popeye

Seadog: Great. Maybe we'll be able to hook up and do some serious fishing when I retire in July.

Seadog: I'm a NOOB to the site too. I am also a native Hoosier and will be living back there on and off once I retire in July. I bought a nice little mini-farm in Brook, Indiana which is close to Rensellearand Kentland. How far are you from there?? Maybe we can get together for some fishing when I get back there and settled?? Popeye

Another NOOB introducing himself. I currently live in San Diego, CA where I've been since I joined the Navy and moved here in '68 (I was born in Richmond, Indiana in '49 and lived there exclusively until '68). I am retiring from my government position this July 3rd and am going to be dividing my time between So CA and Northwestern Indiana (I bought a 2 1/2 acre mini-farm in Brook, Indiana about 100 miles southeast of Chicago). I intend to FISH, FISH, and then FISH some more and have bought 7 new rods and reels and a ton of lures and tackle boxes for bass, walleye, catfish, crappie, pike, and maybe even a musky if I'm lucky. Included in those new rod/reel combos are 2 fly rod/reel setups for bass/crappie/pike/trout - whatever. Now I want to learn how to tie my own poppers and flys so I bought a D-K Barracuda and a bunch of fly tying supplies and am going to get started very soon (I've already been watching the available video streams on this fantastic site). Hope to have the best of both worlds when I retire: midwest fishing March - September and So CA fishing when the snow and temperatures start falling. We have numerous great lakes to fish in here in So CA, but I really like and prefer the smaller lakes and farm ponds of "back home") I tried saltwater fishing several times and didn't care for it much:o( Super glad I found this site and hope to learn a lot (actually, I already have!!). Popeye