Pretty simple, who started this website? And when did it start? I guess ive been checking it out for bout a year and a half or so. I know i check the site everytime i log on. To who ever started it, thanks, i know i speak for a lot of people.

JohnR is the Master and Commander of Striped-Bass.com.......and he truely has created someplace special!:btu:

Thanks JohnR.;)

I thank you but my wife doesn't. JK:D

Originally posted by BigFish
JohnR is the Master and Commander of Striped-Bass.com.......and he truely has created someplace special!:btu:

Thanks JohnR.;)

blushing OK - not really blushing

Rob - I started this site back 5 years or so ago after there was a big fall out to what many of us online old timers considered the most fun and enjoyable webboard, the WMI Surf Fishing Home Page. When that site discombobulated two primary sites came along - SOL - a bit before the blow up, and S-B a little while after... I launched the site at the MSBA show in PLymouth at Cordage Park and we s l o w l y grew to where we are today...

Some of the original people that have been a TREMENDOUS help and have been aboard since day one are people like Saltheart, Chris L, Fisherwoman & Baitcaster, of course #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, and Fishpart, Carl, Slipknot, OX, Steve in Mass, Mike P, all came along in the first 6 months or so of the site.

It's been a ball and I've met some TRULY fantastic people. But I've also made one of my best friends purely by chance through this site in Clammer. Mike - you, She, and your family have added a lot of fun and joy and respect to my family and I know Gwen, Liam, and I deeply appreciate it...

I have no regrets with this site, have nothing but respect, and admiration for the many fine people I have met and wet a line with. I also take great pride in the freindship of others I have seen develop as a result of doing this site - it's great!

JohnR for PRESIDENT............................. :bgi:

IMO clearly the best fishing site on the net! Great information, great people - people actually helping w/o being derogratory, do not find the often with the internet and with fishing...Keep up the great work John R.....

Originally posted by Rob Rockcrawler
Pretty simple, who started this website?

Why silly, didn't you know that Al Gore invented this site?

Its been a {{GREAT}} @#$%$^& time ////

Even with @#$%^@#$% BLOOOOOOOOOOOOfish:smash:

seriously //this has been a great site ..I,m so glad I found it // I was a one man fisherman .based on being commercial for so long & the death of my fishing partner of 18 great years /////
so many great people I,ve met,so many fun times ///ita hard to put in words how I feel about this site & many members on it ///now I either fish alone or good chances its with someone from this board;;
for myself /there are some some personal /issues that I,ve had to deal with in the last few years -thanks God for the sites & the guys /////
Laughs ==every @#$%#$% day;;

two trips to Cutty //Priceless //thanks to G/B
Thames Fishing //thanks to G/S
wooden Plugs //Thanks to a bunch
BLuefish thanks to a curse//
smacked up props// thanks to swimming rocks//
the legs// awesome// the times the ya-whoos had the bluefish in the breachway channel //
diapers//
my good friends from the east T<M <B< & a wife
just too many to mentioned --I apoloigize, but ya all know I love ya ======as I have always said ////ENJOY

MIKE

John R -back to ya:), Clammer-AMEN:)

Yeah thanks JohnR!!! If it wasnt for him creating this site i dont think i would have caught half the fish i got this year. I went from catching small amounts of schoolies last year before i discovered this site , to catching masses of 20lbers this year.:btu: :cheers:

Yup, this is by far my most favorite thing to do at work.:D

I totally agree, since BobBike turned me onto this site, I don't think a day has gone by that I haven't read and surfed this site...Thank goodness i don't have any work to do while at work...:rolleyes: Just sit and surf, and wish for fish...
Thanks John
-Chris

I remember watching John getting the site up and going with his laptop at Cordage Park. Even tho my registration says later in the year, I think I registered here right at the outset. I was probably registered at first under one of my other internet handles ;)

I have to say, I have much more fun on this site. The difference is, at this site, you feel like you've walked into a local B&T, grabbed the free cup of coffee the owner offered, and took a seat around the stove for a friendly jawing session with the gang.

This is the best site on the web without a doubt..I have learned so much from everyone here..even caught my first keeper from shore this year..thanks bart!
:D

Mike & Mike you both could'nt have said it better...

Thanks JohnR and all associated in maintaining a excellent fishing web site.

Special thanks to members that have contributed their knowledge, experience and humor.

I have to disagree! Boogerboy had the best site...even if it was only for just a few weeks! :smash:

Seriously, excellent site JohnR! ;) Thanks for all your hard work and sleepless nights to keep this site up and running!


ND

Absolutely. As others have echoed I have met some mighty nice people. It's a great mix of experience that is brought to these forums. Neophytes can learn the ropes ( though some say they should do it the old way, by personal experience), middleschoolers can take what they have learned afield and add the tidbits of information so generously given that add to thier growing repetoire and old time sand dogs learn something new as well plus a dash of humility now and then. We are an electronically connected family, we fight now and then (right BM?) but when the chips are down and someones back is to the wall all differences are forgotten and help is given tenfold without regard for past conflicts. Here you are free to endulge yourself in all things Striper. Packages come un-expectedly in the mail containing examples of inginuity and artistry that were once just a rough cut piece of wood. The occasional get togethers that help pass the winter months and the others that happen in season when the fish are here make it all even better. Good natured ribbing and acknowledgment when one has bested a fish of admirable proportion. John has done a good thing here, he is a good man and we thank him most sincerely for his hard work.:btu: :cheers: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps:

Originally posted by Mike P
The difference is, at this site, you feel like you've walked into a local B&T, grabbed the free cup of coffee the owner offered, and took a seat around the stove for a friendly jawing session with the gang.


