[DanaMac]

How many of you take a vacation in the summer when things are busy? Sprinkler biz in Colorado is limited to about March 15 to Dec 1, so we have to make money during those months.

I just took 2 weeks in Montana (smokey as heck due to the fires). I was impressed with the way my technician handled things here. He is also a friend of mine and stayed at my house to take care of the dogs. He was able to troubleshoot a couple of things on his own that I didn't think he would have been able to.

I just think it's a waste to not vacation during the nice summer months. I've also taken a few long weekends for hot air ballooning (a buddy of mine is a pilot and I crew for him). Going up to Snowmass in mid-Sept as well. Have also been to Albuquerque in Oct in the past.

Just curious if you all wait until winter when things slow down.

 

[Team Gopher]

Hi DanaMac,

Here is an older thread for you

Vacationing!!!!!!!

 

[Mark B]

Well I just got a kayak to fish from so I like to go in the afternoons. I live to set da hook on somin. This fall when the stripers start running on da coast I hope to take 2 weeks off and fish. A man has got to have time to play.

 

[NC_Irrigator]

I go down to the virgin islands at least twice a year. St thomas, st john etc

 

[DUSTYCEDAR]

i take vacation in 1 day intervills or quit early just cant afford to let things go for to long but i am trying to go soon

 

[HBFOXJr]

I leave early every Fri afternoon from mid may to Halloween to spend weekends on my boat. Doing a 4 day weekend this weekend and plan to fish as much as conditions allow.

See Me on the Weekend

 

[HBFOXJr]

Atlantic Ocean at the top and lower Barnegat Bay where the marina sits. I'm in the marina sticking out into the water. The breezes are tropical, sunsets spectacular, the drinks plentiful and cool and the women are the very best a man can meet.

 

[Mark B]

What kind of boat do you have? Would it be a 70 ocean yatch fully loaded with outriggers, and all those gold reels?

 

[HBFOXJr]

No biggie. 26ft Sea Ray Sundancer. Same view as the big boats at a fraction of the cost. We can only go to 40 ft on a few boats in this place. Sometimes I fish from mine and sometimes I go with a friend on one of the bigger ones.

 

[Mark B]

Sweet I hear that the albies are starting to show up in some spots close to you. I can't wait till the fall when they come down here I'm going to go try my luck with them in my kayak.

 

[SprinklerGuy]

hb....get off the darn boat and chime on on some of these very importantthreads you are missing man! Help a guy out would ya?

 

[DanaMac]

The fish were huge in Montana

 

[DanaMac]

this trip was so relaxing

 

[Mark B]

Hey Dana the fish might on da little side but that sure looks very relaxing. I have never used a fly rod before I looked at one at wal mart. The surroundings looks beautiful. That water is super clear.

 

[SprinklerGuy]

C'mon Dana....you can do better than that right here at home.....course it will cost you a little......unless you clean 100 more fish for me some day!

That blue sky looks familiar doesn't it?

As for vacationing, I do it a little here and a little there...as Dana knows. Long weekends for us are Wednesday to Sunday...we took 5 of those this year...although we didn't go far at all. When I get back there is stack of notes on my computer 2 feet high.....and stacks and stacks of paperwork. Mostly my fau;t cuz I won't delegate some of the stuff.

I think you almost have to do it, but there should be systems in place in your absence.

 

[DanaMac]

I did catch a few others bigger than that. Not huge, but the smaller ones tend to put up a good fight too.

We've done quite a few of the 3-4 day weekend getaways as well. Mainly for ballooning. Actually, we have a big balloon fest this weekend over labor day here in town. Tony and GroundMaster - let me know if you are going to come out. I'll let ya know where we are and what balloon. I myself don't go up too often. We tend to have "incidents" when I go up. Although I did go up Sunday and no problems.

 

[Ground Master]

Dana-I used to take my daughter to the balloon fest several years back, but haven't gone for a few years. It seems the weather doesn't cooperate or we go camping instead. But, let me what balloon your in, we may just check it out. -Tom

 

[Ground Master]

Like most of you guys I take several 3 to 4 day mini-vacations through out the summer.......its the only way to get away from things for awhile.

We are going to Boston and then York, Maine for 10 days in mid September thou-----not actually a "summer" vacation, but pretty close.

 

[HBFOXJr]

This is a 106 lb yellow fin tuna. Not as big as they get but it won 1st place and $850 in a club tournament last Sept. We had another at about 96 lbs and 4 bluefin tuna in the 60-75 lb range.

 

[HBFOXJr]

This was our first hook up as we trolled into the canyon just at sunset. The owners son is on the rod.