[TheRealThing]

Went to Gaston Lake, NC last May on a fishing trip with my son. Great large mouth, stripers and hybrid fishing FWIW! The place I stay has covered slips and private docks. Needless to say, it is always a wonderful time.

The first night, after fishing for a few hours, we came in tied up the boat and headed up the bank to relax for the evening. The next morning we were out and in the boat just before dawn. Fiddling with fishing gear, coolers, coffee cups and baits we'd thrown all over the place the night before, when I heard my son say, "Dad look up." I could tell by the sound of his voice something was wrong, and looking up, I saw what it was. Without exaggeration, there were hundreds of spiders all over the underside of the slip roof. Two of them were huge with striped legs. We'd already loosed the front tie line, and I quietly asked him to let the back line loose. I was terrified some of those beasts would drop into the boat with us, but we glided out without taking on any new passengers. It still freaks me out to think about it.

You can bet upon our return, I parked on the other side of the dock, LOL. Luckily I usually bring a pump-jug of bug killer when camping or on long fishing trips, and I soaked up under the slip roof with that spray, kind of overkilled a bit.

So, mark me down for spiders, as of last year. I too am "borned again hard" on Mathiolate, and hate the stuff. And I am a storm lover. :biggrin: