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The Burchick
family spent the
extended holiday
weekend with the
Betz family at
their waterfront
home on Kerr
Lake. Kerr Lake
is the upper of
the two
Bassmaster
Tournament chain
of Kerr & Gaston
Lakes. Kerr Lake
is 50,000 acres
and has 85-miles
of shoreline,
and straddles
the North
Carolina/Virginia
border. The town
of Henderson is
just off of
Route 85 and is
north of
Durham/Chapel
Hill and south
of
Richmond/Petersburg.
In the
background of
this photo you
can see the Betz
house, dock and
1-acre
waterfront lot. |
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Jeb took
this
largemouth
bass from
Laguna
Beach, while
fishing
alongside a
submerged
tree. He was
using a YUM
4-inch,
green
pumpkin,
mega-tube on
a weighted
worm hook. |
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We put out
catfish
lines on
bottle
floats, and
worked them
throughout
the weekend.
We checked
them a few
times per
day with the
Sea-Doo,
bought in
our catch
and
refreshed
the bait. In
preparation
for our
catfish fry,
we drilled
all of the
catfish to
the side of
the shed to
skin them.
Dan Betz has
a great
set-up with
an outdoor
sink to
clean the
catch-of-the-day. |
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Jeb got a
crankbait
hung up on
the shore
line, and he
hopped out
to fetch the
lure,
claiming he
caught a
rockfish,
which they
do have in
Kerr Lake
(striped
bass). |
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Mark
Burchick,
Amanda Betz
and Zach
White spent
many hours
on Big
Bertha. In
this photo
Amanda holds
on to Zach's
face in
preparation
for an
upcoming
wake-wave. |
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Overboard! |
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Jeb and I
gave it a
ride too,
but at an
acceptable
speed limit. |
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Wearing life
vests
between our
legs, we
were able to
bob and
drink. Patti
and Dan in
the
background
and Michelle
and Jeb in
the
foreground.
We all
beached our
boats and
had a
cookout and
played
horseshoes.
I think we
may have
bobbed for
over an
hour, as
Brian
provided
bartending
services. |
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One benefit
of a
freshwater
lake is no
jellyfish. |
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I caught
this
2.6-pound
largemouth
off of a
submerged
timber pile.
I was using
a YUM
mega-tube
with LPT
(impregnated
live prey
technology
plus salt).
While
fishing in
the cove,
both a
mature and
immature
bald eagle
were perched
on a dead
loblolly
pine at the
water's edge
and watched
as we
played. |
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Showing-off
on my way to
the boat's
livewell. |
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Around the
evening
campfire,
Jeb provides
a tutorial
on how to
make smores. |
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Amanda, Mark
& Zach. |
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Needless to
say, she
went
overboard. |
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Dan and
Patti had
both a
three-seat
Sea-Doo and
a Yamaha
Wave Runner.
The Sea-Doo
is a
powerful,
stable and
dependable
mini-van,
and the Wave
Runner is a
nimble,
lightning
rice-burner. |
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Michelle
enjoys the
sun. We
heard a
rumor that
it was
fairly
overcast and
rainy in
Maryland
this
weekend.
What a
shame. |
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Way cool, I
can see why
jet-skiing
is so
popular. |
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Furby the
miniature
poodle is
the mascot
of the party
barge
pontoon-boat,
named
Redneck
Yacht Club. |
