So you think you know your sport?

Here's a little quiz on how much you really know, ready?

1. What was Farnk Woolner's middle name?
2. Stan Gibbs stopped fishing each season on October 1st, why?
3. What famous Fisherman/Plug maker/bait shop owner put a note in his lures boxes apologizing for the lack of finish detail on his plugs during WWII?
4. The Cohasset Narrows Striped Bass fishing club was located in what town.
5. What lure company was the first to use thru wiring and metal lips on it's lures?
6. The largest bass on record taken from the Cape Cod Canal, 65+ pounds, was taken on a plug. What plug was that ?
7. Otto Scheer, striper guide and designer/builder of the first true bassboat named the Punkinseed in the 1930's, worked out of what famous area?
8. Sergei De Somov was better known to Jersey and Martha's Vineyard surfcasters as the what?
9. What was the first commercial plug builder to offer the Needlefish plug?
10. What famous commercial striped bass fisherman kept and fed a family of mice in his buggy because he was so kindhearted he could not bring himslef to displace them?

Let's see how you do!

1
2 hunting
3 Bob Pond or Jerry Sylvester?
4
5Creek chub
6gibbs polaris
7
8
9Boone
10 I'm guessing Arnold Laine

Answers in caps.
I'll take a shot at the ones I think I know while I wait for some data to print....

So you think you know your sport?

Here's a little quiz on how much you really know, ready?

1. What was Farnk Woolner's middle name?
2. Stan Gibbs stopped fishing each season on October 1st, why?
DEER HUNTING SEASON
3. What famous Fisherman/Plug maker/bait shop owner put a note in his lures boxes apologizing for the lack of finish detail on his plugs during WWII?
JERRY SYLVESTER
4. The Cohasset Narrows Striped Bass fishing club was located in what town.
5. What lure company was the first to use thru wiring and metal lips on it's lures?
ATOM
6. The largest bass on record taken from the Cape Cod Canal, 65+ pounds, was taken on a plug. What plug was that ?
7. Otto Scheer, striper guide and designer/builder of the first true bassboat named the Punkinseed in the 1930's, worked out of what famous area?
CUTTY HUNK/SOW AND PIGS
8. Sergei De Somov was better known to Jersey and Martha's Vineyard surfcasters as the what?
MAD RUSSIAN
9. What was the first commercial plug builder to offer the Needlefish plug?
BOONE
10. What famous commercial striped bass fisherman kept and fed a family of mice in his buggy becaus he was so kindhearted he could not bring himslef to displace them?
ARNOLD LAINE

Let's see how you do!

1. What was Farnk Woolner's middle name? - Don't Know
2. Stan Gibbs stopped fishing each season on October 1st, why? - Don't Know
3. What famous Fisherman/Plug maker/bait shop owner put a note in his lures boxes apologizing for the lack of finish detail on his plugs during WWII? - Don't Know
4. The Cohasset Narrows Striped Bass fishing club was located in what town. - Don't Know
5. What lure company was the first to use thru wiring and metal lips on it's lures? - Don't Know
6. The largest bass on record taken from the Cape Cod Canal, 65+ pounds, was taken on a plug. What plug was that ? - Don't Know
7. Otto Scheer, striper guide and designer/builder of the first true bassboat named the Punkinseed in the 1930's, worked out of what famous area? - Buzzards Bay
8. Sergei De Somov was better known to Jersey and Martha's Vineyard surfcasters as the what? - Mad Russian
9. What was the first commercial plug builder to offer the Needlefish plug? - Musso?
10. What famous commercial striped bass fisherman kept and fed a family of mice in his buggy because he was so kindhearted he could not bring himslef to displace them? Don't Know

1. What was Farnk Woolner's middle name? Who's Farnk Woolner???
5. What lure company was the first to use thru wiring and metal lips on it's lures? Creek Chub
8. Sergei De Somov was better known to Jersey and Martha's Vineyard surfcasters as the what? The Mad Russian
9. What was the first commercial plug builder to offer the Needlefish plug? Boone

4 Cohasset Narrows was Bourne.

6 Gibbs Cast a Lure Proppa Popper. Was it Frank Machado
who caught the Bass in the late 1950s and won the Governors cup for largest bass of the yr.

