Ed Costa, known here as Slow Eddie passed away of a heart attack yesterday or the day before.

You will be missed Ed. :(

That is terrible news. I met him 2 years ago in Gansett and fished with him a few times last year during some great fall run action. He was a great guy and I always looked foward to bumping into him and talking about fishing.
Rest in peace Ed.

Sad news thanks for letting us know.
Eben.
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What a shame. A good friend and a good old 'gee... lots of laughs, even though it was usually him joking about living in my house and chasing after my wife :-D

Few people truly enjoyed the simple act of bending a rod, size, species, didn't matter.

You will be missed Eddie!

Ed was probably my greatest mentor in surfcasting. I always jokingly called him my spiritual advisor. And will miss his frequent check ins at my studio to talk about women, chorizo and women and fishing. This one hurts.
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Slow Eddie was one of the outwardly happiest go lucky blue haired skirt chasing anglergentlemen you would find. He was truly a gem of a guy. Godspeed Ed. I'm gonna miss your zeal for the suds & your humor

Me too.
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http://striped-bass.com/striper-fishing/images/stories/in-memoriam/sloweddie.jpg

Nice picture! I think I took that one.
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We caught blues on every cast that day.
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Nice picture! I think I took that one.
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You did and he really enjoyed it. He had me & Bill L tweak and and print it a couple years ago.

RIP

You did and he really enjoyed it. He had me & Bill L tweak and and print it a couple years ago.

Ok. I remember. I will go through my files, as I think I have more.
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Deep hole at Deep Hole. Too bad.

Eben my deepest condolences to you as you guys were such good friends. Also to his family on their loss. I was fortunate to meet Slow Eddie out on Cuttyhunk a couple of times.......he was a super nice guy, great to chat with and I am glad I got to meet him. Rest in peace Eddie.

Great picture! I'm sure that's how he'd want to be remembered.

RIP. I'm sure he's found a perch somewhere...

-spence

Thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. Rest in peace.
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I met him last Fall. When I pulled up to his house to buy a rod from him, he ran out to the street and pulled my dog out through the window of my truck. I parked and walked over to his house. He was helping Annie find a pork bone that was near his basement door. They were already friends and didn't need me at all.

He was a really nice guy. I was hoping to fish with him this Summer. Rest In Peace Eddie.

RIP Eddie... a real nice guy.

RIP.

Sorry to hear this. T and Ps to family and freinds.

R.I.P. Slow Eddie.....

so sad ... Sorry you lost your mentor Eben

rest in peace Slow Eddie

RIP Eddie

RIP Eddie,
Thoughts and prayers for his family

Sorry to hear Eben. T and p
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Sorry to hear about slow eddie
RIP

Goodbye Eddie, and thanks.

sorry to hear it. condolences to all of his friends

Condolences - Thoughts and Prayers to his friends and family.

Very sorry to hear this
condolences to his friends and family

That's to bad I fished next to him multiple times on the wall and at the lighthouse.
T&P

r.i.p.

Just got back in town and saw this. My condolences to Eben, Bryan and all of Slow Eddie's friends and family.

I met him once at Dunkin Donuts in gansett to pick up a spool from him on my way to block island and damn near missed the ferry talking to him. What a great guy. Talked for about a half hour, it didnt take long to know he was a good guy, he shared a bunch of fishing stories. Condolences to his friends and family.

Sincerest sympathies to his family and friends. Sudden deaths of this type always hurt loved ones the most.

God Speed on your journey to Heaven's BreachWay Eddie -

This is truly sad news, He will be missed by many but your memories will last the rest of your life

Thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones RIP

Thoughts go out to all friends and family
VB

Sorry to hear the sad news, Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends!!!

Really sad to read this. Seemed like a good guy. Sorry Bry and Eben. I know Tyler will be sad to read this as well..

Very sad to hear. He was great guy. He gave me a guided tour of Gansett one day and brought me to a secret clamcake place and showed me some of his favorite spots. That was a great day. RIP

RIP Eddie, condolonces to his family and friends

RIP Eddie..
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very sad to hear, my thoughts go out to his friends and family. Always seemed like a cool guy

RIP Eddie

I met him a few times on Cutty. Great guy who seemed to really enjoy life. I hope I'm getting this right, but I remember him telling me about a bait shop he had in Apponaug, and I lived near there at the time. Rest easy.

You're right. Owning a bait shop in Apponaug is one of the several things Eddie did during his lifetime. He ended his years living on Pt. Judith in Narragansett where he'll be greatly missed by the local surfcasters.

Commercial striped bass pin hooker as a kid, Army sniper in Vietnam, manager of the ocean mist, truck driver, tackle shop owner, co owner of a antique consignment store, antique dealer, and general junk man... He fascinated me.
His father was a surf caster as well and died from being swept off the east wall.. They found his body the next spring on Scarborough beach. Ed was one in a million.
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Just found out today - shocked and saddened, and yet so glad to have had the honour to have met him and for the time to spend in his company, whether casting or conversing.

So many fond memories; his humour, the brit/gee conversations, and he taught me so much. A large part of my daughters' education of fishing came from him.

Take care, my friend, and thank you. I will see you in the surf.

You are missed.