Hello,

I'd like to give you all an introduction to myself so that guys that don't know me, soon will.

I am 55, married, father of one adult/married woman, and a self-employed home repair contractor.

I have been actively chasing Bass since 1960 with artificial lures almost exclusively.

I run a Ranger bassboat, and have a canoe, a rowboat, and waders for smaller waters.

I am an avid Bass angler, and a certifiable topwater Junkie, with an extremely serious affliction of "Froggy Fever".

Based on Long Island NY, but travel all over the tri-state area every year, and have fished countless reknown bass waters all over the USA, including the Cal-Delta, Lake Fork, Table Rock, Kerr Reservoir, Beaver Lake [in ARK] , 1000 Islands,  and Toho, Big O and the St Johns River in Florida, just to name a few waters.

I am very active on many fishing website forums, and have made many fishing buddies throughout the USA by doing so.

My writings have been published twice in a fishing magazine, and have an artificial lure named after me sold nationwide by a major fishing lure manufacturer, but will not name either here so as not to violate rules about promoting such.

I also am a moderator on another fishing website, which I THINK is a sponsor here, but again, I will not name it, so as to NOT get myself banned here.

I look forward to learning more from you all, and sharing my fishing experiences here likewise, as well as meeting and fishing with many here.

Sincerely,

Wild Bill

That's pretty cool to have your article posted in a fishing magazine, anyways welcome to the site.

Welcome aboard Wild Bill....enjoy.

Hi and welcome

Hello,welcome to Bass Resource.

Wild Bill is a snagger!

Welcome buddy! 

Welcome...................

Welcome

It's about time...Welcome aboard!

8-)

Thanks for the welcome, guys.

Well, two guys that have responded have known me on the 'net', and I have actually met JFrancho at a fun-fishing event I host every year in upstate NY in the Adirondacks.

A Snagger?  LMBO !!!

Welcome.

Identities have been hidden, to protect the innocent....

Welcome to the BR forum, Wild Bill.

A little more redaction on that pic will ya

Welcome Wild Bill; I am a "newby" here too

to the forums Wild Bill.

Redaction?  Or reduction?  Its 800px × 534px....get a better monitor, if that's too big, your missing out. 

Funny stuff, John...

You blacked out my eyes, blacked out froggy's eyes, and blurred the print on my tee in your photo.

Couldn't you have fixed my hair at least?

Or hidden my wedding ring or cocktail cup ?

Har, har, har !!!!

Welcome aboard! 

Welcome Wild Bill! I'm from Upstate NY and have spent many days in the Adirondacks. Be sure to post when your event comes up.

Welcome to BR! It's a great resource. You're gonna like it here.

Hey "Black bass",

Is Lake Livingston northeast of Lake Fork, just south  of a major interstate highway going east {Rt 40, I think, that runs out of Dallas ??}. A heated water...that is kind of cut in half, into a figure eight sort of shape ??

Welcome to BR

Welcome Wild Bill

Welcome to BR!  8-)

Welcome Home!