Striperman36
IamSkippy
Sandman

Anyone in touch with any of these guys?

Who else is MIA?

I talk to Skip regularly. He is offline on almost everything now. Bill posts on FB .
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For the short time I've been here I see a ton of missing slackers,,,
Hope it wasn't me.... :devil2:

I heard skippy joined a cult
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I heard skippy joined a cult
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After a few texts from him yesterday, I wish he did.
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I heard skippy joined a cult
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I hope he wasn't in Charlottesville.
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Sandman posts a few to FB....

Fly Rod? I think he was from Gloucester...

Sad to report that I have found some news on Fly Rod, and had the opportunity to speak with his wife. When I mentioned his screen name, she said Yup, that was him!

http://www.greelyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Richard-Bryan-Pino/Gloucester-MA/1687861

She was glad to hear from me and surprised he had not said his good byes. Not knowing what to do with his fishing gear, she had Marciano from the tuna show put his stuff up on facebook. She says there is still some stuff, but I don't do FB.....

Good guy. Met him at northshore Legs two or three times. He loved to get into it with Spence.......

that truly sucks but the obit sounds like a man I would have enjoyed & his family was proud to have Him ><.

...never met the man but enjoyed his posts...just goes to show how precious every minute is... and the older you get.. the more precious they become...my thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and family...

Well that is some truly bad news, RIP

Pretty cool obit.

Sorry I don't stop by much anymore... But thanks for thinking of me! Still here on MV...empty nesting stage of life. Fishing when ever I can. Took the wife surf casting for sharks the other night on chappy, (local club event. not something I do regularly) she got a nice brown shark, it was a hoot watching her battle it. They actually fight more like a gamefish then a shark, it made a 200 yard screaming run right off the bat and a couple of other shorter runs.
Lots of offshore invites so I go just about every week. Sold my mirage pilothouse a couple years ago. Believe it or not I have decided not to buy another sport fishing boat ( I fish plenty without my own boat), Instead, if my health holds out, we plan to eventually get a long range live aboard trawler style vessel ( ala Nordhavn, fleming, selene ...) and go up and down the east coast with the seasons. I will have a few rod holders installed and be trolling the edge from the Bahamas to the vineyard on the way up that is for sure. I also want my wife to see the ICW and play golf along the way south.
Recently I sold a large amount of my fishing gear, locally and on ebay, It was time to lighten the load and focus on the more modern lighter gear. It was weird getting rid of it but it felt good. Gave a lot away too, mainly to fishing kids and others I know will use it. I hate to see stuff just sit in the storage attic for years unused. at one point I think I had something like 126 rods and countless reels. I am down to 15 or so now. That said I just ordered some new stuff but I will not let it get out of hand.
Don't do much bass fishing anymore...a few times in the spring and a few in the fall. I still enjoy it but I cherry pick the nights and only visit the hard core places maybe a couple times a season. The last few years the offshore bug has had my interest. Generally chasing tuna with lighter stand up gear (terez/talica/stella set ups) It is a lot of fun. The last trip I got real close to a sperm whale ( well, he got close to me). You always see whales but I have never seen a sperm whale before that close. I was looking a moby's cousin. I had to look it up just to make sure of what I was seeing. awesome creature.
Every now and again I see an SB sticker on the beach. (usually during the derby).
Hope all of you are doing well. Real sorry to here of fly rods passing. Aging sucks. and it hurts to see friends become ill or die. Like most others, I have my own health issues now at 60 but I hope to get thru them. The good new is I lost 40 lbs this last winter and I am at the weight I was when I got married. I will try and check in from time to time.
Miss the old s-b.com days.
Well, that is it for now....

Hi Jim ; )

Wow, sorry to hear of Flyrod's passing - old school fellow.

Sad news about Flyrod :(


Hi Jim, thanks for the update I hope all goes well

Sorry I don't stop by much anymore... But thanks for thinking of me! Still here on MV...empty nesting stage of life. Fishing when ever I can. Took the wife surf casting for sharks the other night on chappy, (local club event. not something I do regularly) she got a nice brown shark, it was a hoot watching her battle it. They actually fight more like a gamefish then a shark, it made a 200 yard screaming run right off the bat and a couple of other shorter runs.
Lots of offshore invites so I go just about every week. Sold my mirage pilothouse a couple years ago. Believe it or not I have decided not to buy another sport fishing boat ( I fish plenty without my own boat), Instead, if my health holds out, we plan to eventually get a long range live aboard trawler style vessel ( ala Nordhavn, fleming, selene ...) and go up and down the east coast with the seasons. I will have a few rod holders installed and be trolling the edge from the Bahamas to the vineyard on the way up that is for sure. I also want my wife to see the ICW and play golf along the way south.
Recently I sold a large amount of my fishing gear, locally and on ebay, It was time to lighten the load and focus on the more modern lighter gear. It was weird getting rid of it but it felt good. Gave a lot away too, mainly to fishing kids and others I know will use it. I hate to see stuff just sit in the storage attic for years unused. at one point I think I had something like 126 rods and countless reels. I am down to 15 or so now. That said I just ordered some new stuff but I will not let it get out of hand.
Don't do much bass fishing anymore...a few times in the spring and a few in the fall. I still enjoy it but I cherry pick the nights and only visit the hard core places maybe a couple times a season. The last few years the offshore bug has had my interest. Generally chasing tuna with lighter stand up gear (terez/talica/stella set ups) It is a lot of fun. The last trip I got real close to a sperm whale ( well, he got close to me). You always see whales but I have never seen a sperm whale before that close. I was looking a moby's cousin. I had to look it up just to make sure of what I was seeing. awesome creature.
Every now and again I see an SB sticker on the beach. (usually during the derby).
Hope all of you are doing well. Real sorry to here of fly rods passing. Aging sucks. and it hurts to see friends become ill or die. Like most others, I have my own health issues now at 60 but I hope to get thru them. The good new is I lost 40 lbs this last winter and I am at the weight I was when I got married. I will try and check in from time to time.
Miss the old s-b.com days.
Well, that is it for now....

I miss your calendars especially the one of Block Island. I guess that you would use a drone now instead of a plane to get those shots.

I miss your calendars especially the one of Block Island. I guess that you would use a drone now instead of a plane to get those shots.
I also enjoyed these, they were pretty cool.