IDO in and of itself, well, to be honest didnt seek me out and help me in anyway, however, the great folks who were here taught me a ton!!
I met and fished with Steve Fellegy who to this day as far as I am concerned wrote the book on walleye fishing and then some, SO much wisdom to be shared!!!
I learned more in six hours than I had learned from watching, reading, and getting out there in almost forty years of fishing for them, Steve, I am eternally grateful!!
Shortly after, so many of you!! Denny O, Randy Wieland,Superdave1959, Nhamm, bearcat, Bullcans, Steve Root, Pail of perch, Crappie, Pool2fool, Chuck100, EPG, That cute little redhead Sharon who became my little sister!! Slipbobnick, BK, the infamous James Holst, and who can forget Glenn57 who seems to enjoy my stupid stories!
Big_G, ha, he and I may not always see eye to eye but we understand each other and that is worth a lot !!
Boatshateme, Fishthumper,B-man,UMY,and how many more of you are there??
I am so sorry if I didnt mention each and everyone of you who in some way has touched my life!!! Dont fret, each of you is worth as much as the next person!!
A few of you have become my brothers, brothers that I should of had growing up, but for some reason as EPG said, there is a reason people meet, and there is a reason for the timing, A lot to digest there and its the truth.
( And I will add, just because its a bad idea doesnt mean it wont be fun!! )
I came here how many years ago now trying to help a member with a battery issue??
And I have been trying to help everyone ever since, Thank you for the help you have offered to me!
We have cried together, mourned over a lost pet, family member, prayed for one another, and argued to high heaven over a stupid political post, or even one that mentioned someones faith, funny to me, how a thread gets shutdown over someones views by a few who have nothing better to do than whine that the nipple on their ti,,,,uh, I will quit there.
To each of you here on IDO, I appreciate you even though we dont see things the same way, it will never be that way, being different is a good thing!!
I will not apologize for being me, being honest, and I certainly will not apologize for what or who I believe in!!
Love me or hate me, I will always be Iowaboy1
I may not remember last night, but I will always remember the friends I was with!!