Habs passed away last night
 

JOHN passed away last night in his sleep. The surfcasting community has lost one of the BEST. Info on arrangements will follow as they become available.

Oh my God. That is terrible! I just saw it on SOL....I couldn't believe it. Very, very sad. John was a true gentleman and a class act. Condolences to his family and his friends for the loss. So young. RIP John Habs!:bc:

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words fail me as I just got the call and am in utter shock...

Rest in Peace, John...

Go Large all the time now my friend.

You will be sorely missed

wow...stunned...we just lost one of the good ones...RIP Johnny. condolences to his family and many, many freinds. he will be missed be many..., afterhours crew.

Still in shock, Rest in peace friend

Rest in peace John, you were one of the good ones.

Truely a sad day.

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I have no words.....other than my condolences to his friends and family.

Rest in peace..condolences.

Speechless, my condolences to his family and crew.

Mike, Felicia and I along with many others will greatly miss John. Our thoughts, prayer, and Love go out to Jessie and the rest of his family.

Such a shock
 

Godbless you John and rest in peace. May your crossing over bring something wonderful to you. My condolences to all his family and friends.

Your life as a fisherman and plug maker has given so much to the fishing community. Many, in their sadness for your passing, will remember you for many many years to come for your contributions.

So sad......

Was shocked when I got the word from a friend this morning. My condolences to him and his family.:bc:

One of the true staples in this community, a true character and good man. My prayers to his family and friends.

Too young, my thoughts and prayers are offered. I'm shocked...

I would like to express my sincerest condolences to family of Mr.Habs.John was one of the sweetest and nicest man I had a pleasure to meet.This is tremendous loss for the surf fishing community and all of those who knew him.A dedicated plug builder ,surfcaster and a family man ,John has touched many lives over the years including mine.
We lost one of the best ambassadors of our sport

He will sorely be missed

Zeno Hromin & Family

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Very sad news
Not sure what to say
VB

sucs.... RIP John

RIP John .. T&P's for his family .. very traggic ,,will be missed by us all for years to come ..

What a shame. So sorry for all.

rip john

I have no words right now.

Very sad :(

Very sad news
RIP Habs

Rest in Peace John Habs.....

Wow...Thoughts and prayers to John's family...RIP John

RIP John:(

I don't even know what to say right now. John will be sorely missed.

sad news, a talented and very nice guy, always a pleasure to talk to.
Our thoughts and prayers for his family.
The Links
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What a shame, such a nice guy, a true class act; my thoughts are with his family and friends.

Sad news..... gonna miss him on BI....

A real character indeed. My thoughts to his family. RIP.

-spence

RIP John. :(

R.I.P. John -

Just got word coming in from fishing.Too young I know many will miss him,but even on this sad occaision I have to relate a verry funny story about Hab's.
We have an annual striper tournament out on Block Island, and john came out with us for a couple years [won it one year] as you may have guessed he allways came out bearing plugs for all and would not take a dime from anyone.
Well the fishing was slow this paticular year and we were down at south west point for first light.We went to the point,Habs went towards #^&#^&#^&#^&ens.
After catching no fish we were standing around talking and observed Hab's coming towards us dragging a fish in the 35#to 40# class.As he drew closer you could tell by the strain on his face the fished weighed.Untill he got close enough and we could see daylight thru the fishes eyeballs!Man did it stink.You all know what he did,He found this rotting fish on the beach and had us fooled.We laughed our asses off!What a great sense of humor.Rest in Peace,John.

unbelievably sad news :(

Rest in peace, John

Condolences to family and friends

You have left a lasting legacy, one that will be remembered forever.
May you rest in peace. God bless your family, in this time of sorrow.

John will be greatly missed. He was a class act, wether it was fishing or not fishing. My condolences to his family and friends.

Deepest Sympathy,
Billy

I keep these hanging on my shop...I always have a Gibbs, I added the George Carlezon after he passed away.......and now I will keep the Habs hanging closeby with the others who came before. To remember those who came before and for all they did. Hopefully they are all leaning back on a tight rod and landing large on every cast....up around the bend.