Matthew, thank you for sharing what was on your heart.  I believe it's these post that keep this community feeling like a family. Thank you for sharing!!!! 

As corny as it sounds, thank you BLat for creating this vehicle for the fishing community to escape the trolls of social media and get genuine conversation about the sport we love.

That is a very nice rig, but I told wife I wouldn't get a new boat until I won it.

Blue Cheese always.

Full disclosure, there was a local wing joint my bride, and I went to when we were dating that made their own blue cheese dressing daily that was AMAZING and we were ruined after that.

I live near Raleigh and would like to get together with you and do some fishing.  Some of the lake near me if interested are Jordan Lake, Shearon Harris Reservoir, Falls Lake, Kerr Reservoir, Lake Gaston. I'm open to fishing SC waters also. Lake Norman is also an option.

Brian Taylor the wait list at least 30 deep, so it worked out for another co on the wait list that I switched.  Also felt like I would be able to fish regardless when I switched to boater based on some things they said when I was switching.

oh wow! That is the opposite of what I thought.  Thank you for this.

I had the same problem, and eventually ended up switching to boater for the MLF tournament I fished in.  I was 30 deep on the waiting list and no luck linking with anyone via FB page.