BajaNomad

Where is Frank and Igor?

baitcast - 6-21-2016 at 08:20 AM


Has anyone seen or heard anything on two of my favorite nomads?
Rob

Bajaboy - 6-21-2016 at 08:32 AM

Last I saw, Igor was traveling up north...Alaska maybe.

Frank - 6-21-2016 at 04:59 PM

Hey Rob! I'm sulking because this will be the first time in 15 years I'm not headed south. Hell I can't even get out to chase those gorilla BFT that are just offshore. One more coat of epoxy fairing compound, a quick sand and some topside paint and I'm ready to splash the big boat!

baitcast - 6-22-2016 at 09:35 AM


I know the feeling of missing that first year, it was atleast 12 or 13 years before missing that first one after 64.......:lol: I was in rehab for 2 weeks after suffering withdraws:lol:

I miss your travelogs and the musica

[Edited on 6-22-2016 by baitcast]

Tomas Tierra - 6-30-2016 at 07:21 PM

Met Igor in A/V mid April...


Seen afew FB posts lately from, yes, up North


TT

woody with a view - 6-30-2016 at 07:33 PM

Rob, your story of the krill in LA Bay has always resonated with me. To this day I think about what it must have been like and I dream about it!!! This picture is my homage to your story. They weren't krill, but 1/8" fish. At the time I was thinking of you buddy! Early June 2016 at the Bay of LA!

The Spotfin keep asking about you!

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Skipjack Joe - 6-30-2016 at 11:37 PM

Rob,

I live in baja 1/2 of the year and in Oregon the other half these days.

I post mostly pictures on Talk Baja these days because they get more views and comments. Fishing is taking a back seat to photography these days as I'm no longer as fit as I used to be. So there are fewer stories to tell. The irony is that I spend more time in baja but write less about it. I suppose that's because you don't try to cram everything into 2-4 weeks.

Screaming reels and leaping fish mean less now than the serenity of the landscape. Everything is much slower down there and slow is good. Most of my neighbors hate facing the traffic and queues up north, preferring to make as few trips as possible.

baitcast - 7-1-2016 at 09:30 AM

Good to see both of you are still at it,and yes Igor "slow is good" I understand:lol:
I hate the gradual slow down of old age I wish we could roar right up to check out day and do away with all these aches and pains.
Now that I see your all right I will get back to you later.
Rob

Bajahowodd - 7-1-2016 at 04:04 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Skipjack Joe  
Rob,

I live in baja 1/2 of the year and in Oregon the other half these days.

I post mostly pictures on Talk Baja these days because they get more views and comments. Fishing is taking a back seat to photography these days as I'm no longer as fit as I used to be. So there are fewer stories to tell. The irony is that I spend more time in baja but write less about it. I suppose that's because you don't try to cram everything into 2-4 weeks.

Screaming reels and leaping fish mean less now than the serenity of the landscape. Everything is much slower down there and slow is good. Most of my neighbors hate facing the traffic and queues up north, preferring to make as few trips as possible.


As a friend of Ron Hoff, and not a Facebook member, I have always wondered why he decided to limit access to Talkbaja by putting it on Facebook. Nearly 1/2 of the American people are not on Facebook.

BajaBlanca - 7-1-2016 at 04:19 PM

There are so so so many people on talk Baja....always lively and surprising how the responses are from folks located all over the place.

Skipjack Joe - 7-4-2016 at 05:48 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
There are so so so many people on talk Baja....always lively and surprising how the responses are from folks located all over the place.


It's hard to improve on the technology of Facebook. Also, Ron does a great job of moderating that website so that contentious 'discussions' are curtailed before they get out of hand.

The site also is attractive to the Mexicans of Baja which makes it richer in content. I'm not sure why the locals never quite took to nomads very much. Even though I don't understand what they write most of the time, the language of pictures is universal and we always can communicate with a good image. They love their land as much as we do and can appreciate when someone understands it's beauty.

Ateo - 7-4-2016 at 07:16 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Bajahowodd  
Quote: Originally posted by Skipjack Joe  
Rob,

I live in baja 1/2 of the year and in Oregon the other half these days.

I post mostly pictures on Talk Baja these days because they get more views and comments. Fishing is taking a back seat to photography these days as I'm no longer as fit as I used to be. So there are fewer stories to tell. The irony is that I spend more time in baja but write less about it. I suppose that's because you don't try to cram everything into 2-4 weeks.

Screaming reels and leaping fish mean less now than the serenity of the landscape. Everything is much slower down there and slow is good. Most of my neighbors hate facing the traffic and queues up north, preferring to make as few trips as possible.


As a friend of Ron Hoff, and not a Facebook member, I have always wondered why he decided to limit access to Talkbaja by putting it on Facebook. Nearly 1/2 of the American people are not on Facebook.


Putting Talk Baja on Facebook was the best decision of all time for TB. It's a very helpful and diverse site.

Skipjack Joe - 7-4-2016 at 11:53 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Bajahowodd  
Quote: Originally posted by Skipjack Joe  
Rob,

I live in baja 1/2 of the year and in Oregon the other half these days.

I post mostly pictures on Talk Baja these days because they get more views and comments. Fishing is taking a back seat to photography these days as I'm no longer as fit as I used to be. So there are fewer stories to tell. The irony is that I spend more time in baja but write less about it. I suppose that's because you don't try to cram everything into 2-4 weeks.

Screaming reels and leaping fish mean less now than the serenity of the landscape. Everything is much slower down there and slow is good. Most of my neighbors hate facing the traffic and queues up north, preferring to make as few trips as possible.


As a friend of Ron Hoff, and not a Facebook member, I have always wondered why he decided to limit access to Talkbaja by putting it on Facebook. Nearly 1/2 of the American people are not on Facebook.


It's not a question of how many people can potentially use Facebook. It's a question of how many will see your post. When one person likes a post all of their friends are notified. If every person has 100 friends that's 500 notifications for 5 likes. A notification is almost like a new post by you because it tells them you have added something noteworthy. They seek you out rather than you seek them out. It's hard to compete with something like that with just a bulletin board.

Furthermore, virtually all of TB posts are centered around a post of an image with accompanying writing. Posts that are just the written word get much less attention on TB. Nomad posts are generally verbiage which requires more investment in time in order to understand if the post is of interest. I suspect many don't want to put in that time.