This week we lost a surf fishing legand. Stan Gibbs passed away Tuesday morning.

Regards

VB

wow. sorry to hear that.

:( God rest his soul

R I P

Peace and thank you to a man that made a lot of what we do today possible...

Rest in Peace Plug King

Very sad, sorry to hear this:(

thats too bad . stan was an inovator .

OH my, that is sad. He made a MAJOR contribution to the sport IMO.

...good surf, big fish, and tight lines

God Bless Stanley and my condolences to your family.

That sucks... time for the old 21 plug salute....

Prayers to his family.

Rest in peace.

God bless Stan and his family. What a sweetheart of a nice guy - he will be missed. :(

In heaven all of the stripers are 60+

we all love ya Stan.... Where did he live? Anyone know?

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 ?

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:

R.I.P Stan:(

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Godspeed Stan Gibbs.

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.

Sorry to hear it. :(
Rest in peace MR Gibbs.
Condolences to his family and friends.
One thing for sure, his name will live on.

RIP Stan Thanks for everything.

He's catching nothing but large now, one after the other.

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:(

Very sad indeed. Rest in Peace Stan..

Wow


R.I.P Stan

My heart goes out to his family and freinds

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...

:(

He was a great guy, BC and I send our blessing to his family, may he be at peace!!!!

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 ?

A Great Loss. He was the Real Pioneer and inventor who will never be forgotten.

You never know what you have until it's gone.

Todays Capecod Times
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/thelures5.htm

VB

I will surely think of him every time I fish the ditch....

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

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!!!

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.

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.

I sent his obituary to a friend of mine at IGFA and suggested his name be placed in the IGFA HALL OF FAME.

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.

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

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"