Fall of 2011 my wife introduced me to salt water and the Pier, and this forum. I fished fresh for years, and bucked all the way to the beach. And I was HOOKED. We used our freshwater tackle early, then she got me a heavier rig at J&M last summer. And we had a blast, driving down from north Alabama as often as we could. Stayed at hotels and the park, but she was up at 4 every morning, ready to go. Even when we weren't going out until later. Her favorite picture was her and a nice red she caught pre-dawn one morning with her 10 pound bass rig and the second Gotcha plug we ever bought. I kept the bent, twisted Gotcha, and look at the picture nearly every day.
We moved a lot, as we both worked for the US Government, but fell in love with Alabama. She came up with our handle here on the forum... the two M's our first initials, and Alabama. M and M Alabama.
I lost her to a long illness last summer, at 43. And have struggled since. I come down here a lot, but have been sort of lost without my fishing buddy. But I decided to sell all, and move here myself... and I have. As of July 1 I am a local, grabbing a house in Robertsdale, Al. The two car garage will have the truck on one side, and fishing gear and motorcycles on the other. The house itself is going to feel empty for a long time, but it's a start.
So many folks give thanks every day for this and that on the forum. I love the area down here, and am thankful for being introduced to it by M. I am very reserved and stay to myself a lot, so I haven't really met any of the characters on the forum. But I will... just through bumping elbows and tangling lines.
But I wouldn't have even known about this place if it weren't for my wife. So I just wanted to say... Thanks Baby.
