@ Spike-A-Pike
Sorry about your motor problems , had such last year too , so I had to row(only have a small collabsible boat)for weeks at season start , since many people like myself didn't bother for motor maintenance through the winter , and all the maintenance services anywhere in Hamburg were stuffed with work , so that it took so long to get my outboard running again
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Taught me a lesson : Maintain your stuff in winter and not a day before your first trip
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But otherwise you should consider yourself lucky for such a great season opening , over here I started out rather slow for once more , I didn't even catch a single nice pike so far , my season opener was a medium sized asp , that struck my "Rapala Down Deep Fat Rap" in my favourite swim , a feeder of the river "Elbe" in Hamburg .
Last weekend my wife wanted to go to some fleamarkets instead of fishing , but luckily for me , one of those events in Hamburg took place next to one of the many canals and ponds in the city , so I could make some casts , whilst she was spending money
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Tried a small "Fat Rap" , and after a "Shakespeare Big S" , but finally only one of my homemade "Banana-Lures" (check gallery) convinced a small pike to have lunch .
I was heading out for more , but when fishing , time passes so fast and soon my wife got back and I had to leave
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Only hope , things would get better
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Greetz , diemai
