A Life Spent Outside – on the Water
Rafe Tazer
the Blue Moon
TAZ E R Volume I • Issue One January 2015
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Rafe Tazer is...Thomas Mills
FISHING, CAMPING & FRIENDS
Nib Reisterer a.k.a. Jack Hammer
Jake Jeppesen a.k.a. Jake the Fist
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hese are my ‘fishing friends‘
John Koestner a.k.a. JK
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e’ve fished a lot of water over 40 years, had a lot of great adventures. We made memories that will last forever.
TAZ E R & HAMMER
FISHING...
& FRIENDS
“Get the net! Get the camera! Stop the boat! No!...backup!!! Get the camera!” Jake’s pike (Little Glen Lake)
“Quick, gime your shirt!” Faster! Faster! Hammer’s bad wrap (Arcadia Lake)
“Zzzzzzzzzzzz, Zzzzzzzzzz uh?...Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.” JK’s asleep (En route, campfire...etc.)
HODENPYLE B E T S I E B AY ARCADIA
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“JK! JK! Wakeup! I’m not gonna make this lure!” – Rafe Tazer @ Kaleva Cabin
HAMMER...
GLEN LAKE G R A N D T R AV E R S E SKEGAMOG
“Ok...but, it really put up a great fight.” – Jack Hammer lands ‘the Tingler‘ @ Betsie Bay
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LOON LAKE LIME LAKE LITTLE GLEN
“...JAKE! It’s a Porcupine! a Porcupine!
+ + +
– Rafe Tazer (not scraping lures - 4 am) @ Kaleva Cabin
to name a few.
FISHING MEMORIES LITTLE GLEN LAKE
TAZ E R & HAMMER
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ow many times have we launched at this lake...expectations really high in anticipation of catching big smallies? Follow the breakline and hold on.
FISHING... MEMORIES LITTLE GLEN
TAZ E R & HAMMER
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fter we’d fish all day – dinner...then relax at the fire down by the lake. Quiet. ZzzzzzZzzz “JK!’
TAZ E R & HAMMER
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his is how we get there.
1974 Ford Econoline Van
2008 & 2011 Chevy Siverado
The Lawn Sausage
The Black Mamba N
Portage/Galesburg , MI (Northern Michigan trips) N Hopkins Jake
Hamilton Air
Grand Haven Wendy’s 94º
Muskegon Pentwater Burger King
Ludington Meijer’s
Manistee Onekama M-22 Portage Lake
Kaleva!
1989 - present (2015) Trips included Crystal Lake Cabin Little Glen - Wanderer’s Rest (Eb & Mary) Kaleva Cabin (still today)
Bear Creek
Bear Lake Cabin - Hammerville
Cabin
Bridge
January 15, 2010 FIRE!
FISHING Gear
The New Cabin Kaleva, MI
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his is my gear. (not quite all of it)
KALEVA
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his is where we stay... ...or here.
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“Thanks Guys!” – for being three of the best fishing pals I’ve ever had.
– Thomas Mills • Winter 2015 (90) days/first trip North
e are the world’s best – worst weather fishermen. Some days the bear gets you...?
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Fishing Memories • Rafe Tazer
a.k.a. Thomas Mills thom.mills@me.com (269) 203.5400