ever had one of those days.

Hit the local lake this morning for a few hours and had one of those days you wonder why you even went.    Got about half way to the lake and had a flat on the trailer, no biggy. 
 
Got to the lake and backed the boat half way  down the ramp and loaded the boat, no one else was there.  Did my usual routine of putting in poles,  tackle, life jacket, etc.  Unhooked the boat from the trailer on the rear and the clasp from the front.  I have a 30 foot line tied to the boat so I just can back in the boat let it float off and pull up and pull it to the dock.  Forgot to tie the line to the trailer.  OPPS.  Boat goes floating off and there I sat for an hour before someone was nice enough to get my boat back to the docks for me.
 
Got the motor started and started trolling.  Picked up 3 eyes in 10 minutes 26, 23 1/2 and a 16 incher. ALL RIGHT, I was thinking it might not be such a bad day after all.
 
 Removing the big eye  from the net the fish thrashes and one of the barbs of the treble hook goes deep in my index fingure with fish still attached.  Had to push it through and cut it off with side cutters and slide it back out.  Now I know why the fish was thrashing around so much, dang that hurt.
 
Don't know if I came out ahead or even but I guess tommorrow is another day lets just hope it isn't a Groundhog Day rerun.

Bad days are often followed by good days

Yes today. Broke my own rule. Don't troll alone. Reef runner  thru the thumb. Almost one in the head from the other pole. Motor started starving for fuel when I tried to get up and go. Plugged I guess. Other tank worked.
Load the boat drive home holding my reef runner or it holding onto me.

Here's my question, why not just jump in and swim to the boat instead I waiting and hoping somebody would show up and get the boat for you?

I've stripped down to my boxers and jumped in in mid November, with temps in the upper 30's, out duck hunting on the river to get the boat after my buddy backed in before I had the rope. Wouldn't be to bad cause I dried off and sat in the truck for a couple mins to warm up but it was also pouring down rain and my dry clothes fell out of the truck and into a puddle. I still put the waders on with nothing but a dry t-shirt and dry jacket. Wasn't going to pass up what we knew was going to be a great hunt. Needless to say by the end of it I was frozen but we both limited.

Middle of summer I would have jumped in without thinking twice and then dried off while fishing.

You got 3 eyes. Good day...WF