Checked it out around 2:30. Looks like someone already started on it. High of 42 tomorrow. Good luck!

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ThunderLund78 wrote:

When I started my career in Marketing and Advertising, I was a graphic designer and really enjoyed the creativity. I got to be pretty dang good in Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. But the easier money and growth was in Account and Project Management and I slowly got pulled further and further away from the creative an into things like contracts, client management and marketing process. It’s made for a good career and pays the bills, but no where near where my passions lye.

So I finally convinced my wife to let me invest in a New MacBook Pro and full subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud. I’m not going back to school, but I am out of practice. However I have enough base knowledge to re-train myself and grow my Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign Skills. But most importantly, I’m VERY interested in teaching myself Video Content editing with Premier Pro and have already started to play with it a little using some resources at my work.

I have a friend and neighbor who runs a small trade Marketing firm and she said they have more work than they can handle would happily let me take some side work on more basic projects once I feel I’m up-to-speed enough. That and I’m dabbling in amateur photography and am thinking of perhaps trying to do “mini-sessions” for Family pictures, etc once I get my re-touching chops back up-to-snuff. I have to tell ya – I feel almost giddy! Half the obstacle to doing this was just the equipment investment and I finally pulled the trigger! Really hoping I can grow this into a fun source of side-income. If nothing else, I’ll be bettering my skills and knowledge and having fun doing it. Wish me luck!

ThunderLund78 wrote:

When I started my career in Marketing and Advertising, I was a graphic designer and really enjoyed the creativity. I got to be pretty dang good in Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. But the easier money and growth was in Account and Project Management and I slowly got pulled further and further away from the creative an into things like contracts, client management and marketing process. It’s made for a good career and pays the bills, but no where near where my passions lye.

So I finally convinced my wife to let me invest in a New MacBook Pro and full subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud. I’m not going back to school, but I am out of practice. However I have enough base knowledge to re-train myself and grow my Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign Skills. But most importantly, I’m VERY interested in teaching myself Video Content editing with Premier Pro and have already started to play with it a little using some resources at my work.

I have a friend and neighbor who runs a small trade Marketing firm and she said they have more work than they can handle would happily let me take some side work on more basic projects once I feel I’m up-to-speed enough. That and I’m dabbling in amateur photography and am thinking of perhaps trying to do “mini-sessions” for Family pictures, etc once I get my re-touching chops back up-to-snuff. I have to tell ya – I feel almost giddy! Half the obstacle to doing this was just the equipment investment and I finally pulled the trigger! Really hoping I can grow this into a fun source of side-income. If nothing else, I’ll be bettering my skills and knowledge and having fun doing it. Wish me luck!

Check out the Adobe MAX virtual convention online. It’s happening live this week and is free to attend. There are a ton of excellent tutorials and new feature demos across the entire software suite. Really cool new things happening in 3D and AR this year! Enjoy getting back into it!

Honest mistake on the boat #6 totals- we were at 78.5″ for the day officially.

Thanks again to everyone that helped organize. Had a great intro to pool 2 on Saturday!

Whoops! That was my bad. I’ve never fished any tournament-like events prior.

So we’re officially at 78.5″ for the day with that 17.25″ being big fish.

Thanks to everyone that helped organize and for welcoming some new faces to the event!

The Hog Haul was my first time on the Pool 2. It was great to have a community of experienced river guys out there for the first go.

Shout out to Mike Otis being a good stick and river navigator as well!

Our big fish for the day was indeed the Sheepshead, but I’ll take the win on that side bet lol.

That was a #6 Rippin Rap, Leprechaun color. For the record, it yielded more Walleye than drum.

Hi all. Mike Otis and I will be fishing Saturday. Looking forward to it!

I think the VMC Mooneyes feel like the easiest non-weedless jig for being on rocky bottom and getting out of snags. I end up using the VMC Sleeks (1/4oz) most often though as they have a slightly longer hook for any short strikes and seem to roll off rocks similarly. The hook on the Sleek jigs is a little thicker wire too. Note that I’ve primarily been on shore on wingdams using these. If pitching into wood, I’ll lose both all day. Anyone Texas rig for Walleye here? I’ve never tried it, but there’s a few spots that would seem to call for it.

Thanks for the recommendations and the first boat sentiments. Good luck on the fall bite out there.

First post on IDO! I’ve been following the site and this thread in particular for a couple years, however. I’ve actually seen a lot of you out there while fishing from shore- you may have seen me near the Hwy. 5 bridge on the Fort Snelling side.

Excited to say that I’ve recently purchased my first used boat and plan to get out there this fall.

One question for the Pool 2 crew- trusted boat mechanic shops in/near the metro? My trailer is in need of a brake job. Also willing to look outside of the metro too if the level of service is worth it.

Thanks all! Looking forward to seeing some familiar boats/faces out there and making a less virtual introduction.