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I have had his show DVR'ed for years...I just watched the tribute.
I have never met the guy but he was the best.
We did cross paths once though. He was fishing in my backyard, literally, in Sengekontacket pond with a local guide. I had a seacraft moored in the pond then and saw a flats boat and a camera boat pass by. (which was odd because there is not much boat traffic back in there)As we passed by each other both of us waved at each other at the same time. It took me a moment to put it all together and didn't realize it was indeed him until later in the morning when I heard he was shooting on the vineyard and he was fishing my pond. Later in the year I saw the segment in TV.
I have two favorite episodes one was when he went to the coral sea and fish on the mothership Nomad (and was a contributing factor on how I named my boat, because I thought that was a really cool name for an expedition fishing boat) The other was when he went to the Seychelles and caught some of the coolest fish ever.
His show was the best fishing show ever done on TV. It was not all about fishing, he got into the culture, the people, the local environment and took you along on the adventure and fishing was the common bond which brought them together. No wonder so many people liked him and his show. There is not an ounce of "charlie moore" in this guy, its not about showmanship or boisterousness. He was a true sportsman who loved the sea and brought it into each of our living rooms.
I will miss him and I never even met him, but I feel like he is my friend.
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