I thought the Cohasset Narrows Club was in either Cohasset or Hull...I read about an exclusive fishing club in Cohasset maybe in the 20's???....I'll try and find it...

Cohasset Narrows is the entrance to Buttermilk Bay--where Macos is located. One side's in Wareham, the other in Bourne.

Sergie De Somov was called the Mad Russian but also "The Count"

1. What was Farnk Woolner's middle name? :confused:
2. Stan Gibbs stopped fishing each season on October 1st, why? :humpty:
3. What famous Fisherman/Plug maker/bait shop owner put a note in his lures boxes apologizing for the lack of finish detail on his plugs during WWII? :o
4. The Cohasset Narrows Striped Bass fishing club was located in what town. :smash:
5. What lure company was the first to use thru wiring and metal lips on it's lures? :claps:
6. The largest bass on record taken from the Cape Cod Canal, 65+ pounds, was taken on a plug. What plug was that ? :hs:
7. Otto Scheer, striper guide and designer/builder of the first true bassboat named the Punkinseed in the 1930's, worked out of what famous area? :crying:
8. Sergei De Somov was better known to Jersey and Martha's Vineyard surfcasters as the what? :lossinit:
9. What was the first commercial plug builder to offer the Needlefish plug? Boone

10. What famous commercial striped bass fisherman kept and fed a family of mice in his buggy because he was so kindhearted he could not bring himslef to displace them? :angel:

Ouch...brutal...my worst score on a pop quiz in 25 years...what a shellacking...:fishslap:...

I knew the mad russian answer, but that's only because I won the OTW Striper Tales book for supproting the bassmaster fund raising auction.
Oh well, freaking history major in college, too...guess I was really only good at practicing drinking at the Zoo.
Rick

Sergie De Somov was called the Mad Russian but also "The Count"

He also claimed to be descended from royalty, hence the nickname of "The Count".

#7 Montauk

1. ?
2. Stan Gibbs trapped in the Fall!
3. Charlie Murat
4. ?
5. Heddon
6. Stan Gibbs GTS
7. ?
8. ?
9. Arnold Spofford
10. Arnold Laine

1. What was Farnk Woolner's middle name? Frank?
2. Stan Gibbs stopped fishing each season on October 1st, why? Time to get laid?
3. What famous Fisherman/Plug maker/bait shop owner put a note in his lures boxes apologizing for the lack of finish detail on his plugs during WWII? Santa?
4. The Cohasset Narrows Striped Bass fishing club was located in what town. Las Vegas?
5. What lure company was the first to use thru wiring and metal lips on it's lures? Mepps?
6. The largest bass on record taken from the Cape Cod Canal, 65+ pounds, was taken on a plug. What plug was that ? Not mine.
7. Otto Scheer, striper guide and designer/builder of the first true bassboat named the Punkinseed in the 1930's, worked out of what famous area? Squash Meadows?
8. Sergei De Somov was better known to Jersey and Martha's Vineyard surfcasters as the what? A secretive fecking baztard?
9. What was the first commercial plug builder to offer the Needlefish plug? Daniel Boone?
10. What famous commercial striped bass fisherman kept and fed a family of mice in his buggy because he was so kindhearted he could not bring himslef to displace them? Clammer?

How'd I do?

Flap, I know that you have discussed these subjects in your articals and presentations. I wish that I'd been a better student.

So you think you know your sport?

Here's a little quiz on how much you really know, ready?

1. What was Farnk Woolner's middle name? 1st name was Frank
2. Stan Gibbs stopped fishing each season on October 1st, why? Hunting,trapping
3. What famous Fisherman/Plug maker/bait shop owner put a note in his lures boxes apologizing for the lack of finish detail on his plugs during WWII? Bassmaster?
4. The Cohasset Narrows Striped Bass fishing club was located in what town. Wareham
5. What lure company was the first to use thru wiring and metal lips on it's lures? CCBC
6. The largest bass on record taken from the Cape Cod Canal, 65+ pounds, was taken on a plug. What plug was that ? Polaris
7. Otto Scheer, striper guide and designer/builder of the first true bassboat named the Punkinseed in the 1930's, worked out of what famous area? The Elizabeth Islands / Nantucket
8. Sergei De Somov was better known to Jersey and Martha's Vineyard surfcasters as the what? Mad Russian or lobster tail
9. What was the first commercial plug builder to offer the Needlefish plug? Spofford
10. What famous commercial striped bass fisherman kept and fed a family of mice in his buggy because he was so kindhearted he could not bring himslef to displace them? Arnold Laine

Let's see how you do!

Guessorama here Steve :spin:

So you think you know your sport?

Here's a little quiz on how much you really know, ready?

I'll take a guess at all of them.

1. What was Farnk Woolner's middle name?
I don't think he had one, at least he never used it in print that I have seen. I have a couple books signed by him and he never used a middle initial.

2. Stan Gibbs stopped fishing each season on October 1st, why?
Probably to go Hunting, a lot of guys still do this today.

3. What famous Fisherman/Plug maker/bait shop owner put a note in his lures boxes apologizing for the lack of finish detail on his plugs during WWII?
I am going to guess and say J. Sylvester but It is a guess because I know he had a tackle shop around the war in Narragansett.

4. The Cohasset Narrows Striped Bass fishing club was located in what town. Another guess...Wareham?


5. What lure company was the first to use thru wiring and metal lips on it's lures?
Hmmm, wow, these are good questions. another guess , atom?

6. The largest bass on record taken from the Cape Cod Canal, 65+ pounds, was taken on a plug. What plug was that ? Given the neighborhood I will guess GIbbs.


7. Otto Scheer, striper guide and designer/builder of the first true bassboat named the Punkinseed in the 1930's, worked out of what famous area? Montauk. His boat was lost in the 38 hurricane I think.

8. Sergei De Somov was better known to Jersey and Martha's Vineyard surfcasters as the what? The mad russian.

9. What was the first commercial plug builder to offer the Needlefish plug?
I would like to check my facts with DZ on this one but I will guess Spofford?

10. What famous commercial striped bass fisherman kept and fed a family of mice in his buggy because he was so kindhearted he could not bring himslef to displace them?
I think I read that Arnold Lane had done this but I can't recall where I saw this.

Let's see how you do!


Wow, these were good questions. I hope I passed the test.:confused:

nummy....u r priceless........

Okay, here are he answers

1. Frank Middleton Woolner
2. Fur trapping on the Cape ( he made more money doing that than making plugs each year)
3. Jerry Sylvester
4. Cohasset Narrows seperates Wareham and Bourne at what we now know as the Buttermilk Bay bridges and was a contemporary of the Cuttyhunk, West Island, Pasque and Squibnocket bass clubs.
5. Creek Chub, Henry Dills, founder of CCBCO, invented the metal lip and thru wiring also he concurrently devoloped the scale pattern paint process with James Heddon and they shared that patent.
6. Frank Machado took that fish on a Stan Gibbs blue and white Castalure Popper 4 oz.
7. Montauk, and it was lost in the 38' Hurricane.
8. He was known as The Mad Russian and used lobsters as bait and made small stubby needlefish like plugs in black and in white to fish on dark or moonlit nights.
9. Boone marketed them first in the fifties down south, some enterprising New York fisherman in Staten Island in the fifties brought them to the No'east and the craze was born.
10. Of course the one and only Arnold Laine.

Thanks for trying and hopefully you learned a little something more about your sport, it certainly has a rich history.

Numbskull, JohnR and Stiffy I am afraid your all going to Striper Sped class for awhile.

Okay, here are he answers

6. Frank Machado took that fish on a Stan Gibbs blue and white Castalure Popper 4 oz.

8. He was known as The Mad Russian and used lobsters as bait and made small stubby needlefish like plugs in black and in white to fish on dark or moonlit nights.


This was a great, great posting. Just a couple notes. When poppers first came out, they were absolutely deadly on big bass. Big bass would rise from deep water on a calm, flat day to slam them.

As far as the Mad Russian, I would be curious about the source of this information. He was fanatically secretive; I used to fish with another fanatically secretive fisherman and he used to emulate the Russian in many ways. One thing we did was spread false rumors about where we fished and what we used. When we came into port for lunch, we would hide all the good lures and clip on some that were so-so. There were wild rumors about the "secret" stuff we used.

I can believe the needfish, but I have to wonder about the lobster. Did someone see The Mad Russian use lobsters, or were they snookered?