2024 Pre-Trip

What to bring:

Wet bag (shoes, clothes, sleeping stuff)

• Sleeping stuff:
  • Sleeping bag (lightweight)
  • Sleeping pad
  • Pillow
  • Tent (David might be sourcing this)
• Dry shoes
• Something to cover up arms/legs at night for bugs
• Wallet/keys/ID
• Charcoal for grill (David might be sourcing this)

Fishing Gear

• rod/reel, backup rod/reel
• tackle
  • Could bring tackle box but probably want a subset of it
    • Pliers, clippers, knife, etc
  • 3 inch tube jigs: hollow with a little skirt w/ a lead jig up its butt
    • pumpernickel: greenish brown w/ purple and red specks
    • Brownish green to brown orange color

Food:

• Have to figure out food - usually something fun: steak for dinner, sandwich meat
• PB&J, lunchmeat for sandwiches, chips, etc

Itinerary:

Thursday evening:

• Pack up everything and get it in the truck/car

Friday:

• Leave town at 7/8 am
• Get up there at noon
• We'll have 3 vehicles, we don't need to pay anyone to drive our car to the end. We'll just have Tommy and AJ drop off a car.
• Get on the river and float for 4ish hours (get to campsite around 4/6)
• Set up camp
• Fish for a bit
• Dinner (Something fun, steak, etc)

Saturday:

• Float/fish all day (6/8 hours)
• Campfire, dinner, etc

Sunday:

• Float/fish for 2-3 hours
• We drive up to pick up our other vehicle at entry point
• Drive back to exit point and pack up
• Drive home
• Plan next trip 😊

Stuff David is bringing so you don't have to

• Map, compass
• Extra heavy 3mil garbage bags for water protection (not really waterproof)
• Toilet paper
• Toothpaste, camp friendly body/hair soap, sunscreen
• Paper towels
• dish soap
• pot and frying pan
• spatula and tongs, plastic forks, knives and spoons, 2 folding knives.
• gas stove and gas if needed for breakfast, I won't take it if you guys don't need it.
• charcoal, wood, lighter fluid, axe, saw, lighter
• rope
• bug spray and thermacell for around the camp fire.
• 2 water filters. One is a pump and one is a bag. (We don't bring enough water for 3 days)
• tarp for in case it rains at night so we can set it up over us and not have to huddle in the tent.
• 4 folding camp chairs
• 4 life jackets
• 6 man tent
• tent fan
• earplugs, emergency kit, ibuprophen, dramamine, motion sickeness wrist bands
• picinic table lamp
• playing cards and a cribbage board
• 6 unopened bags of tube baits, probably enough for all of us. 3 bags for each boat. Bring your own tackle if you want to.
• 40 or so tube jigs/hooks split between each boat, probably enough for all of us. Bring your own tackle if you want to.
• Line nippers and hemostat/pliars for both boats.
• coffee maker, coffee. I drink it black.
• Friday night: steaks, potatoes and fixins for apple pudgie pies
• Saturday night: spaghetti and fixins for apple pudgie pies
• Small plastic bottle of bourbon.
• 1 medium size soft cooler.

You guys

• Tommy is going to bring another soft cooler
• Saturday morning breakfast: kadin threw out pancakes, butter, peanut butter, syrup. Just figure it out and make sure we have something.
• Saturday lunch: kadin threw out protein bars. Just figure it out and make sure we have something.
• Sunday breakfast: kadin threw out pancakes, butter, peanut butter, syrup. Just figure it out and make sure we have something.
• Sunday lunch: kadin threw out protein bars. Just figure it out and make sure we have something.
• Your own water bottles, tooth brush, coffe mug
• Don't forget hats and sunglasses or your eyes will be shot from 3 days of glare off the water.
• If you don't want just water you'll need to bring your own drinks/booze. Just remember there's limited space and the ice doesn't last all 3 days.
• Try not to bring glass.

We can bring a bag of Sangria which is probably the friendliest wine for those that don't drink wine and it doesn't really need to be cold, let me know.