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I cannot lie, I’m not that spry still angling is my game but never had luck with walleye pickerel by Ontario's name. We're windbound on Wasaksina waiting for the west wind to wane We're windbound on Wasaksina with walleye all to blame. Wasaksina Lake up Temagami way has a wicked western fetch there's trout, pike and bass, but hey was walleye we came to ketch. We're windbound on Wasaksina waiting for the west wind to wane We're windbound on Wasaksina with walleye all to blame. Came in late fall, paddling two canoes made camp on the big middle isle then west wind blew and waves tall grew we knew we were there for a while. We're windbound on Wasaksina waiting for the west wind to wane We're windbound on Wasaksina with walleye all to blame.. Grub was short so we fished the lee in hopes of a good fish fry jigging for a few crappie but felt the tug of a good walleye We're windbound on Wasaksina waiting for the west wind to wane We're windbound on Wasaksina with walleye all to blame. The fish it started a good strong run to the screech of my fishing reel if we lost the lee, knew we were done tightened drag to bring fish to heel We're windbound on Wasaksina waiting for the west wind to wane We're windbound on Wasaksina with walleye all to blame. The reel smoked, thought all was lost but then the fish she turned slack line, a gust, canoe was tossed empty hook was all returned. We're windbound on Wasaksina waiting for the west wind to wane We're windbound on Wasaksina with walleye all to blame.

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Date: 4/3/2016 11:32:00 AM
My apologies, I seem to be repeating myself.
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Date: 4/2/2016 2:18:00 PM
It is ur own style Dave. Completely new to me. Very nice......
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D.W. Rodgers
Date: 4/3/2016 11:30:00 AM
Thanks Manmath, we all must try to find our voice.
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D.W. Rodgers
Date: 4/2/2016 9:55:00 PM
Thanks Manmath, we all must try to find our voice.
Date: 3/30/2016 6:29:00 PM
Very different take, Dave. More about fishing and memories than the wind ... but the wind definitely had a role in this lyrical type story. Very enjoyable.
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D.W. Rodgers
Date: 3/30/2016 9:09:00 PM
Thanks Tim sorry for double post not sure why. This comes from notes of a canoe/fishing trip where we were windbound for 2 days.
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D.W. Rodgers
Date: 3/30/2016 9:05:00 PM
Thanks Brian, I've never fished Lake of the Woods but I have put a line in waters near Dryden and last summer while bashing portages with the Friends of Wabakimi http://friendsofwabakimi.org/
Date: 3/30/2016 1:45:00 PM
Hi Dave, Congrats on your win with this excellent ode to walleye! As a boy, I fished for them on Lake of the Woods, which straddles the U.S.-Canadian border--half in Minnesota and half in Manitoba. Cheers, Brian
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D.W. Rodgers
Date: 3/30/2016 3:27:00 PM
Thanks Brian, I've never fished Lake of the Woods but I have put a line in waters near Dryden and last summer while bashing portages with the Friends of Wabakimi http://friendsofwabakimi.org/
Date: 3/30/2016 1:09:00 AM
Wonderful poetry n win Dave .. big congrats!
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D.W. Rodgers
Date: 3/30/2016 8:57:00 AM
Thanks Dr. Sharma
Date: 3/29/2016 6:48:00 PM
Dave, congratulations on your win, I really enjoyed your poem, although fishing is not a skill I am very good at ~
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D.W. Rodgers
Date: 3/30/2016 8:56:00 AM
Thanks BW
Date: 3/29/2016 6:09:00 PM
Wow, lots of w's, your write rolls like the wind blown. Well done :-)
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D.W. Rodgers
Date: 3/30/2016 8:55:00 AM
Thanks Casarah
Date: 3/29/2016 4:16:00 AM
Congratulations on a well deserved placement in my elements contest, the whole tale was fantastic
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D.W. Rodgers
Date: 3/29/2016 9:44:00 AM
Thanks Brian, this ditty has been hanging around since the incident and yuor contest ot me to write it. There will be more verses which I'll add now that the the contest is over and I can go over 20 lines. I'm never sure how a repeating refrain show be counted.

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