Hops_N_Hooks 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2016 Hi, I guess I'm one of those "I used to fly fish and fly tie a lot but life got in the way" type of person. Yes, I am very grateful to have a career and a family who care for me but I'd like to get back into the hobby, maybe not like how I used to be, but at least at a point where I'm tying regularly and fly fishing sometimes. I guess I'm also just holding the line until my son gets old enough to fish with me! So, how did I get into fly tying? Answer is simple, the old fashioned way: I joined a local fly fishing club and took classes. From there I obsessed over fin and feather as a bachelor and climbed the ranks in the local FF community until I met an amazing lady that changed everything. As far as the "hops" part that's from me enjoying American craft beer. One last bit, I used to blog a lot about fly fishing but blew that site up. I've started a new one and am dropping new essays and reviews on to it. If you want, feel free to visit www.hopsandhooks.com. As a side note, one of my goals was to build a site from scratch, so it doesn't look that great, but I built it from the ground up using Notepad and HTML. I will work on making it more attractive but for the time being that's what it is and I like it. Thanks for reading! JGR Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brodrash 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2016 Hey Hops, I checked out your site and I must say I have seen quite a bit worse LOL! Great job building it from scratch. Welcome to the forum, Brody Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kentuckysteve 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2016 Welcome to the forum JGR. A lot of good members and great fly tyers here.Load's of great fly fishing info. I checked out your site also.Looks good.I will keep checking back. Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlatsRoamer 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2016 Welcome my friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2016 Welcome to the site. I hope you post pics and stories here, and not just links to your site. No offense intended. I don't go to many sites, this being one of them, so I'd probably never see anything on yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trampus 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2016 Welcome Hops! Glad you are returning to your roots so to speak! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hops_N_Hooks 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2016 Welcome to the site. I hope you post pics and stories here, and not just links to your site. No offense intended. I don't go to many sites, this being one of them, so I'd probably never see anything on yours. None taken, I think there's nothing worse than spamming. I think a lot of people get into blogging thinking they can make money from it and then start obsessing over Google search stats and what not and then after a few months realize it's a pipe dream. I will most definitely be on this site poking around and adding value where I can. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites