Gotta hate it when a vacation ends on a bad note like that. Good to hear you had a good time fishing though.
You missed a discussion about the cheaters while you were gone. It actually started hours after you left. They are not legal in NH, whether you only run one rod or not. So leave that idea for Maine. Didn't want to see you get in trouble trying it here.
Take care.
Slip - thanks for the heads up. If they are not legal in NH, they are off limits... I wonder about the technical "legality" of cheaters elsewhere. I did not ask any fisheries people in Maine, just other fisherman who were doing it... Good news for Winni folks is you all don't seem to have any problems boating a lot of fish without them!
It is a real bummer to end a vacation like that like Slkipknpt said, but it could have been worse and happened on the way to Moosehead. Now that's a real bummer, been there, done that.
Not worth hauling my barge up there eh, whew that a relief.
Thanks the comments guys. My wife and I discussed just what John S. said -- what if it were on the way to Moosehead? That trip is 8.5 - 9 hrs at 75-80 mph ("highway trolling speed"). What a nightmare that would have been. Fortunately its a "work" truck and we'll get the motor replaced and relegate it to "local" work. Now I've got to find a new truck...
We're getting 2+ in of rain.
P.S. I've got to get up to Winni for a trip out with one of you guys this fall. I can't tow right now, but I'm seaworthy...
