13 years since Habs passed
 

Can it be 13 years? I remember the shock when I came on here and saw the sad news that morning. John was a great guy. Glad I got to know him even just a little bit. I know so many of us will never forget him.....I know I won't.

Need to have another Habs Tourney
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Time does march on... How old was he? Wasn't in the obit.

If memory serves he was 53?

Thirteen years.




I remember getting the call just after pulling an all-nighter fishing. Joe Martins called.

Shocking day. We just got off the Cutty water taxi when we heard the news. Kinda knock down our high from weekend. Have a couple of Johns needles to remember him. Many of us builders found inspirations from John.
One tip I got from John in my early years learning to fish needles. I asked him.how do u keep them up since they sank . John tells me once the plug hits the water come tight ( mpu reel makes this happen quicker) then reel quick to get it up then slow down retrieve, real slow!
To this day I use that tip and advise other new anglers to try this .
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RIP John. I still always have one of his needles with me when I go out.

One of my best friends. He helped me load a door in my truck 2 days before he passed. I wrote a story entitled Fresh Pond Habs published in The Fisherman.

Paul when was the article written? I would like to look it up in the archives.
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Here you go, Bill.

https://www.thefisherman.com/article/fresh-pond-habs/

Thanks Toby.

Great. Thanks T.
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Great article. I'm happy to have a couple of his olive needles.

A 30" black needle hangs above a picture of Flaptail coming ashore in his "tincan" to meet the Professor and myself for lunch on Sandy Neck mounted on my shop wall.