vineyardblues
02-04-2004, 04:12 PM
This week we lost a surf fishing legand. Stan Gibbs passed away Tuesday morning.
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VB
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View Full Version : Surf Fishing Legand Dies vineyardblues 02-04-2004, 04:12 PM This week we lost a surf fishing legand. Stan Gibbs passed away Tuesday morning. Regards VB tlapinski 02-04-2004, 04:14 PM wow. sorry to hear that. MAC 02-04-2004, 04:29 PM :( God rest his soul Goose 02-04-2004, 04:31 PM R I P JohnR 02-04-2004, 04:34 PM Peace and thank you to a man that made a lot of what we do today possible... Slingah 02-04-2004, 04:35 PM Rest in Peace Plug King Slipknot 02-04-2004, 04:47 PM Very sad, sorry to hear this:( chris L 02-04-2004, 04:56 PM thats too bad . stan was an inovator . Mr. Sandman 02-04-2004, 05:10 PM OH my, that is sad. He made a MAJOR contribution to the sport IMO. ...good surf, big fish, and tight lines Skitterpop 02-04-2004, 05:13 PM God Bless Stanley and my condolences to your family. RIROCKHOUND 02-04-2004, 05:13 PM That sucks... time for the old 21 plug salute.... Mike Lang 02-04-2004, 05:24 PM Prayers to his family. Rest in peace. fishweewee 02-04-2004, 05:26 PM God bless Stan and his family. What a sweetheart of a nice guy - he will be missed. :( The Dad Fisherman 02-04-2004, 05:31 PM In heaven all of the stripers are 60+ Surely Bassey 02-04-2004, 05:45 PM we all love ya Stan.... Where did he live? Anyone know? beachwalker 02-04-2004, 05:54 PM wow :( I heard he was a special person and we owe him a lot for the contributions made during his lifetime. John, can we have a Hall of Fame page ? BigFish 02-04-2004, 06:04 PM My condolences to the Gibbs family and to a member here on the site who I believe was a very good friend of Stan Gibbs, Flaptail. Flaptail told me right after the Plug Feast that Stan was living in a rest home in Chatham I believe he said. Keep the great memories close Flaptail, and that original Gibbs plug you generously shared with us all at Plug Feast closer. Thanks again for sharing.:kewl: Rest in peace Stan Gibbs, the first name in plug building as far as I am concerned.:uhuh: missing link 02-04-2004, 06:06 PM R.I.P Stan:( UserRemoved1 02-04-2004, 06:22 PM :( rocketman 02-04-2004, 06:23 PM Godspeed Stan Gibbs. Mike P 02-04-2004, 08:25 PM Stan was a real good guy on top of everything else. He'll be missed. He was an even more talented wood carver than he was a plugmaker. Diamond Tackle 02-04-2004, 09:04 PM Sorry to hear it. :( Rest in peace MR Gibbs. Condolences to his family and friends. One thing for sure, his name will live on. NIB 02-04-2004, 09:10 PM RIP Stan Thanks for everything. Got Stripers 02-04-2004, 09:14 PM He's catching nothing but large now, one after the other. capesams 02-04-2004, 09:33 PM I've driven past stans n. home atleast 4-8 times a day for the past two years, thinking I should stop an say hello, but always being in rush I never did. I just didn't want to be one of those people looking to have him sign a plug like so many others, being a pest..I know his son an will send a card or say something when I see him at the coffee shop...another great local fisherman gone:( TheSpecialist 02-04-2004, 10:06 PM Very sad indeed. Rest in Peace Stan.. scarecrow 02-04-2004, 11:08 PM Wow R.I.P Stan My heart goes out to his family and freinds JohnR 02-04-2004, 11:10 PM Originally posted by beachwalker wow :( I heard he was a special person and we owe him a lot for the contributions made during his lifetime. John, can we have a Hall of Fame page ? Tell me what's in a Hall of Fame Page and we'll do it... chumbucket 02-04-2004, 11:50 PM :( Fisherwoman 02-04-2004, 11:51 PM He was a great guy, BC and I send our blessing to his family, may he be at peace!!!! beachwalker 02-05-2004, 07:33 AM John, Maybe a place where a deceased or otherwise senior fisherman would be honored with a bio, anecdotes and photos. It would be a museum of sorts. what do you think ? JHABS 02-05-2004, 09:02 AM A Great Loss. He was the Real Pioneer and inventor who will never be forgotten. Tattoo 02-05-2004, 09:34 AM You never know what you have until it's gone. vineyardblues 02-05-2004, 09:59 AM Todays Capecod Times http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/thelures5.htm VB Surely Bassey 02-05-2004, 10:12 AM I will surely think of him every time I fish the ditch.... Bigcat 02-05-2004, 10:34 AM It seems like yesterday,when I would go out to the shed and buy plugs off the wire,shoot the bull, and listen to Stans words of wisdom. R.I.P. Stan Bliz 02-05-2004, 01:34 PM Although Stan is gone :( His legacy lives on... He will always be remembered!!! From everything that I have heard about Stan, he was a prince of a guy and an extraordinary, yet ordinary gentleman & fisherman. My condolences go out to the Gibbs family. We need more Stan Gibbs' in the world!!! nor-easter 02-06-2004, 01:13 AM Stan has now gone to fish in that Great Surf in the Sky. May he receive the Blessings of peace that only Christ can give. My sympathy to the Family. He was a treasure to all who knew him. He will live on in the many fine works of art he produced over the years. Canalratt1 02-06-2004, 05:00 PM RIP Met Stan and his sons in the mid 70's. Fished a "breaking" tide behind Playland before it was Leperland with him and a few sharpies. Bass were busting whiting and every one hooked up useing his pencils. After the action died I brought my fish to Bessies and got in line with everyone else. I used to go by the shop to buy seconds from him. Another interesting note, he could cast as far as guys half his age. From what I have heard he did pretty good in the "Masters" division at some of the casting contests. nor-easter 02-06-2004, 05:04 PM I sent his obituary to a friend of mine at IGFA and suggested his name be placed in the IGFA HALL OF FAME. Slipknot 02-06-2004, 05:25 PM Originally posted by nor-easter I sent his obituary to a friend of mine at IGFA and suggested his name be placed in the IGFA HALL OF FAME. :btu: Thanks Chet :) That was very thoughtful of you. Stan Gibbs certainly was an innovator and was ahead of his time, a true legend. He belongs in the hall. I visited the IGFA Hall of Fame 2 years ago when I was down there and I didn't want to leave, it's amazing how good so many fisherman were/are. The things people are able to accomplish is amazing. JohnR 02-06-2004, 09:41 PM OK - if we put together a HOF or Memorial Page, how would we want to do it. I can certainly think of a couple deserving people if it were a memorial page but a local scene HOF might not be a bad thing, and you don't need to move onto the next world to be in. H.O.F. might be the Stan Gibbs and the Bob Ponds and the Woolners and Murats of the world. I'm opening this up to discussion and as much as Stan Gibbs would deserve to be in any Hall Of Fame talk, I'll move this HOF topic to another thread... http://www.striped-bass.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12686 Ron A 02-07-2004, 10:32 AM Rest In Peace Stan......He was a master of his sport and a true Surfcasting legend of all time . I will never forget the enjoyment I had talking, casting and fishing side by side in the Canal with Stan, in his later years. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter in my book, "Stan Gibbs Still the Master" vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
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