A fisherman in LI died friday night in the surf. He was a poster on SOL... Be carefull out there.

Thats a shame. Best wishes to his family...

Thoughts and prayers for his family... very sad

Thoughts and prayers to his family.

It was Mr Bill on the SOL board. And he leaves a wife and two children...45 year old school teacher...

I will put up the first donation of some plugs and buy the first tickets if we should do a raffle or donation for his family. I just am not going to run it.

what a terrible tragedy

Oh boy. That's a shame. Grim reminder to take an extra minute and familiarize yourself with your surroundings and be safe. My sympathy goes out to his family.

Very sad indeed - Thoughts and Prayers for his family and friends.

wow. def an awakener to any of us who love to go fish the rough of the rough. thoughts and prayers to his fam. gotta always have the wader belt.

what happened? So I can avoid this tragedy myself

sad :(

what happened? So I can avoid this tragedy myself

Not sure at this time. From what I gather there are some strong currents where he was fishing PLUS Friday night was the darkest, foggiest night I have fished, EVER. Who knows if he was taken by the sea or possibly had a heart attack or some other freak occurence.
He was an ex-lifegaurd and was an experienced surfcaster. I could EASILY see how someone might have gotten disoriented while wading a sand bar and lost their bearing that night.

.....Thoughts & Prayers....sad story

man this is sad stuff....godbless :o

Thoughts and prayers to his family, especially the ones who lost their dad. I think of my young ones everytime I head out. I think I'll be wearing my inflatable more than I used to.

Thats awful, T&P for his family.

Mr Bill - you will be missed. Thoughts & Prayers for your family :(

I hate hearing these stories... but they do serve as a reminder that a good partner is perhaps the most important part of keeping yourself safe. I think of some the falls I have taken, or the times I have climbed out to some real treacherous perches alone.. it's really dangerous. So, Mr Bill, I will, as many of us will, think of you tonight when I teeter out to my rock of choice and do it with a little more caution than the last... T&P....:(

It's sad whan a family loses a parent, but at least he was doing something he loved. he will be missed, and may well serve as a reminder to the rest of us to still head out to the sea, but do so a bit more cautiously.
I can recall at least one occasion where I was glad to make it back to shore.

Strange story- found him in 3ft of water...very terrible. Doubt we will ever know how it went down, but a good warning, things can go bad in no time at all out on the water

very sad indeed. my heart goes out to his family. as was said. at least it happened doing something he loved. who knows maybe he even caught that giant he was always casting for that night. we can only hope so.

to every one still here. let us all be safe, on our future trips.

This is aweful news. Im sure we will all be a bit more careful.

awful ... thoughts of 10X10 when ever I hear of this . I don't know him or what happened but hits home with all of us when a surcaster passes in the surf ... T&P

awful ... thoughts of 10X10 when ever I hear of this . I don't know him or what happened but hits home with all of us when a surcaster passes in the surf ... T&P

now I understand your pm.....we talked of this while we fished round town and JoeyG and I did last nite as well..in it...
Be Careful All.......This is very sad news....God Bless His Family

Sad thing. RIP Bill

Sorry to hear this - Prayers for the family...

That is a shame,,,,,,,,,, I wish his family the best..... Those thoughts will always be on my mind... even more now......

Thoughts and Prayers to his family!!!
RIP!!!

my thoughts are with his family.... rip.

Terrible news...Thoughts & Prayers are with his family..

This is very sad. Thoughts and prayers for his family.

real sorry he didn't have a buddy with him that nite...:hs:

thoughts and prayers for his family...

It is a terrible thing, and every year it seems to happen more and more often. My heart goes out to his family

He bought stuff from me often and was one of my first customers - a very nice guy. It's a real shame.

My prayers go out to his friends and family.
Regards
VB

Thoughts and Prayers for his family.

So Sad. Thoughts and prayers to his family

Thoughts and prayers to his family. Wearing the inflatable suspenders sure seems to make more sense, especially when conditions look mean.

Sorry to hear this - Prayers for the family...

Sorry to hear this t&p's.



Sandbar + fog = Compass

very sad he was lost. Terrible thing for his family.

Its dangerous out there no matter how well prepared. Never forget it.

:(:(:(
Awful news, just terrible
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family

RIP Bill

:(

This is a bummer.

Mr Bill was a member here, longer time lurker, 3+ years. If I remember correctly, he was also one of the WMI crew from the good old days too...

Prayers and thoughts for his family.

We all think it won't happen to us, but in or around the water,
it can happen in the blink of an eye. :(

bend rod=salute to a guy who went out doing what he enjoyed..rip