What other hobbies and interests do people have? I think it would be intersting to know if we share some of the same interest as other club members. Ill go first! Please dont leave me hanging with no replies making me feel like an idiot lOl
READ, READ, READ…im always in the middle of 5 or 6 books!
Herps and amphibians.
Comic books, manga, anime and almost anything fantasy/sci fi.
I also love model rocketry and gaming(MTG, D&D, etc) but im not currently doing anything with either.
ok i’ll go next…depending on time of year its fishing or poker for me. NO D & D …lol i enjoy my boat all spring and summer. do a little jet skiing and surf fishing. camping with my sons in summertime. oh and did i mention working to support my REEF habit…
hockey … retired (not that i EVER got paid to play)
reading … many and varied topics
scuba, but ain’t gone down in a long time
golf … (hockey to golf … gettin old)
used to do some immersive virtual reality stuff @ work, not so much anymore
Reefkeeping (Wich is kind of like saying that you do crack for a hobby…)
Reading … I love some good books… Really a big fan or Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind books.
Fishing - Mostly freshwater fishing but I enjoy it all.
Hunting - For the next 4 weekends or so I am driving back up to upstate new york because its finally DEER SEASON I also hunt turkeys in the spring and fall, as well as some coyotes, racoons, and I used to do some trapping when I was younger and still lived in NY.
Riding 4-wheeler / Dirtbike back up in NY where there are actually hills.
Camping/Hiking
Scuba Diving / Snorkling - I have been to Belize 2x, Tobago 1x, and Florida 1x.
Drinking…
I think thats about it… im sure I missed something though.
Biggest interest besides reefing is motorcycles and fast cars. Used to race cars (vette, Z28, WS6) now I am into stunting motorcycles. Going to get into skydiving and scuba diving this summer. Surfing and anything to do with the beach, love the summer. Unforunately school and work take over my life, wouldn’t count them as hobbies though!
I would go fishing/crabbing probably more than half the summer up until about 5 year ago. Bass fishing, bay, surf u name it. What kind of boat do I have glen? DRC fishing trip?
well maybe a couple at a time…it is a 23 foot bayliner trophy with a full cabin and pilot house. but we could all get a trip lined up for a trip on a party boat, just uor club. need around 15 people to get boat to our self out of lewes. spring time i will look into it and talk to fishermans wharf for more info. also we could get a beach party going maybe this summer and camp out on beach. it is a blast to stay out on beach over nite. is this is something the club would like too do?
we used to go out of bowers beach several times every summer. we would take a headboat but i know they run charters out of bowers as well. we would go out on the tradewinds II and im sure the chartered the boat as well for 1/2 day and full day. you fish the same spots but its almost half the drive time for us northerners.
i used to own a 17’ crabbing boat that i would take out to shipjon shoals on VERY calm days. it was always exicting since we would leave out of woodland beach and have to go through the shipping lanes!!
if you ever need someone to split bait/gas let me know!
Reading - Mystery Thriller type books. I’m a big fan of Dan Brown and Brad Thor novels.
Camping - we try to go as a family a couple times a year - and at least 1 long weekend just me and the wife.
Fishing - usually corresponds to the camping trips - but try to get out on a head boat at least once a year.
Beer
Family
Used to play hockey but had to give it up last year due to very bad knees from years playing goalie.
Used to play football but had to give it up for the same reason.
Used to ride dirt bikes - had to give it up due to money / time / family
Used to build off-road trucks
I like to change interests every few years - keeps me learning about new stuff.
Video games used to take up most of my time. Logged countless hours on xbox live playing Halo. Used to have 3 TVs and 3 xboxs in my bedroom and every night at least 1-2 of my friends would be over late into the night. Often would team up with some friends we made from Canada. Sadly only play a couple hours a year now.
Does reading count if you are reading text book size reef books cover to cover. Currently reading Eric Bornemen’s “Aquarium Corals” and I just grabbed some more books from a DVRC member.
I’d love to camp out at the beach again. I used to run at Cape Henlopen all the time with the track team. I was heavy into track and field when I was in high school. One of the fastest guys in the state till I graduated.
Depending on the bait you use I could probably get us some the night before for free. Used to always go cast fishing for bait the night before and keep them on an air pump over night in a 5g bucket. Would catch what I think the fisherman called mummichogs? I just remember the scientific name after I dissected several hundred of them at the lab in Lewes.(Fun to kill Fundulus)
Could almost say I was into photography in the past. Never really learned much about taking photos, but filled several hard drives in the past with Nature and sports.
I used collected coins and stamps when I was little.
I used to play back yard football all the time till I broke my left arm, so bad it was a zig zag and a bone was sticking out. (hard to recover from one of those)
I’m scuba certified and logged many dives, but for some reason never considered it a hobby. More like a way to get to the reefs.
Oh how can I forget my reptiles! I have a bearded dragon that is giving me the evil eye as I type this because he hasn’t gotten a treat in at least a week.(loves the crunchy bugs the meal worms turn into) I also have a gecko which was permantly dwarfed due to some health problems she had in her first year. I’ve also had an anole and salamanders in the past and have always wanted a turtle or tortus. If I hit the loto I’m getting a giant tortoise.
I’d be down for a boat trip/beach camp out. That sounds awesome.
Some of my hobbies are (other than this money pit):
[ul][li]Scuba (open circuit, rebreather, wrecks, reefs, training assisting)[/li]
[li]Snowboarding[/li]
[li]Motorcyle riding[/li]
[li]Fast cars, modding cars[/li]
[li]Modding my iPhone (yea ima dork)[/li]
[li]Programming[/li]
[li]Shooting (trap, skeet, 5 stand, sporting clays)[/li]
[li]Used to LOVE reading, but just don’t have the time![/li]
[li]Recently Anime (the gf made me d/l Inuyasha…all 167 episodes)[/li]
[li]Beer! I like hops[/li]
[li]Lifting occasionally[/li][/ul]
I also find and always am interested in Sci-Fi/Scientific things. Discovery channel rocks. Any kind of new knowledge, technology or mentally stimulating topics are very interesting to me.
Sadly my job and side company take most of my time. Free time is usually spent with the gf, the rest goes to the above (sometimes that goes vice-versa, but I get yelled at)
I would definitely be down for a fishing/boat trip! I love crabbing and fishing. I might actually live at the beach again this summer. I also forgot (Ian you reminded me) working out, I am usually at the gym every day, gotta look good for the summer!