2013 Striped-Bass.com Angler of the Year Nomination Thread.

[BigFish]

Toby I am gonna defend Flaptail here and say he won for no other reason than he was a great and giving guy to all and he absolutely slayed the fish all season and had the best Fall by his own account he ever had and he just happened to pass away at seasons end.....it was hard earned and deserved! I will also say John Habs may have gotten the vote in a form of a tribute given his death but he was also a very generous and giving person and a great fisherman. Both were as deserving as anyone else alive. My .02 cents.

[tlapinski]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Toby I am gonna defend Flaptail here and say he won for no other reason than he was a great and giving guy to all and he absolutely slayed the fish all season and had the best Fall by his own account he ever had and he just happened to pass away at seasons end.....it was hard earned and deserved! I will also say John Habs may have gotten the vote in a form of a tribute given his death but he was also a very generous and giving person and a great fisherman. Both were as deserving as anyone else alive. My .02 cents.

Larry, don't get me wrong, John, Steve and now Mike are all great fishermen who contributed a ton to the site. I just don't feel it is a fitting tribute to win such an award after one passes on. There are better ways that we can honor these guys.

[BigFish]

I agree with you and I do get what you are saying but I can guarantee you Flaptail got it based on his generous character and the amazing season he had! He was dialed in and crushing fish like it was nobody's business! John also I believe would have won it as well based on his own merits! Though Mike was a great and caring and giving guy I don't think he was actually out fishing much due to health reasons and that is the criteria. I do think Saltheart deserves great recognition, kudos, thanks and our undying gratitude for the person he was and all that he meant to this site and the people who knew him as I am sure you agree my friend!

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I agree with you and I do get what you are saying but I can guarantee you Flaptail got it based on his generous character and the amazing season he had! He was dialed in and crushing fish like it was nobody's business! John also I believe would have won it as well based on his own merits! Though Mike was a great and caring and giving guy I don't think he was actually out fishing much due to health reasons and that is the criteria. I do think Saltheart deserves great recognition, kudos, thanks and our undying gratitude for the person he was and all that he meant to this site and the people who knew him as I am sure you agree my friend!

I agree about Steve. And also Habs. I don't know what kind of year that John was having, but I know this: on the worst night of his life, John could out-fish me when I was having a banner night.