I for sure know folks read the blog after the last couple days. I got quiet since coming home from Italy and I’ve received a few concerned emails. No need to worry – the blog will go on!
While I knew I wouldn’t run out fishing for a few days after fishing the World’s, I had no idea it would be ten days before the next cast. But let me tell you, the very day I got home, I became extremely sick. Terrible aches and pains, high fever, a world champion sore throat and about five other weird symptoms. On Wednesday evening July 27 I tested positive for Covid. Luckily I had very little contact with Granny and made a quick move to the backyard and lived in the van since that moment.
Desperate to get better fast and not miss too much summer, I talked my doc into prescribing me Paxlovid. Its controversial antiviral medicine but I finished my last dose yesterday and I’m all better. I’ll re-test tomorrow and hope for a negative result. I’ll also hope for no relapse!
In the meantime, yesterday I was 99% better and Granny and I took our drift boat, the Blue Bathtub on its maiden WI voyage. We hit a lake 12 minutes from the house and it was awesome. Granny chucked a Neal Pultz bass popper the entire three hours and she caught 3 nice largemouth bass and six or so bluegill in the 6-8” range. Good stuff and plenty more of these days to come now that I’m recovered.
It should be mentioned, that if you backtrack on the blog I’m filling in the days I missed from Italy. Today I posted July 16 and I’ll continue some brief catch up blogs from the trip. We are the Champions!
Jeff,
Hope your recovery is 100 percent. I got COVID five weeks ago -lucky that it was mild and I was back on my feet in three days.
Tad
Glad to see your better. The Rona didn’t agree with me either. I caught it last winter at a Titans game (Titans won) and coughed for a month. Weird stuff. Congrats again on your victory. All the best and have a great end to the summer.
dan
Thanks guys. I’m glad we all feel better! Time to catch lots of fish!