Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 65 Entries. Thursday, January 21 View Page the hot dogs were a little salty.   Tuesday, March 15 View Page thank you gene! the chickens smell great!   Thursday, April 21 View Page reminder to self, started all seeds today.....   Wednesday, April 27 View Page one can only dream of this 1996 SUZUKI X90,with 4-wheel drive.   Thursday, April 28 View Page thank you so much jim and matt. you guys are the best!   Saturday, May 7 View Page thanks joe and sue jutras. enjoyed the morning with ya. even though you made me work..........lol.   Friday, May 20 View Page nice having sam home from college.   Saturday, May 21 View Page previous entry matt,, spot #3   Friday, May 27 View Page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3jJRaI_cdY this is an old pic video I did., sums up my luck every year, lol. but still gets me in the mood to grow every year...   Monday, June 6 View Page 5 maters hit the dirt today. 2x 3.8 Connolly's 8.36 boudyo 4.57 MacCoy 8.41 MacCoy with 12 more to go.   Friday, June 17 View Page still more room on top, think my son wants to ride shotgun....gonna grill the fish fresh on the boat.   Friday, June 17 View Page made it to the lake, got stuck turning the boat around!!!! this was 2 days ago at a pond I fish frequently, wonder what caused this mistake....   Friday, June 17 View Page dumb idea boat on roof. changed options.......   Wednesday, June 22 View Page final tally of maters in the dirt. 20 plants this year. low germ rates, I tried 5seeds from john youngs 5.44 mater, sad try on my part, not one of them germed. also my fav from sam did not germ. ended up with these, hope to get at least one of them to a weigh off... 3@ 3.3 king (domingo) 2@ 3.54 king (domingo) 2@ 3.36 Connolly ,I thought the label said 3.8??? 1@ 4.47 maccoy , tried 4 seeds, ugggg. 2@ 4.18 cole 3@ 4.80 boyce 2@ 5.80 osmala 2@ 5.85 boudyo 2@ 8.36 boudyo 1@ 8.41 maccoy now if I can keep them alive. I only have 2 maters set so far, the plants have been staggered in growth for the season. also using wow packets, noticed my maters are wicked green, I mean dark green. they look purty. lol.   Wednesday, June 22 View Page fished fathers day for 4 hours at spot #3, it was on fire with the full moon, all pigs today. 30 bass, largest was 4.47.   Wednesday, June 22 View Page shawn even let his dad reel a couple in, good kid.   Wednesday, June 22 View Page oh look what I found this morning, just gotta love those seeds you can see..... lol.   Saturday, June 25 View Page maters are kicking in now...   Saturday, June 25 View Page 1st set, only a double.....   Tuesday, June 28 View Page 1998.5 jutras x 1676.5 daletas 12 feet.   Tuesday, June 28 View Page 64 days till Woodstock.......   Tuesday, June 28 View Page I sorta like this one on the 8.36.   Tuesday, June 28 View Page ok so now I know to rotate my phone.......   Tuesday, June 28 View Page anthesis in the morning.   Tuesday, June 28 View Page 1676.5 x 1998.5 . Perfect 5. 12'   Thursday, June 30 View Page dale, for you..... thanks for the honest e-mail. sorry for your loss.   Saturday, July 2 View Page dirty deeds in the morning.   Sunday, July 3 View Page 3.54 king   Sunday, July 3 View Page 4.18 cole   Monday, July 4 View Page The 1676.5 date should be july 3rd. Antheses july 4th.   Monday, July 4 View Page 1676.5 all bagged up   Friday, July 8 View Page 1998.5 x self. 15'. perfect 5 lobe, 6 males jumped her. leaf burn is out of control.   Tuesday, July 12 View Page the "sludgepumpkin" mat is under the chosen one on the 1998.5, it still pains me to cut sides <<:( side note: dale had my 9mm by my side for my foot, just in case.   Wednesday, July 13 View Page nice shape, and orange, never had one this orange this young, god I am turning into norm...lol   Thursday, July 14 View Page I think the package said "zakalicious" will see if I can find that info...   Thursday, July 14 View Page now I know this package said "big something"   Tuesday, July 19 View Page Shawn caught his first striper today. Thank you mr. Jutras.   Wednesday, July 20 View Page I don't always drink bud light when discussing my latest plant tissue report. But when i do. I do it naked with my pants on the table. Sorry joe. Lol.   Thursday, July 28 View Page thank you norm and cathy for the unexpected lunch today. and those green tomato's,,, mmmmmmm. oh and your kins look ok.   Friday, July 29 View Page So so slow...   Friday, July 29 View Page Day 2. Had to tie this one up early.   Saturday, July 30 View Page stopped all growth on 5 mater plants @4'   Saturday, July 30 View Page Test. Clam cakes   Sunday, July 31 View Page now I know why the 1998.5 was so slow, lost 4' of the main. its done.......   Sunday, July 31 View Page Removed the main.   Sunday, July 31 View Page I refuse to give up. Planted a back up plant.   Sunday, July 31 View Page Only 4 days old. Growing fast. This ones on dan's 4.57.   Sunday, July 31 View Page diary entry # 41 is the same mater as the last post, fastest one I have seen for me...   Sunday, July 31 View Page 31 days till Woodstock, hope obie has something for the fair, its nice to see him every year. and 50 days till durham. can't wait...   Tuesday, August 2 View Page 1st mater of the season. 3.15 off of the 3.36 Connolly   Sunday, August 21 View Page Took Samantha fishing yesterday. She goes back to college on Tuesday. Only 17 bass . Only 2 hours though. Will miss her this fall.   Wednesday, September 7 View Page 3000 pounds of mush   Tuesday, September 20 View Page Durham fair   Saturday, September 24 View Page Norm's such a leader......   Friday, October 7 View Page Thanks sue and joe jutras. Had the best time tautog fishing. You guys are the best.   Monday, October 10 View Page Welcome to the 5,500lb club mr Connolly. What a year you had! Only a handful of growers belong to this elite group.   Saturday, October 15 View Page Ya-all might need this next march. Get it now!   Friday, December 2 View Page the big show: passport ,done. room reservation, done. pay gpc, done. just need to make some shine for eddy z.   Monday, December 5 View Page had a great time on the cod boat today. gene and joe killed them.....   Tuesday, December 6 View Page needed a cool place to store my bait...   Tuesday, December 6 View Page jutras, I found your reel,,   Monday, December 19 View Page Thanks gene and team pumpkin. Love the new jacket! !   Wednesday, December 21 View Page 2 inches of ice. Hour and a half at lunch today. 1 hole. 12 perch and 2 bluegill. Wish for more ice.   Friday, December 23 View Page MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL.....   Friday, December 23 View Page 3 1/2 hours today, ran out of bait, 43 fish. non stop action. 8 tilts and 2 jigging rods. shawn had 4 flags at once, never seen that before.. fun time.....