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Originally Posted by DonV
"giving up several months of fishing because of snow and freezing temps"
Yuck!!!! Snow and freezing temps is BAD enough....big time!!....then you throw in losing months of fishing on top of that!!!! You need to move.  |
Yes Don, you may be right.I'm still giving that some thought.I spoke to a few of the members on this site about it,and many were gracious enough to offer me a tour of the areas,if I decide to check things out down your way.
I'm giving some thought about selling my home in Mass,and maybe keeping my camp in NY on the Great Lakes, spending the summers there,and buying a small home in Florida for the winter months.Maybe get a 18-20 ctr console for protected back water fishing.
I truly love the Salmon and Steelhead fishing on the lakes,so I won't give that up,but winters are in the northeast are beginning to take their toll on me.
On the other hand,I used to go to Florida twice a year for my job,and found the heat in the summer tough to take.
Getting up the nerve to make the move is the hard thing.It sounds easy,but in reality there are a lot of things to think of,my children are 40 years old,but I'd miss them,and my family and friends are here.
Of course they tell me to go,and they'd come down to visit(free lodging).Then there's the question of should I buy or should I rent? If I was just going to spend the winters does it make sense to buy?Retirement is about a year away,maybe I should attend a CSC gathering to get a feel for the area,and to meet some of you.
Lots of things to think of.