New member here was referred by another member on a different forum that I'm active on to help with valuation of some vintage lures. Really not a "fisherman" but am an avid boater and have been enjoying Lake George NY for past 30 years. While don't fish that often I do enjoy standing on back of boat and casting/retrieving I can do it for hours and if no bites it's OK... still beats a day at work! Seriously, you guys seem to have a great site here will love to stick around and learn more about the sport. I actually have some pretty decent (but admittedly older) gear... absolutely love St Croix rods and have a few Tournaments, Shimano spinner and bait casting reals as well as some other decent gear for off shore fishing. Cheers!