One of my top 5 worst duck hunts

Was today. Got invited last minute to hunt on a buddies lease. He's been limiting out every hunt. Well its drizzling at the launch. He tells me we may have issues. Wtf? Rain, wind, front, what else could you ask for???? He then tells me there's a leak somewhere on his engine when it rains and it gets into the carborator. Well we running down the canal at a brisk 10 mph. Get to his pond entrance and the first 50 yards is covered in hyacinth. Boat didn't have enough power to push through it so I had to rip lilies in front of the boat so we could move. Easily took 45 min. Things we do for ducks. We see ducks everywhere before we even can get set up. We finally set up and my buddy shoots a bluewing and its banded. I've yet to shoot a banded bird. Right after that the wind shifts and and the hyacinth is headed towards us. It grabs all the dekes and so we had to grab them before we lost them in that crap. Set up on the other side. I imediately shoot a blue wing. Well we wait to get it because it landed in the far side of the pond and my buddy didnt want to send the dog. Five minutes later a 4' alligator comes up and eats my bird. I've had it. we are soaked, missed the prime time shoot with the lilies. We decide to head in. Takes us another hour to push through the hyacinth just to get out. Back at the launch everyone we talked to limited out. Till next time!