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09-23-2008, 09:53 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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One year ago today...
... Johnny Habs passed.
Be sure that when you are out on one of those great nights, whether starry or stormy, you say hello to John upstairs chasing large...
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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09-23-2008, 10:19 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 1,269
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Not a day goes by that I don't miss my friend and mentor.
Bernzy
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"Sometimes you eat the bear and, well, sometimes... the bear, he eats you." _____________________
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09-23-2008, 12:48 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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RIP John
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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09-23-2008, 12:50 PM
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My brother is bald
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 4,516
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RIP
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seals + plovers = 
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09-23-2008, 12:57 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Ocean County , N.J.
Posts: 262
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Very sad day for sure... I miss him much, but will always remember the conversations we had and what a great guy he was..
Rest In Peace John..........
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09-23-2008, 04:27 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sturbridge MA
Posts: 3,127
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I never had the pleasure of meeting john. When i logged on this AM i noticed the homepage was changed up. Good job JohnR, it gave me a chill and i took a minute to reflect.
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Everything is better on the rocks.
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09-23-2008, 04:47 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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something about John Habs you see in his eyes
via the picture by crazy Alberto which is awesome
you get something more than you would normally see
my only wish is that i could have known him....
it's obvious that he meant so much to so many people way beyond
his artistry in plug making...
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09-23-2008, 04:55 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: ct
Posts: 37
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There is not one night when i am on the beach that i do not think of john
R.I.P
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09-23-2008, 05:17 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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Quote:
Originally Posted by risurffish
There is not one night when i am on the beach that i do not think of john
R.I.P
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Same here. I say hello to John and I say hello to a boy named Ryan that a few people will have remembered from Ryan's Rock. I never met Ryan or his dad but the story is always with me when I go to the surf. |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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09-23-2008, 05:37 PM
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The Black Dog - Emma
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Central Jersey (Hightstown)
Posts: 439
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I think about John everyday. He left presents in my garage, truck, office, plug bag, and most importantly my brain. Until we meet again...
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Ride the spiral to the end...............
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09-23-2008, 06:13 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,463
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I didn't even know him all that well, but once, just once, I want to rip a fart in the back of a big meeting just to make his ghost laugh.
-spence
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09-23-2008, 08:01 PM
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I Had A BLAST!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: I'm from Manhattan, Live in CT., but my heart is in SoCo!
Posts: 1,132
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RIP, my friend.
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Be encouraging, not discouraging
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09-24-2008, 12:35 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Habs picture on the front page startled me a little too -
I remember the shock and sadness of a year ago when I first read the news.
My thoughts and prayers have been with the family as the sad anniversary approached -
I think there's a part of him that will always be with us all as an example of a life lived well if way too short - but then I also firmly believe that strong spirits never really die.
Rest easy, John.
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"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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09-24-2008, 06:22 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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I knew John very well. I tested his plugs back in 90 and 91 before he started selling them. John and I would meet at Home Depot in Smithfield and have coffee at Dunkin' right up the street. I saw John alive, for the last time, 3 days before he passed. He gave me a copper Nightin Gale on the Block the Fall before. I have never fished it but I may this week on the Cape to honor his passing.
RIP my friend. Perhaps I will see you again in the future.
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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09-24-2008, 08:09 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: newport
Posts: 1,136
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I was over the Habs house yesterday.Jess and Jr are doing ok ,all things considered.It's hard to grasp that John's been gone a year. Jr has been busy in the Habratory and he is doiong a great job,amazingly well for the short time he's been at it.Dad is most certainly smiling at his son's work.
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09-24-2008, 09:42 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
Posts: 17,125
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Very sad one year ago
I miss him too
RIP John
I believe he was up there blessing me with my first 30 of the year last night, I'll think of him again tonight.
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09-24-2008, 01:17 PM
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xxx
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Playin' in the Dark
Posts: 2,407
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Crazy that its been a year. RIP.
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"Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker" - Van Helsing
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09-24-2008, 06:14 PM
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ditch boy
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: the sea
Posts: 664
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RIP john!
we will NEVER forget you.
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