That about somes it up, ya nailed it Mike.

Thanks JohnR and all, for the great job here. :claps:

:D

Norby I'm gonna spank you :smash:

:wave:

It is a great site....except for the dancing banana!;) :D

Just kidding Salty!:happy:

sweet web site :) thanks again john!

GEEZ! the way you guys are talking you think Johnr was some kind of God.
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And on the eighth day, after he spent the seventh day fishing.....Gawd said....let there be Striped-Bass.com.....:eek:....and there was Striped-Bass.com!:D

I too really like the site and the people. I spend a lot of time on line but only really go to this site on a dependable basis. I spend most of my time in NY but look forward to meeting more of you all in the near future. Hope to be spending more time on Cape and less time in NY.

John....you da man!

Yep, good sight :kewl:

john R... hve i ever told you I have a friend whos wife's name is Gwen and has one son named Liam?? he's a striper nut too...

small world:huh:

It could the same Gwen & Liam //with a Different [[John}}:rolleyes:

Yea thanks John!!!!! If not for you starting this site I would not have met and fallen love with Bigbo!!! :lm:

:thanks:

:confused:

:laughs:

John, You da Man :D He not only created this site, but has done a great job as it has grown. He also does an outstanding job as "head moderator".

Thanks again John, John R for Pres.

I remember being laid up in January of 2001 with a knee injury and lurking on the site every day.
My first friend was Mr. Sprinkles...back then I used to be afraid of talking to Mr. Manzi, who at the time was known as BM...he used to write to me in code and harass me for fishing with herring.
Everybody on the board has been great, they put up with my crazy brother, my awful divorce, and my super pictures...Guess good food can even out a lot of mediocre posts!!!
Favorite friends include Patrick...Tuna from shore!!!
Striper swiper X...I think that was his name!!!
Fishweewee...and his many incarnations.
chris L the nicest hippie I ever met!
Larry...who I see every time I'm at the cape.
BBJ...I don't see so much now!
Bazza...my first lacrosse coach, even though he doesn't remember.
Jimbo, Bombardier brother number three.
Anyhow, many other great friends that I would have never met if it wasn't for Senor Redmond!!!
Anyhow,
Later,
Rick
PS-And all the WMass crew...Jenn, Lapinski, Lajoie, and the reel chitty guys...and Russ the nightfighter.
Later,
Rick

OK I missed a few:
Goose, always good to see you.
milo, been while!
bud8fan, hope you're doing well.
redlite...watch out for falling Bomba's.
mrmacy, steak tip meister.
Greg and Don, thanks for the great help with the winter thing, now where's my pot?
Clamma, always full of great stories.
Krispy; I like peanut butter too!
Rock Lobsta...hope we go out soon!
OK time for bed.
Later,
Rick:D

Great site, good people, stories and info. Met several members while at the shore and look forward to meeting many more.

John many thanks for running a top notch site.:btu:

What Mike said.

It really is like hanging out at your local B&T for a cup of coffee, a smoke :smokin: and a session with the boys.

I've met some quality people from this site and while work occasionally interferes with my time at S-B, it's a great way to stay up on issues and info on a real time basis every day.

As a card-carrying old phart who was new to the Interweb :hihi: not so very long ago, it's really become a part of my daily routine as a surfcaster.

Thumbs up to John - damned good crew we got here and the Cap runs a tight ship :kewl:

God knows it ain't easy with this bunch :smash::smash: :smash:

Originally posted by Mike P


I have to say, I have much more fun on this site. The difference is, at this site, you feel like you've walked into a local B&T, grabbed the free cup of coffee the owner offered, and took a seat around the stove for a friendly jawing session with the gang.

I second this (or third or fourth or whatever it's up to now) :D
I've met and fished with alot of class acts due to this place.

John, thanks for making this the best site on the net :btu:

Aye, JohnR runs a tight ship around here, and his many mates do a good job of keeping the atmosphere around here a little down to earth.

I've been on a few other sites, but nothing keeps me coming back for more like this s-b.com website.

I've met Notaro, a fellow deaf fisherman, through this, and while he and I haven't had a chance to fish too much together, I think we've forged quite a nice friendship via our sidekicks.

And around here, JohnR is god but the funny thing is, he doesn't try to be one but everyone worships the ground he walks on, or was it the treacherous rocks? :)

Nice place, I've been hanging around since the site was running on a box in John's apartment, probably since about day two.

Been through the rises and ebbs, but we always rise. Met and fished with some great people, learned to appreciate what I've got and that fishing while great isn't the only thing that makes life worth living.

Originally posted by jugstah
And around here, JohnR is god

No, no god at all, just trying to do the right thing and strike the right balance on a website with my fellow anglers....

There is too much negativity in the world and not enough fun, good natured pranks, and I think it is necessary to have a way to enjoy fishing for all of us. Where fishing is our passion, our release, the start of a lot of enjoyment...

:wiggle: s-b makes me happy:thanks: JohnR

Originally posted by JohnR
No, no god at all, just trying to do the right thing and strike the right balance on a website with my fellow anglers....

There is too much negativity in the world and not enough fun, good natured pranks, and I think it is necessary to have a way to enjoy fishing for all of us. Where fishing is our passion, our release, the start of a lot of enjoyment...

One can argue that Modesty and Humility are one of your greatest virtues. :-)