Toledo Trip Report - Financial Statement

[stomp]

Recently, my character has been called into question on Facebook and on other web sites. Apparently, this stems from my actions on a recent fishing trip to Toledo with Big Dave. Like everyone, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes. However, I do pay all my taxes, including the tax on income made from this web site. I do repay my debts. I don't think that I'm a "douche".

I offer up my side of the story, for consideration by those who have heard the other side. Here's my rough accounting of the trip expenses:

Notes:

• Guide: I thought @captrog deserved more than US $100, so I e-mailed him a Cabela's gift card for US $100 upon my return (not shown above).
• Groceries*: I figure I ate about 20% worth of the groceries. I can't eat cookies and M&Ms due to high cholesterol.
• Dinner*: Big Dave bought my dinner, which was a grilled chicken sandwich costing US $10 (and was 10% off cuz I paid for the hotel room and we got a discount).
• Rods and Lures: Big Dave kept all the rods and lures after the trip. I could have brought my own had I known there would be a charge for rod rental.
• Cabelas: Big Dave wanted to return an expensive rain suit he had recently purchased, so we took a significant side trip to Cabelas. No big deal, I wanted to go there. Dave had a US $50 Cabelas gift card that I converted to US cash for him and then I used the card to buy some gloves (I thought I was helping him out).
• The Infamous Spilled Beer: I poured a 1/2 box of Baking Soda in the hatch area where Dave's beer blew and then vacuumed it out a couple of days later. My wife wasn't thrilled and I won't be borrowing her car again.

Now, I did catch the 2 big fish of the day, but the biggest was 8.9 lbs, not 9.5 lbs. as reported elsewhere. I did tell Dave beforehand that if I was cleaning the fish, I was keeping the fish for my in-laws, who are both 89. He could have taken his fish with him. I didn't think that 4 small, uncleaned, walleye, that were the size of some of the thousands of Hastings perch Big Dave sees yearly, would cause such a fuss.... but here we are.

 

[angler]

This has to be a joke , but I don't get it ?

 

[lifesabeech]

WOW ....what is wrong with some people ? Some one needs to be a "man" and stop the childish chit !!! if there is a problem wouldnt it be a much better idea to speak DIRECTLY to the person you have a problem with rather than TRASH them on other sites or Facebook ? To lose a friendship over such trivial chit is a REAL SHAME !
I personally have never met either of you gentleman ....but you seem like GREAT guys !!! hopefully cooler heads prevail, good luck fella,s

 

[stomp]

There's nothing more for me to say. Dave said he is contacting a lawyer about this.

 

[HTHM]

We all know that you are a "character", but this appears to be as egregious as the Walleye & Braggin Rights kerfuffle. WE NEED SOFT WATER, winternet should end now!
I really hope this a joke.

 

[G.Mech]

I saw the other forum and I have to admit the post really was not complimentary and seemed pretty unnecessary to me....it's too bad it went this far over a few fish.