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yup CS, guilty... gonna copy 'em all for I get done, and a couple from memory too :blush: 'cause I lost 'em......

tanks..... CS :o
Kids and work keeping me outta the cellah tho....:rolleyes:

All is quiet on this plug front!:sleeps:

Half a world away from where I sit all is quiet tonight. The stars shine down on the roof of my house as I type this and in a country half way around the world the dawn is breaking on a new day. My thoughts go back to a day 35 years ago when I saw my father crying for the first time in my life and my mother just stared blankly as tears rolled uncontrolably down her cheeks. The two representatives of the Marine notification team had left only moments before having completed thier duty of notifying my parents of the death of thier oldest son in a jungle half way around the world while in the service of his country. On the 35th anniversary of his passing I tried to think of a way to honor his memory in a manner in which he would approve.

My brother John was born for the outdoors and fishing was his passion. At 8 years old he would sneak out of the house in the dark pre-dawn hours with his rod and tackle box and pedal his old Columbia bicycle to the shores of Lake Quinsigamond to fish for trout, perch, bass and any other fish that would take his lures or bait. That passion never waned and left a great impression on me his little brother. He was my hero then and he is still my hero.

So, with your permission I am posting these two pictures as a tribute to him and by doing so I can tell him that I miss him, I love him and that he is always with me in my thoughts as I walk the beach late in the night or as I watch a trout gently break the surface of a still pond. After thirty-five years the tears stiil flow............................

Johns plugs, He made all the poppers and the Dardevle Lure he left with me to use on the Stripers in Bass River when we went on vacation while he was in Vietnam.

:)

Good post Flap.

great post Steve.

:kewl: Nicely done.

It sucks the war took Ur brother Steve,I work with my brother everyday I've been his protector since we could talk.I can't Imagine him not being here.just the thought of it scares me.I am sure Ur bro is watching over U Makin U a better person in all that U do. thats why You are such a great guy.

You're a good brother Flap. I know that I would sorely miss one of mine.

Flap,
So sorry you and your family had to go through this.Somtimes the people we love are closer to us in death than in life,and it sounds like your brother is.
What a wonderful tribute you have written in his memory.
May GOD bless you and your family.

That was a very nice tribute Flaptail, I'm sure it was a very difficult time in your family as it always is when some one loses a family member. Your brother sounded very special to you. It always seems like alot of the great ones die young :(
I like to thank Vietnam vetrans when I meet one because I don't like how they seemed to get no appreciation when they returned to the states after duty there. I would have liked to have been able to thank your brother but I can say thanks to you and your family for you brothers ultimate sacrifice for his country.:thanks: :wavey: Oh, and thanks for stopping by today, sorry I wasn't here.

And Capesams, :happy: :D :cool: :eek: WOW, that is marble :btu:

Steve... Thanks for posting the moving tribute to your brother, and, the pictures of you and he as boys, plus your collection of his plugs. Sorry he didn't return to fish with you again. You made me think of fishing with one of my older brothers in the 60's..... I'll tell you about that face to face though.

I think at some level, we are all still small boys, seeking large fish, and trying to impress our brothers...


And CS, is that marble or bowling ball pattern.. either way, I like it :eek:

Karl, funny you described us as little boys. I was just telling my wife how we were all 12 year old 50 year olds. We are all Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer. To lose a brother is a life changeing event, i think, and blessedly I don't know. To lose my co-conspiritors and parteners in crime would be devastating. They are the extension of myself that I value most. My youngest two drive 20 hours yearly for a weekend of stripers and me. Me! I am the oldest of the litter and I consider that one hell of a tribute! I said it before ....Steve, you're a good brother.

Thank you all for your kind words. I didn't know how it would be received but I had to do it for him and this thread was the perfect opportunity. I can only hope that he is as proud of me as I am of him and as I am proud of my association with all of you on this site as well. Thanks again, Steve S.

That being said, now it's time for more plugs.........:claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps:

While at the dinner table last evening the doorbell rang and the UPS man delivered a package from Gibbs Lures. In it was these two samples of thier new color for 2004, "herring". I I just can't wait to pitch these two into the surf. Thanks Dennis and Dan!

Nice colors.They have always been my first go to colors in the Mega Bait lures. Usually they produce the first hits.:D

Lookat Steve still gets samples from Gibbs.............CS them squids are cool .

I was drooling over those at the RISAA show, they look very tasty.:) johnny "the Ratt Boy"

Steve, I know what SPAM is and I know what you are thinking and don't go there because it's no way near that. I think the color is awesome, plain and simple.:hs: :rtfm:

just throwin some itchin powda in ya undyware draw to see if you'd scratch:hihi:

http://www.bmwoodworking.com/brucefishing/castiac.jpg
now THIS is a herring :D
Ya Flap, those look real good :drool:

http://www.bmwoodworking.com/brucefishing/needlesb.jpg

these are some needles of my own, some are from years ago, bottom one is from the last batch last month.

No Baitin' here:smash: The only Bait we want to see isPLUGS:D
Man, Harper and Rowe are probably looking to publish this!!!!:happy: :happy: :happy: