I'd like to take this time to apologize to my readers for blathering on about BP and the oil spill in the Gulf. One thing that I personally don't like is when I go to read a good fishing blog and it's chock full of environmental issues. I'm not trying to disguise the blog as a fishing site only to cover the oil spill. Even though the area that I primarily fish (Tampa Bay Region) is not supposed to be affected like the areas in Louisiana and Mississippi, the spill still disrupts the ecological balance. I've added a spill tracker gadget to the blog. Feel free to post it on yours.
This issue is very important to me, But I promise not to bore you with the details any longer.
I'm tired of being accustomed to losing everything I love.
Please forgive me.
I promise to return to our regularly scheduled programming....already in progress.
Rob
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Showing posts with label State of the blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State of the blog. Show all posts
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
New Look Backcast
Do what do you think of the new color scheme and logo? Do you hate it? Do you love it? Is it just ok?
Well, Kyle Perkins (@kyleindenver)from Compleat Thought and his team of designers worked round the clock, meeting the demands of yours truly, to come up with a logo for this here blog. Do I think it's as cool as some of the other logo's out there? No. I think it's cooler. Now, I can slap that logo on everything....t-shirts, hats, stickers, DVD's, CD-ROM's.....or nothing at all. BTW, Before you get perturbed at this egotistical rant, I'm just kidding.
In other news, I picked up the kayak yesterday and let me tell you, it's even nicer than I thought it would be. One movie quote that won't find it's way in here would be "We're gonna need a bigger boat." This kayak is a true battlewagon that would be at home on Battleship Row. After wrestling it off of the car, up the stairs and into my apartment (scaring Lacy in the process)I found it to be too big for where I had planned to store it. After much playing with my new toy, I found that it will fit ALL of my camping and fishing gear at the same time with room to spare. I'm glad that I didn't opt for the Stealth 14, which is 2 feet longer. I think it's safe to say that one of those canoe rollers is certainly a must have. Now I just need to find and install a fly rod holder.
If you're looking at kayaks, give Malibu Kayaks a look.
Tomorrow is the maiden voyage. Will be hitting the nice grass flats around Fred Howard Park with my buddy Keith.
Well, Kyle Perkins (@kyleindenver)from Compleat Thought and his team of designers worked round the clock, meeting the demands of yours truly, to come up with a logo for this here blog. Do I think it's as cool as some of the other logo's out there? No. I think it's cooler. Now, I can slap that logo on everything....t-shirts, hats, stickers, DVD's, CD-ROM's.....or nothing at all. BTW, Before you get perturbed at this egotistical rant, I'm just kidding.
In other news, I picked up the kayak yesterday and let me tell you, it's even nicer than I thought it would be. One movie quote that won't find it's way in here would be "We're gonna need a bigger boat." This kayak is a true battlewagon that would be at home on Battleship Row. After wrestling it off of the car, up the stairs and into my apartment (scaring Lacy in the process)I found it to be too big for where I had planned to store it. After much playing with my new toy, I found that it will fit ALL of my camping and fishing gear at the same time with room to spare. I'm glad that I didn't opt for the Stealth 14, which is 2 feet longer. I think it's safe to say that one of those canoe rollers is certainly a must have. Now I just need to find and install a fly rod holder.
If you're looking at kayaks, give Malibu Kayaks a look.
Tomorrow is the maiden voyage. Will be hitting the nice grass flats around Fred Howard Park with my buddy Keith.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Happy Blogiversary To Me
Sing it with me now....
I'm kidding of course....but today really does mark one year that I've been writing this blog.
Much to your chagrin... right?
It's a big deal to me. This is one of the things that keeps me sane and focused.
To celebrate, I'll be picking up my new kayak and spending tomorrow rigging it up in preparation for it's maiden voyage on Saturday. I hope I get the Fetha-Styx decals from Evan before then. If anyone has blog or gear stickers that you'd like to see me put on the new kayak, give me a shout!
I've been on some great outdoor trips this last year, and here's to going on even more!
I'm kidding of course....but today really does mark one year that I've been writing this blog.
Much to your chagrin... right?
It's a big deal to me. This is one of the things that keeps me sane and focused.
To celebrate, I'll be picking up my new kayak and spending tomorrow rigging it up in preparation for it's maiden voyage on Saturday. I hope I get the Fetha-Styx decals from Evan before then. If anyone has blog or gear stickers that you'd like to see me put on the new kayak, give me a shout!
I've been on some great outdoor trips this last year, and here's to going on even more!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
State of the Blog
My fellow bloggers and blog readers...
I've been writing on this site not quite a year, yet I have a readership that most would envy and have posted over 100 posts (not counting the several dozen that I deleted....and the fact that I was absent from the blogosphere for a few months after taking a near dirt nap).
Here at A Bad Backcast, I strive to provide interesting, informative, sometimes humorous, well written writings pertaining to fly fishing, camping, photography, fly tying and, of course stupid people....often including myself in the laughs....semi - intelligent commentary and, once in a while, a how to article.
I'm wondering 2 things....
What do you like to see and read about on this site?
And who are you? I often see folks visiting the site from the Feedjit wijit and the Google Stats. Most are repeat visitors who visit the blog on a regular basis but never say hello or leave a comment. Of course, there are quite a few who I do recognise who also visit every day.
So let me know who you are....if you like the site, and what you'd like to see more of. I just want to make this blog the best it can be.
I've been writing on this site not quite a year, yet I have a readership that most would envy and have posted over 100 posts (not counting the several dozen that I deleted....and the fact that I was absent from the blogosphere for a few months after taking a near dirt nap).
Here at A Bad Backcast, I strive to provide interesting, informative, sometimes humorous, well written writings pertaining to fly fishing, camping, photography, fly tying and, of course stupid people....often including myself in the laughs....semi - intelligent commentary and, once in a while, a how to article.
I'm wondering 2 things....
What do you like to see and read about on this site?
And who are you? I often see folks visiting the site from the Feedjit wijit and the Google Stats. Most are repeat visitors who visit the blog on a regular basis but never say hello or leave a comment. Of course, there are quite a few who I do recognise who also visit every day.
So let me know who you are....if you like the site, and what you'd like to see more of. I just want to make this blog the best it can be.
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