Them Threes!

Well, folks, as shown above, Them Threes, indeed, saw The south Rise Ag’in with a plurality of its constituency from the Carolinas and the residue balance from the West Coast.  What a grand time it was for all, as each night, thanks to the flown-in assistance of Mark “Z-Man” and his now Yellw Hat doffing bride Julie “Z-Woman” Zion, the Threes were smothered in marvelous h.d.’s Southern style, all the way from bbq pork sliders to Pimento cheese blintzes in between three days of fishing where, get this, the weather was actually delightful—in the mid-80’s each of the Threes’ fishing days!

 

While the Ones and Twos fared more chilling weather but landed twenty eight (count ‘em!) twenty inch fish, Dem Threes lived up to their name and only caught and released three of same—one by Carolinian contractor Jeff “LJ” Sullivan and the other by yours truly, RCR, and his fish son Tyler “Lefty Clausen”, earning the first and last of the trio Yellow Shirts the fish size for which for the Ones and Twos would have barely passed for honorable mentions.  But that’s fishing folks, and by the volume of Southern bourbon that was imbibed by this masterful group the paucity of the moment was not lost on this group—not by a long shot!!

 

Every night’s boat report was heard to acclaim “my best day of fishing” by more than one Three, showing to all that it is the magnificence of the Extravaganza experience and not just the measure of the tape that draws most important measure.  For example, Gary “RX” Jones brought his bride of now 38 years Juli “Da Teach” Jones with him from South Carolina with the expectation that she would just be his “camera woman” but, lo and behold, once a fly rod found her hand and once there never left—catching initially white fish but then graduating with great pride to rainbows and cutthroats.  As you will see in her après fishing separate post of thanks, Da Teach now realizes that “a river runs through me!”

 

Thanks to North Carolinians Ray “The Garret” Garruto and Max “The Bag Boy” Richardson for bringing not only LJ along with them but also Palmetto contractors Greg “The Poacher” Caniff and his wonderful bride “Maryn County” as well as bridge builder Jim “JET” Triplett who unfortunately had to return a day early to attend to pressing business matters at home (but not before taking a Yellow Hat with him!)

 

And what a delight it was to have the “Sailors Four” from the Richmond (CA, that is) Yacht Club back in and amongst Them Threes, with two of them (“Little Richard” Deveau and Scott “Not So Flash” Gordon) packing Yellow to take back with them while “The Mamadore” Susan Hubbard and now-aptly named Cindi “The Relocator” Deveau carry their bags for them in due honor.

 

Bravo, Threes…indeed, the South DID again Rise again under your auspices and I can’t wait for the sequel next year!

 

Best to all from the now-concluding scene of it all,

 

Rock Creek Ron

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