While I was down the Cape this fall, fishing with Bigfish, Slingah, and others, I kept thinking of a quote by Teddy Roosevelt that I thought really applied to the entire "Surf" fish or nothing- cult of dedicated beach pounders. I'm sure you'll all agree..

"This is why"

..Far better is to dare mighty things
To win glorious triumphs, even though checkered with failure
Than to take ranks with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much,
nor suffer much
Because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory, nor defeat.


G.L.

Yes... Bigfish's fishing career is most certianly checkered with failure.





:laughs: :gf: :hf1:

Bully of a quote.

I just this minute finished adding a picture of Teddy to the section on Cuttyhunk in my new DVD -- It's a great image taken from an old bronze likeness. He use to love to fish the island for stripers around 1910...with his good friend William Howard Taft -- who was elected President shortly after one of their visits.

I'm also indebted to the old Rough Rider for his Nobel Peace Prize, award-winning efforts in mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese war; it brought about the release of my grandfather who had been a prisoner of war for over a year!

George, you've got to love someone who lived life to the fullist. At the time of his death in 1919 he said, "No man has had a happier life than I have led; a happier life in every way."

On October 27th next year we should celebrate his birthday the way we did Papa Hemingway's 100th-- this time you buy the pizza.

Mike

Sounds like a plan- should combine with some angling..no?

http://archives.iit.edu/exhibits/1_yearbook/images/taft.jpg
I figured Taft for a boat guy.....

What size Aquaskinz do you think he'd take :laughs:

-spence

it brought about the release of my grandfather who had been a prisoner of war for over a year! Gee, I didn't know you were Japanese? Just kidding...


Originally posted by Fish_Eye
Bully of a quote.

I just this minute finished adding a picture of Teddy to the section on Cuttyhunk in my new DVD -- It's a great image taken from an old bronze likeness. He use to love to fish the island for stripers around 1910...with his good friend William Howard Taft -- who was elected President shortly after one of their visits.

I'm also indebted to the old Rough Rider for his Nobel Peace Prize, award-winning efforts in mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese war; it brought about the release of my grandfather who had been a prisoner of war for over a year!

George, you've got to love someone who lived life to the fullist. At the time of his death in 1919 he said, "No man has had a happier life than I have led; a happier life in every way."

On October 27th next year we should celebrate his birthday the way we did Papa Hemingway's 100th-- this time you buy the pizza. Mike

That's an interesting story - I'm assuming if it were not for that POW release, you would not be here. Was he in the Navy?

aaarrrgggg......... dam fine quote George
no glory this fall:(
oh well ...next time
I'm in talks with the Italian Deli Meat Superstar to come down after the holidays....he said he might fly this time ( if he won't he ain't comin cause I ain't drivin again)
later.........

Hey Eben - I parked in front of your store today and went and had some breakfast at Phils....
Man I like Wakefield - we just don't have the same atmosphere in West Warwick....

Joe, was that you I saw hanging out at Papa Ginos with the skateboard last night :laughs:

-spence

Ahhhh Phils :love: sweet nectar of meat and potatoes.. I spend waaay to much time in there. Sorry I missed you, i would have treated you to breakfast.

Damn...I missed free food....:smash:
I went down to see Joe Mollica and he was closed too...
I have to get Joe to re-wrap my Kennedy Fisher 9ft Graphite he did it the first time 11 years ago.....

Joes a busy man.. every time i go over there for something he's doing 8 things at once.

i'm at th shop from the crack of noon till 4 on tuesdays, thursdays and saturdays and from 3 till 6 on the other days.

Noon to 4 and 3 to 6???? I'm in the wrong business.......:smash: