waytogo!

That's what i'm talking about :D

Look out StripersOnline...............Here we come!!!!! :D


Mike

How many members do *they* have?

Cool - 900 members!

Welcome to all you Lurkers too!

I don't go there often and only posted like 3 times in the kayaking forum.

I think it's something like 3,000. but i like the company here SO MUCH more! you get to know people here much better...Plus 95% of the people on here are local, SOL is mostly NJ and even further..

i stay with S-B even when i got kicked out :D


mike

Originally posted by Striper SniperX
even when i got kicked out :D


mike

..don't go get yourself "kicked out" of school ...M-boy.....

Education is the MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW....well it should be real close anyways. The more Educated you are, the less you'll have to work. The less Educated you are, the MORE you'll have to work. Get it??!!...just lookin out. :)

bloo,
A WISE LESSON YOU TEACH!!!!!!!!!

Thats why Bloo's not going on the 15th........:laughs:

quality not quanity, rather see this place stay local:smash:

I'm right behind you on that one Dave.

Thats why Bloo's not going on the 15th........

Goose, I had the same thought. :smash:

I was ahh.........Sick ;)
Bloo shouldn't be talking; 9:45 why ain't you at work ? :smash:

this place is cozy and you have a much better chance of meeting members!

I already met two (FishEye & StriperSwiper) and they are both very cool..........StriperSwiper even gave me his exra triket to the RISAA show :)

SWEETIE,so you see there is many nice people here..you will find some one that you will clickwith, and become best fishin' buds!!!

WE WILL HAVE 1,000 BY THIS SUMMER, I CAN ALMOST BET ON IT!!!


Good luck
Mike

Originally posted by Goose
I'm right behind you on that one Dave.

Goose - you better be careful saying that...BM might interpret that as a come-on. :laughs:

Yeah, don't we have a bylaw which automatically rules out NJ boys:)?

1000 members will be a great Milestone here.

SSX , both sites are great. Great guys on SOL too. I have many friends there.

This place is great standing on its own. One of the things that's really good here is that we don't get competitive with other sites. We allow links to other sites and most of the guys here visit many sites. Its good for fishing and for all of us for all the sites to be strong and have friendly relationships with one another.

1,000 members and we should P-A-R-T-Y :D

the webmaster of SOL seems to want is site and only his in the spotlight....i seen links posted and the webmaster rips there heads off for them if they make a mistake..

I like that for its kayaking forum only and havent been there since i rejoined S-B...

Plus.... SnS & I desided this is the best way NOT to arue & get kicked out again :D

I got permission from John a few days ago to put a SB banner on my HomePage, even tho my page isn't highly visited :( I think it may be responsible for 2 or 3 of the new members maybe??? :D


I think if we also put a little add in OTW or The Fisherman Magazine. that it would boost up the tourisim here ALOT.....but i like it how it is now to tell yas the truth :)



Mike

Originally posted by Saltheart
Its good for fishing and for all of us for all the sites to be strong and have friendly relationships with one another.

Very well said Saltheart.....I have a "friend" that is well, let's say, somewhat contorversial (no, he's never posted here, that I know of), but deep in his heart, he feels the same way....and it is very wise vision....:)

SSX....."the webmaster of SOL seems to want is site and only his in the spotlight....i seen links posted and the webmaster rips there heads off for them if they make a mistake.."

Let's just say that he has his reasons...some are very legit, and nothing to do with the "spotlight".....and we'll leave it at that......

Steve i know you are ahead of the RI forum in SOL.
TimS is crazy when is seen him and isnt much of a talker & shouldnt of started a website if he cant handle it, just my .02 (if its worth that...) :D

S-B is here,even if it isn't always on my good side.

Mike, my Forum Leader Staus on SOL has absolutley nothing to do with the feelings I posted above.

Just for your knowledge, I participate in many fishing websites, and am also a moderator on another one besides SOL, and consider myself a "senior member" here as well....

Tim has his rules, John has his rules, other sites have their rules. Tim's site is somewhat unique of the three because he sells tackle on line, and has sponsers that pay him a fair amount of money to advertise there. He cannot have commercial links popping up all over his message boards for other sites that offer tackle or compete with his sponsers, as that not only cuts into his tackle business, but is also unfair to his paid sponsers.

He also does not want things/controversies/arguements brought from other fishing message boards to his site, much as John does not want that here, because these guys have a hard enough time monitoring their own boards and keeping it civil, let alone having to watch every other board on the web from where things spill over.

So just follow the rules, okay?

(John, sorry if I stepped out of bounds here, but it needed to be said, and I hope you approve....:)

ok, I'll byte...:D


1st:......Goose, I'm STUPIK...I'll admit it, but I'm proud...and that makes up for it :biglaugh:

2ndly: BM..."rather see this place stay local"....you mean LOCO !! don't you??....:happy:

StriperSweeper..."why ain't you at work ?"...I yam, was, iz .. :smash:

..and lastly, "the webmaster of SOL seems to want his site and only his in the spotlight... - Let's just say that he has his reasons...- and we'll leave it at that..."

:biglaugh: :yak: :topic: :faga: Tim should THANK his members everyday for making HIS site what it is...

..in the words of Mr. Forest Gump;

..."thats all I have to say about that"...

Aw, come on, Bloo, you took my quote out of context.....you know me better than that......;)

Steve,

Please don't take that personal, in NO way was that meant to offend you. I've had my own issues with Tim, and I DON'T drag them anywhere...I just stay visit HIM less frequently.

..Sorry if I used your words, "out of context"...

