A Note of Thanks to Phil for this site!

[Al Agnew]

I've been having fun the last couple days.  Using the search engine, I've been going back through all the posts I have made throughout the years (beginning in 2006) on these forums.  I figured if I posted on a topic, I probably found it interesting, and chances are it's still interesting.  I found out that I've started about 460 topics over the years, and have posted over 6,700 times, so that's a lot to go through.  And there have been a LOT of very interesting topics.  I've also been going back through those 460 plus topics I started, because a lot of them were fishing reports, and they've really made me remember a lot of great fishing trips.  I decided that quite a few of the ones I wrote could be adapted to be compiled into a book at some point, so I've started rewriting some of the ones I like best.  So a big shout out to Phil for hosting this place, because the only thing I enjoy more than talking about fishing is...fishing.

[fishinwrench]

For over 20 years I kept a very detailed log of my bass fishing outings.   It's cool how once I begin reading one from many years ago I immediately recall everything that happened that day.  Snags, backlashes, broken rods, reel failures,  everything. 

I even recall the fish that I "reported" as "caught"......but didn't actually lay hands on.  Every single one of them.  And exactly where they were at. 

But if you ask me what I had for lunch 2 days ago.......Blank, nothing there. 🤔.  Did I even eat lunch?  I don't think I did.   Wait.....I ALWAYS eat lunch.  

For all I know I may have children out there that I've forgotten about. Never forget a fish though.  😅

[jdmidwest]

Not me.  Its been my motto to leave no trace.  I thought about a log when I was younger.  But, I never really started one except a old DOS based program that may be around here on a floppy disk. 

I just count down the time when I can fish again.

[JestersHK]

It's def fun to go back and revisit some memories. 

[Johnsfolly]

12 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

For over 20 years I kept a very detailed log of my bass fishing outings.   It's cool how once I begin reading one from many years ago I immediately recall everything that happened that day.  Snags, backlashes, broken rods, reel failures,  everything. 

My actual fishing log is not that detailed. I keep record of every fish, location, size if they exceed a certain length or weight, and lure or bait that I used. Only have these records back to 2011.

The rest of the stuff that I track gets lengthy. I now track yearly number of species. I have tracked the number of trout caught in MO. I track each species caught of certain genera, e.g., Lepomis, or Micropterus species, that I want to try and catch them all. I track the states that I have caught fish and whether the first fish was a trout or salmonid. I now track all of the freshwater species in Maryland. I also maintain total species lists with the details of the first catch and personal best for species that warrant that measure.

 

To Al's point, I also do go back to some old threads and enjoy the memories that those trips bring, especially ones that I fished with others from this forum. I've said it before that this is a great site. I have not found another like it, which is likely the reason that I stick around and am still posting while living half way across the country. So a big thanks @Phil Lilley!

[FishnDave]

Longtime lurker, first time poster... 

Its definitely the people that make this site great, and thanks to @Phil Lilley for building and hosting a place for us all.

[Johnsfolly]

13 minutes ago, FishnDave said:

Longtime lurker, first time poster... 

More like a "poser" 😁

[fshndoug]

how do you weigh a micro fish Johnsfolly

[Quillback]

13 minutes ago, fshndoug said:

how do you weigh a micro fish Johnsfolly

He's got a few of these lying around.

$40,030.80 - Mettler Toledo XPR56 Micro-Analytical Balance, 52 g x 0.001 mg (hogentogler.com)

[Phil Lilley]

Jumped in at the right time... just after conservation cafe closed.

Thanks