USS Fartknocker #1 still makes a few summer float trips. #2 takes me out as often as I can get out on her!

My post count was shrunk a few times. I’d imagine that if I am not the all time post leader on this board, I’m pretty dang close. Considering how many of the other blather mouths have left.

Yeah you have Bughawk, Spoonie and BTDT beat by a long shot Tim 
 
 I remember every time you posted for awhile you would get docked 100 posts 
 
Maybe FishUSA  should give you a $10,000 gift card to their site. They can afford it and would be a cheap tax write off for them with all you did on here. 

crappiefisher
Yeah you have Bughawk, Spoonie and BTDT beat by a long shot Tim 
 
 I remember every time you posted for awhile you would get docked 100 posts 
 
Maybe FishUSA  should give you a $10,000 gift card to their site. They can afford it and would be a cheap tax write off for them with all you did on here. 

If BTDT was around as long as I have been, he would have quadrupled my posts. Mine is mostly longevity. That was when I’d steelhead fish. Some great info back then on actual fishing. Much from yourself, Pensfan and Spoonie (RIP) on Arthur fishing. Turned me from being a river rat and focusing more time on Arthur. But this site was mostly shooting the breeze. Was a fun time and still is at times. Was a good break from work. I’m going on 24 years of working remotely. This site was my “water cooler” talk that others with coworkers have. So a 5-10 minute break from work every few hours in a day adds up quickly. If not for this site back then, I would have had to find another job to have some sort of social interaction.

If FishUSA wanted to give a gift card for it, I could figure out how to use it in an hour or two! I might go do some research now on how I could blow $10k on fishing gear.

crappiefisher
Yeah you have Bughawk, Spoonie and BTDT beat by a long shot Tim 
 
 I remember every time you posted for awhile you would get docked 100 posts 
 
Maybe FishUSA  should give you a $10,000 gift card to their site. They can afford it and would be a cheap tax write off for them with all you did on here. 

What happened to "BTDT"?  Haven't seen any of his posts.

 Last 2020 election when results came in he was done. Loaded his house camper/trailer and headed south for warmer climate and travel. Good for him posting that much can't be good for your health.
 
 Most of the other fishing sites around here that get action are full of bit'ching for the most. The ones that specialize in antique/collectable lures, antique minnow bucket site, fishing sale sites & so on & so on, not near as much. 
   

Hope BTDT is doing well and fishing a bit. 

Off topic should have been moderated much more tightly in the past IMO. Too late at this point, it's the only area with any activity. Too many snowflakes had their feathers ruffled and left. I imagine several others left after seeing all the nastiness going on over there. BTDT was the main downfall of this site besides Facebook imo. He Drug every single thread on this site right into the gutter. EVERY SINGLE THREAD.

This board was a shell of what it was in the 00's and 10's by the time he showed up though.  He likely would have been kicked off of the old board.  There were a handful of moderators that would police things back then that wouldn't stand for the personal attacks and other troll like behavior that he started out with when he first showed up.  He would have been banned within a month back then.  He calmed down a lot, but damage was done and had many leave and not come back.

Oh...it got pretty personal back then....kind of fine walking the tight rope of just enough...but not over the edge....I think I joined this place multiple formats ago, back in '99 or so....can't fully remember....

Anything personal on the level that BTDT went to was flagged and warnings given out. I had a few myself for far less than what he did on a daily basis when he first showed up. I’m not even sure if there has been a moderator on these forums for the past 15 years?