked them if they had brought thier float rig and they looked at me a little puzzled. {Maybe they should subscribe to this blog.}

After giving them a chance to walk down to the dock, I brought my boat up to the landing in preperation to launch. I do a "walk around" to check the boat and ramp before launching. The sun was bright and I was chipper as I walked down to the dock.

As I approched the dock, I noticed the water had been lowered in the pond for fall clean up. This is a normal practice for some ponds. The water level is lowered several feet to allow property owners to take in docks and do what ever needs to be done.

To my surprize, this was not good for me. The ramp was apparently damaged by ice the previous year and was not passable at this water level. A 2 foot by 8 long piece of concrete layed right in the middle of one side of the ramp. On the other side was a large pot hole. I hadn't noticed this when the water was several feet higher.

It was around 2:00 PM when I noticed this and thought it too late to try another location. Disappointed, I headed back home in seach of my float rig.

----What is it used for? The answer is A. A float rig is used to fish live bait.----

I decided to start the process of putting my boat away when I got home and going through my gear. It's a good time of year to get your gear in order.

If I could only find that float rig!

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