...My apologies.

yea, "LOCO"

"SriperSweeper" at least get it CLOSE to right, bloo :smash:

I Undertand STEVE, lets keep it over there, an at that...OK :)
Lets be happy with what we have here.

901 members without a single add (that i know of?)
The online store is great & the prices are unsurpassed, i have to say that! but i just order from CCT. supports S-B.com :D


Mike

Aw, that's okay, Bloo, didn't take it personally.....

Hey, I don't agree with some of his judgements all the time, either.....(see the other post about my "friend"....;)):D

LET IT DROP, END OF DISCUSSION! Tim won't allow off board crap on his site and I personally don't want to see it here, so drop it or John will drop it for you I hope.

GS. I Hope that was NOT directed toward me....
I'm all for the 901 members, leave me outta this :D

Um, sorry, guys, 'tis very unlike me to engage in that sort of thing, and to repeat, Saltheart said it best:



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Originally posted by Saltheart
Its good for fishing and for all of us for all the sites to be strong and have friendly relationships with one another.
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:cool: :cool: :cool:

Originally posted by bloocrab

..in the words of Mr. Forest Gump;

..."thats all I have to say about that"...


..or John will drop it for you I hope..

...and GS, your right...John can do anything he'd like to do, he's a big boy...:humpty: <<no pun intended>>

HI JOHN!! :D :spidey:

Thread HiJack... Are we talking about S-B or SOL here?

I'm not going to get into the age old debate of who can say what & where and link what or talk what, because we all know which sites does what and which site does not :D (OK shameless plug for S-B :D ) THEREFORE let's move this topic back to what it is. The fact that this site & the members here have made it grow the way it has, in the flavor that it has.

As Saltheart said: "This place is great standing on its own. One of the things that's really good here is that we don't get competitive with other sites. We allow links to other sites and most of the guys here visit many sites. Its good for fishing and for all of us for all the sites to be strong and have friendly relationships with one another."

It all boils down to that all of these sites have their own flavors, their followers, pros & cons, and a sizeable dose of people that go to many of them

** btw - SSX, the thougth of you managing S-B's ever so meager advertising dollars is scary :doh: so we'll skip that thought ;) **

** btw - SSX, the thougth of you managing S-B's ever so meager advertising dollars is scary :doh: so we'll skip that thought ;) ** [/B]

Alrighty Then :D The offer is there :rolleyes: <just kidding>



901 MEMBERS!!! JOHN, WAY BACK WHEN YOU FIRST FIRED UP THIS BOARD DID YOU EVER THINK YOU WOULD HAVE 900 MEMBERS SO SOON? AND THAT IT WOULD BE SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY??????? <ON TOPIC:


Mike

SSX - Back when I started this board, all I wanted a decent sized board primarily for Surfcasters of New England and those that want to surfcast in New England with a equal doses of fun, civility & openess... I wound up making a bunch of friends and learned to respect a lot of people.

Fortunately we've also found a few people from beyond New England that are pretty cool too and we don't hold their Jersey residency against them :doh: :fishslap: ... Actually even given me new consideration to the Joisey boys & gals as the only ones I'd really met with any regularity before were the line crossers out at Wasque and the few I knew in high school .

This board was never started to make a million or be my income, which it has done niether. It was started to foster a good home to us up here in the Northeast when the other big board alot of us came from was in it's death throes, (WMI) .

My post was directed at anyone who thinks some other boards dirty laundry should be aired on this site, because it shouldn't....as I said that should be the end of that discussion.

This board rules, it survives on it's own and for it's own merits and I hope it continues to embody John's vision when he started it. If for no other reason than what Boo said, John's a big boy:) and he owns the clubhouse.

cant We all Just get along:)
Im a board slut, Im all over the place.
and each site has its own personality.
You Guys are Nuts to let Me on here.
who cares where one is from.
board wars are a no go and all the boards I go to have a great Bunch O Bubba's
I think Im talkin bout how this board is formatted to RI and MA thats all;)
Im Happy:bshake: :bo: :claps: :rtfm: :spam:Master

"You Guys are Nuts to let Me on here."

BM it's those pants. How could anyone deny someone who has the guts to wear them ?:D

http://striped-bass.com/images/bm/big_pants.jpg

... and the evil eyes too :wall: :bshake: - nice show laces :hihi:

nice make Me look like a pagent queen:p
2 hands, that fish must be in the 30s I guess
when did I get that one?
Hi John, Me Love the Happy site:)

nice make Me look like a pagent queen


HA! look at you looking all pretty.....probably try and steal my man next......;)


You Guys are Nuts to let Me on here
(pppst....it makes us feel better about ourselves....heeheehee)

Am I still your bubba?

depends on how many plugs You give Me:smash:
just kidding Yeah jig head:af: :smash: :happy: :behead: :bshake: :bshake: :bshake: :bshake: :hf1: :hee: :humpty: :jump: :lasso: :spam:Master

Hey, Nice Fish!!! <<is that a bogagrip??>> :D

John, this place has become more then a place to come and discuss stuff once in a while, you got yourself a bunch of good people here (some bad:D) this is like a community were you get to know one another, you gotta love it :)

As many have already said, Your doing a hell of a job, Great Job!! :happy:


But this summer you better get out there and fish :smash: :D



G-S i hear ya 100% & yer right!! this place survives on it's own and i'm so glad i did a google search on "Striped-Bass" and found this as Number 1 Site, i probably would of never found it
"www.Striped-Bass.com" is one of the easiest but best URLs out there :D

John, i think i asked you this a long time ago, but... How long has this site been up? and has it always had the forum & all ??



Mike

SSX - Almost 4 years and the centerpiece has always been the forum. Not a Boga - looks like a Berk Digital