Quarter mile from the launch, a stump found our trolling motor before we did. Board snapped clean. Drove home, came back with a saw and a drill. Ninety minutes later we were back on the water.
River was the lowest I’ve ever paddled it. Camped with a gator across the channel. Lost a pole to a catfish in the night. Tina caught the biggest fish of the trip the next morning — camera wasn’t running.
The St. Mary’s took three things from us. We called it even.