Welcome Back!

Well, it's been nearly a year (maybe 9 months) since I've posted here. So what have I been doing? Working, a lot! Last year was a very busy year for me personally, for which I'm grateful despite responsibilities taking time away from fishing. But I did fish and did catch a few decent ones, including a personal best smallie of about 2 1/2 pounds while fishing from the back of Mike lytle's boat during a tournament on Winnie. (Mike was featured in the pages of Bassmaster magazine a few months ago in an article about his club, Bass Finatics, which specializes in family-oriented tournaments.) Last year was, on the whole, a disappointing year, mostly for personal reasons that became a huge distraction. It's odd how personal stuff can get in the way of fishing, since we often go to it to get away from stress. But try as you might the stress somehow stays with you and keeps you from catching fish. My biggest obstacle was losing my car in an accident, which kept me from getting my boat on the water until about late July. Really, if I had some money saved I would have been able to get my boat out, but the expense and time taken in finding a new vehicle (more on that later, since it has to do with fishing) was a great hindrance. I also had to do some work on my boat's trailer, but it was a fairly small matter.
So as for my new vehicle, it's a Ford Explorer and it does have a lot of towing capability. In fact, just after I lost my car I told myself that it was almost a blessing, especially since I wasn't injured in the accident. But my plan was to buy something with towing capability with a mind for buying a bass boat this year. I don't think a boat will happen for me that soon, but I was able to get the tow vehicle.