12-16-2014, 06:24 AM
May not have seen many fishing reports from me lately on the mainboard.
And that's purely because the 60inch musky, the bucketful of 16 inch perch, and the stack of 6 pound bass have been reserved for the elite only. GPS marks and all.
Ok, ok, as usual I'm full of shit. I've not been fishing in far far too many weeks. Life goes on, work is busy, home's a mess, fall hammers into winter.. and all that.
But honestly - I'm amongst those a bit frustrated by putting the time into photos, story, and posts to have over two thousand views, and a mere three replies. Sorry - that don't stroke my ego enough to be worth the bother ongoing.
The "like" option might help, but except for Jeff and his "atta boys" I don't share TD's plethora of "I (gush) love your reports" replies. Mostly I look back at my reports as a personal fish-mentary of my own mis-adventures. But sometimes it's nice to get a bit of gratis for putting in the time, off the water.
Plus - like the red-light district, how many take from, and give nothing back in return? I try to give and take (and turn a cheek) whenever possible. Have met some great anglers, and fine folks via the forum, and I'll never regret that. I can certainly attribute my astounding angling skillz at least in small part to BFT learnings. (ok, now I sound like FFL! haha)
But really - I've been to waters, been on ice, been after fish I would have never though of when I moved here a quarter century ago, and much thanks to those of you who have shared, encouraged, met, and marked some great times, great fish.
Can only hope for more. But when I DO land that 60 inch Musky, don't expect to read it here first. (It'll be the KSL outdoors pic of the week, cuz I'll find some three year old to hold it up!)
And that's purely because the 60inch musky, the bucketful of 16 inch perch, and the stack of 6 pound bass have been reserved for the elite only. GPS marks and all.
Ok, ok, as usual I'm full of shit. I've not been fishing in far far too many weeks. Life goes on, work is busy, home's a mess, fall hammers into winter.. and all that.
But honestly - I'm amongst those a bit frustrated by putting the time into photos, story, and posts to have over two thousand views, and a mere three replies. Sorry - that don't stroke my ego enough to be worth the bother ongoing.
The "like" option might help, but except for Jeff and his "atta boys" I don't share TD's plethora of "I (gush) love your reports" replies. Mostly I look back at my reports as a personal fish-mentary of my own mis-adventures. But sometimes it's nice to get a bit of gratis for putting in the time, off the water.
Plus - like the red-light district, how many take from, and give nothing back in return? I try to give and take (and turn a cheek) whenever possible. Have met some great anglers, and fine folks via the forum, and I'll never regret that. I can certainly attribute my astounding angling skillz at least in small part to BFT learnings. (ok, now I sound like FFL! haha)
But really - I've been to waters, been on ice, been after fish I would have never though of when I moved here a quarter century ago, and much thanks to those of you who have shared, encouraged, met, and marked some great times, great fish.
Can only hope for more. But when I DO land that 60 inch Musky, don't expect to read it here first. (It'll be the KSL outdoors pic of the week, cuz I'll find some three year old to hold it up!)