Forget-Me-Nots...

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I'm sure we have all had that day when we forgot one of the most important things back at home, and had to resort to the extreme to make ends meet.

....Let me share my latest one with you. I was waiting for my father to drop off his truck so that I could use it to lug my livewell around the coastline. I started to prepare everything so that I would be ready to go as soon as he arrived. I placed everything neatly on the curb so that the exchange wouldn't last more than a "Hi dad.....Bye dad"..two minute drill. I leaned my rod on the fence, neatly tied the rope from the herring basket and placed it inside, slipped into my waders to save some time when I arrived at the run, grabbed a bucket to make the water exchange... folded my wading jacket (rain coat ) after putting a package of Gamaskzu livelining hooks in the pocket...along with a bag of sunflower seeds. I checked the screen on the livewell to make sure it was healthy. I checked the charge on my cellphone, grabbed my scale...just in case ...and one last trip to the "boys" room ..I even tied a hook on because he was taking too long.

..He finally shows up, and we make the exchange. I head straight to a D & Ds for a cup of coffee then grab the high way. While driving I grab a favorite cassette and start singing along..anticipating a good night of fishing after I grab some Herring.

.....ok, I finally arrive at the run...I grab the bucket and head down to a clean spot from which I'll be getting my water from. I make about 5 trips to fill the livewell and then I make sure its free of debris. Next I place the bucket in the bed of the truck and grab the net. THE NET!!!.... WHAT NET???!!!! ....I had forgotten to grab the net. I guess I was lucky that there weren't many people there to laugh at me as I chased herring around with a 5 gallon bucket...

Needless to say, it wasn't a very productive night!!...I did manage some herring though...along with getting pretty wet!!!


....two questions:

1. How many of you figured out it was the net, before you got to the bottom??

2. Whats your latest story about forgetting something major??...(and not your favorite plug either...something IMPORTANT!...