Well, I thought I'd spend the summer learning HTML and design my own website around my favorite lure: the crankbait.  I made my goal - so here it is...

http://www.crankbaitcentral.com

WARNING: it is only in it's test stage, so it is missing a lot of content, but its up.

I wonder if you wouldn't mind examining my first attempt and giving me back some feedback.  Go easy on me, I'm an amateur!  

Obviously it is not a generalized site, but very specific in nature - a "niche site".  And yes, it will eventually be multi-species because crankbaits are used by various groups of anglers, but most of the content will come from bass and walleye sources.  Eventually you will see articles from Muskie, Pike, Trout (for Brian Walker), Strippers, Crappie, etc...

Down the road, I hope to have a forum and several other features, but one challenge at a time.  Check back every once in a while and see how it is coming.

REMEMBER: All browsers work differently, so what looks good on my browser may not show up correctly on another.  So if you see a picture missing, or overlapping words, or banners going off the page, etc... please let me know what browser and what version of that browser you are using so I can make adjustments to the code.  These adjustments are called "hacks" and are inserted to meet the idiosyncrasies of specific browser.  (See - I am learning!)

Thanks ahead of time for your honest feedback.  CB

PS:  If you are knowledgeable of a qualified crankbait expert that you could put me in contact with, I'd like to interview them and write an article based on it.  Networking is one of my next vital goals.  They don't have to be a professional tournament angler, (not everone can go that route), but perhaps they are a guide, pro-staffer, or just master angler.  The key is - can they share knowledge that helps anglers grow and that promotes the enjoyment of the sport.[ftp][/ftp]

You're off to a very good start, I fully enjoyed your #2 article, probably as much as you enjoyed writing it if not more.

On the "About Us" page the link on the bottom of the page for "Crankbait ABC's" takes me back to the top of the page and not to "Crankbait ABC's".  That is all I've noticied at this time. Good Luck and Great Job.

Very nice logo!  How about a crankbait review page where you give feedback on various crank types?

WOW I might start catching fish on crank baits now 

Thanks for the encouraging words.  The logo I designed myself - though I'm sure if someone with a design background got a hold of it they could do better.  Still poor men can't be beggars!

The idea of crankbait reviews is on my list - but I'm glad to hear that it is something you'd be interested in.

And yeah, I used spell checker, but that doesn't catch the fact that you used the wrong word, grammar, tense, etc...  Guilty as charged - I was an old shop teacher, not an English major! Haha  I need to get a proof reader for sure.

And Internet Explorer 6.0 gives me the willies - I hear nothing but nightmares about it.  Still, I'm eager to learn, so whenever you get the chance I'd be tickled to talk to you Glenn.  Thanks!

As to my dedication - Larry Gonczy was a good friend and a great fishing mentor.  I can't help but think of him and not laugh!  And I think of him often.

At this moment, I am translating a telephone interview into the printed word.  It was with Mike Seifert, a long time guide on Lake Millwood in Arkansas - who has been connected to Rat-L-Trap for 25 years.   Interesting and knowledgeable guy!  So there will be an article or two starting next week on lipless crankbaits.  I have another interview with Jim Binns, a guide on Toledo Bend on Thursday.  What a blast!  I just say "I'm with Crankbait Central..."  and expert fishermen are eager to talk to me about my favorite subject - can it get any better?

Rev,

I'd suggest a good salt and peppering, rolled in flour, and then fried but not as long as chicken, cats tend to get tough if you overcook them

Sorry to hear you lost a portion of your recording, but you always learn from your mistakes and I'll bet you don't leave the recorder hooked up while you take a nap and your cats waltz across your laptop

I did want to say great site, I got a lot out of the articles I've read so far and they are very informative.

Diced, with assorted vegetables chopped small..... Catatoiulle!!!!