Re: Smith patch and Fishing trip

Kevin,

I am just about to send you some results of seeds you sent me .
I want to make sure I have the correct address.
Are you still on Date Ave?

Thanks
Curt

Pumpkinpirate1@aol.com wrote:

>Hi List
>Well, it has been as crazy as you can imagine with a 18 month old here at  
>the Smith house. Well, as it goes for the patch I have a cover crop of  annual 
>rye (worked great last year) growing wonderfully and that is all I have  done 
>to the patch. Reason is Tomorrow Nikki (my wife) and I are going looking  for a 
>House to buy. In Los Angeles area a house with a 50 ft X 100  ft lot is 
>pretty big. The one I rent is 6000 sqft including the house. We  are looking in an 
>area called Acton, CA the lots are Five Acres and it is only  about 20 minutes 
>farther away from work due to traffic. So this year i PROBABLY  won't be able 
>to grow pumpkins But you NEVER know about me !! 
>    Last Monday I got Hired to be a "Union Pole Lineman  Apprentice" so I 
>start my 4 1/2 Year probation Climbing and working on  Electrical powerlines. I 
>have been working and studying for a couple of years  now getting ready and my 
>family is very proud even though "Pole Lineman" is  within the top 6 Deadliest 
>jobs in the world...
>   
>   OK Last I wrote I was going on a fishing trip AND WOW DID I  ...... 
> I set out on the "Independence" _http://www.independencesportfishing.com/_ 
>(http://www.independencesportfishing.com/) 
>Fishing boat out of Point Loma, San Diego California. I cannot explain to  y
>ou as a fisherman How incredible this Ship was. it was Absolutely Everything A  
>fisherman could need. The crew was great the food beat ANY Restaurant I have  
>ever been to NO KIDDING. We were targeting Giant Yellowfin Tuna (Allison 
>Tuna)  which they had been catching the last few weeks before the trip on all the 
>boats  that were heading to the fishing grounds we were targeting. you had to  
>have at least two Rods and reels able to handle 135 LB test and you had to be 
> ready to pull for your life. i was the lightest rigged angler on the boat 
>but i  knew i had to make up for my lighter tackle by overpowering the fish. on 
>the two  and a half straight days of travel down to the fishing grounds 
>everyone told me  i was under tackled and i was worried. the first evening of 
>fishing i caught and  landed a 196  LB Yellowfin tuna. the next day i landed two one 
> was 170 lbs and 189. the third day i landed a 216 and a 239 LB tuna  for a  
>total of five fish, 170, 189, 196, 216 and 239. only one angler caught one 
>fish  more then me and most anglers caught two or three but NO ONE did not get a  
>trophy fish. i made up the difference in my fishing equipment by fishing a  
>different fighting style then the other anglers and when everyone else took  45 
>minutes to an hour to bring in the fish i averaged 10 minutes and was  
>featured in the "Western outdoor News" stating that. Wow what a trip !!! if you  
>EVER want a trip of a Lifetime contact the Independence and schedule a trip  
>there is absolutely no other boat in the fleet that can hold a candle to  it.
>   Take care all and God Bless you on your 2006 Season I will be  watching 
>the list trying to keep up with all of you and DREAMING of Big pumpkins  !!! 
> 
>    Kevin Smith    Squash Buckler
>    PB Squash 789*   PB Pumpkin 758, PB ever 30-  LBS Zane is getting BIG 
>!!!!! 
>
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