Capt Phil

15 hours ago, Captain Phil said:

Thanks for the well wishes. I had no idea anyone would miss my posts? You guys should know there will come a time when you can no longer fish by yourself. As you grow older, your balance goes first, followed by your stamina, then those little aches and pains you have now make even sitting in a boat painful. I have been bass fishing for nearly 70 years. I enjoyed every minute of it. I fished some of the first tournaments in the late 60s. Some of the things I could tell you would make you laugh for hours. I met and fished against thousands of great anglers, some famous some regular guys. Bass fishing has changed a lot, people haven't. If I see something on this forum that I can contribute, I will be happy to comment. If anyone has a question, this would be the best place to ask it. I do my fishing these days from my keyboard.

Phil, I’m not far behind you at 72 and know exactly what you are talking about regarding balance, stamina and aches and pains. I can only fish about half the time I used to be able to and have to be mindful of balance anytime in the boat. We’ve traveled a lot of the same roads, regarding fishing, albeit not necessarily the exact same places, people or paths. But pretty close based on some of your posts and stories from the past.

I need to get over there and do lunch with you.

Keep posting.