What happened to this forum ?

Looks like the the corner of Shore Dr. and Hewitt

Not enough time to fish ? After a heart attack at 50, i found enough time. I'm on the back nine of life now and I'm gonna fish. Life is too short. Find something you love to do and then do it until you're tired of it. When you're 25 60 seems a long way off. Blink and then 60 is behind you. Got a new boat last November and I hope I can wear it out. Plan to retire in about 2 more and then fish some more.

still fishing 200+ days a year. so many fish so little time...

My daughter is 10 months old now, but will continue to occupy most of my weekend time for the foreseeable future (not that this is a bad thing). I am working shift work now and will have some 5 day stretches from time to time and am hoping to fill them with fishing trips when I can.

I will second what was said about being cautious about writing reports of a hot bite. I have learned a lot from this site and enjoy hearing and sharing success, but it seems a little boastful sometimes to make a stellar report, and i cant say i know any of you well enough yet to not be grumpy if you are sitting on my spot because i felt the need to show off my slabs.

Went to buggs last weekend and caught 20 with only 8 keepers on brush 20 fow. In the graasy crk area. Blue ice jig and minnows. Went to swift creek after work during the week and caught 15 with 4 keepers to 12" all on jigs trilling and cast in 6 -9 fow. Been guilty of using more fb to post. Va crappie. Just getting back into crappie fishing again since its getting cold. Just been hitting my honey hole pond lately. More reports to come.

Some of you know what's been up with me. 2 years rebuilding my boat. Soon to be done. But house flooded from Mathew. Lost most of what I have spent my entire life working for. Son and daughter having troubles too at the same time of no fault of their own. Trying to finish my crops too. Sleeping on the floor on my second story right now until daughter gets in new apartment in Greenville. I wish I had time to fish. I would go in a heartbeat. I have learned to appreciate some things that I didn't before. Also devastated by things that I did appreciate but no longer have. Will post some reports when I get back on my feet.CF

Back and knee issues make it impossible for me to sit in the boat for more than hour, back surgery this winter, knees as soon as recovery from back surgery. Looks like a real fun year coming up. January 2018 you're going down Farmer!:biggrin

I agree whole heartedly that "life" happens. Heck I've lived in 3 states since the board was really hopping and swining back in 2008-2009.

But since no one else is gonna say it, I'll say it:

The board ain't been the same since all the drama with Horseshoer. Half the posters left the forum, Shoer fell victim to his demons, etc.

I mean think back to that time.....

Shoer was posting daily posts about shoreline fishing Diascund and cabbage patch dolls in his garden
Slabenomics was posting weekly posts about great James River slabbage
Roy was posting daily posts pulling that jonboat behind the minivan over to Fort Pickett, always with the faithful train conductor's hat.
I was posting weekly reports on the James, Chick, Harrison Lake, etc
Dayton was posting tons of great pics and videos of his kids growing up fishing
Dayton's friend (I can't remember his name, something like SeaNymph or something? kinda large guy with a real family friendly attitude) was posting good James River pics
Panman was around being one of the nicest human beings on earth
Tap was SLAYING crappie at Western Branch on a weekly basis!!
BillReedy (sp?) was posting pics of him wearing polo shirts fishing with his two young teenaged boys fishing up on the Appomattox in Colonial Heights

There were numerous others, most who's names escape me now. To this day, those were some of the favorite years of my life, I'm not exaggerating.

I went into my private messages and saw many old outdated PM's from guys like Shoer, Redy2Fish, Dayton, etc. It's a shame how it ended with Shoer b/c he was such a charismatic funny person.

I think you are referring to Richard, aka "Corker" with the train conductors hat. Roy tends to wear the most ugliest green and yellow hat you ever laid eyes on, something to do with being a cheese head. :biggrin

Lol, lots of good memories in that post. Tap I know you can't be referring to my beautiful Green Bay Packer hat, you must have been looking in the mirror at that bumble bee color hat , lol.