I have come to the conclusion that "New Guys" are welcome, BUT......

[teklanika_ray]

Agreed, hope to meet up in person one day.
And deep habitat cold water squid, oh ya that’s a favorite of mine.

If you direct message me your address, I'll send you a few packages. I had Fish Central flash freeze and package them. They are awesome.

 

[sureshot375]

Welcome!! Not sure I have much to add other than what has already been said regarding scammers.

Stick around. It’s actually a pretty cool place. Nobody else is going to be as supportive of you buying guns you don’t need as we are.

 

[teklanika_ray]

It just helps us get to know you and you will want to get to know us. best forum on earth and we love to help people and get help as well!

Yes, I will work on an intro.

 

[matt2H]

Hello and welcome!

Similar to you, I did not write an intro to myself and I post rather seldomly. I can say though that I have successfully managed to complete a sale on AH and submitted a trip report on my 2024 hunt- and dealt with absolute gentleman throughout, and resulted in interactions with some people I now call friends.

I will add though- that there has definitely been an uptick in heated topics and spam- which in my view has made all hesitant of new members.

I definitely do not get involved in heated or mud slinging conversations- and perhaps that has assisted with my positive experiences.

All that said, there are some gems here, and a wealth of information- most especially for me dreaming of repeating some of the amazing trip reports myself! Stick around- I would love to see how your project turns out.

 

[WAB]

Paul, I would love to meet up sometime. We were just down in Valdez. We have a Bayliner Trophy we try to use as often as possible. I attached a picture of me with the squid catch from this weekend. My wife was just talking about moving up a couple sizes in boats, which I whole heartedly agreed too. Now it's simply a matter of figuring out how big, what type of motor, electronics, etc. Etc. The only thing for sure is boats are indeed expensive. Anyway, yes. We should sort out coffee at least.View attachment 631787

Very nice! I ran a trophy out of Valdez for years. I always resisted stepping up in size as I didn’t want to go to diesel. Range becomes an issue as you move up with gas.

 

[Altitude sickness]

This is the reason I only post pictures inside or outside of my house in the same non descriptive walls in my mud room. Nothing showing thieves valuables or the interior security or camera locations.

South American theft rings have become pretty sophisticated. Using alarm signal blocking, WiFi blocking and cellular blocking. So showing them your interior security setup is asking for trouble.