best bass fisherman you know.

[eastendlu]

Too many good fishermen out there.Long list when i think about it three guys that i know from here that are above average Flap,Numby,and Saurkraut only reason i mention these guys is cause they remind me of these guys.

[eastendlu]

Or was it thses guys?

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by eastendlu

Too many good fishermen out there.Long list when i think about it three guys that i know from here that are above average Flap,Numby,and Saurkraut only reason i mention these guys is cause they remind me of these guys.

Lu, thanks but, although we aren't that good, we like to be called the "F-Mob".

[numbskull]

Gag me with a spoon, Lu. Experienced sea robin fishermen such as myself don't want to be associated with these losers.

[UPSmanMatt]

Mike Wolfenden.

[Clammer]

this thread :is like trying to win a political / religious debate >>>>>>>>>:confuse d:

[BigFish]

This is a tough question.......I will answer it 2 ways.......since I started striper fishing over 10 years ago there are 2 people I have learned quite a bit from (whether they know it or not). When I first started fishing stripers......believe me when I tell you I was a complete boob! (Now just a partial boob) I could not catch a striper to save my life....fished a whole season before I got even 1, and the next season I got my first keeper! I bought and read everything I could find and was a ravenous reader for all things striper fishing...all books and magazines I could get! I fished the backside of the Cape quite a bit and one of the people I read quite a bit of at the time was a guy who used to write the "Insiders Report" for the Cape Outer Beaches. His name is Steve Shiraka (We all know him as Flaptail). I used to go crazy waiting for each months new issue to come out so I could learn more. Not too long afterwards I was fortunate enough to come here to S-B and was even more fortunate to actually meet Steve and get to know him a bit....well enough to call him a friend! Steve has always been very forthcoming with information, never afraid to share his knowledge, and I still catch him speaking when I can....I never fail to learn something new from Flaptail! I have also been fortunate enough to fish with Steve a few times......the guy can flat-out fish!

The other guy was Steve Papows.......I know Steve well enough......I first met him at an MSBA show at Cordage Park back in the day! He was doing a seminar on plug fishing and being that I could do nothing more with a plug than disturb the water....I thought I would see his seminar! He changed the way I fished, made me curious about different plugs and taught me about retrieve speeds, reading the water and structure.....all factors which at the time.....I was overlooking! I enjoyed Steve's first seminar so much that I booked him again for an MSBA meeting when I became the entertainment chair! A few years ago I met him at RISSA, introduced myself and told him this story, and blamed him for making me the fishing addicted, plug building mess I am today! He bought some of my lures and he loved them.......now thats full circle I guess?

These 2 guys are guys I respect and thank for any success I may have fishing! They took the time to help and I will never forget that!

[Pt.JudeJoe]

The Senior Angler ,Tony Ceeeee would get my vote ,but there are several others I have met over the years that have the "right stuff" as well.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Larry, You couldn't have timed this better.....

Originally Posted by BigFish

This is a tough question.......I will answer it 2 ways.......since I started striper fishing over 10 years ago there are 2 people I have learned quite a bit from (whether they know it or not). When I first started fishing stripers......believe me when I tell you I was a complete boob! (Now just a partial boob) I could not catch a striper to save my life....fished a whole season before I got even 1, and the next season I got my first keeper! I bought and read everything I could find and was a ravenous reader for all things striper fishing...all books and magazines I could get! I fished the backside of the Cape quite a bit and one of the people I read quite a bit of at the time was a guy who used to write the "Insiders Report" for the Cape Outer Beaches. His name is Steve Shiraka (We all know him as Flaptail). I used to go crazy waiting for each months new issue to come out so I could learn more. Not too long afterwards I was fortunate enough to come here to S-B and was even more fortunate to actually meet Steve and get to know him a bit....well enough to call him a friend! Steve has always been very forthcoming with information, never afraid to share his knowledge, and I still catch him speaking when I can....I never fail to learn something new from Flaptail! I have also been fortunate enough to fish with Steve a few times......the guy can flat-out fish!

The other guy was Steve Papows.......I know Steve well enough......I first met him at an MSBA show at Cordage Park back in the day! He was doing a seminar on plug fishing and being that I could do nothing more with a plug than disturb the water....I thought I would see his seminar! He changed the way I fished, made me curious about different plugs and taught me about retrieve speeds, reading the water and structure.....all factors which at the time.....I was overlooking! I enjoyed Steve's first seminar so much that I booked him again for an MSBA meeting when I became the entertainment chair! A few years ago I met him at RISSA, introduced myself and told him this story, and blamed him for making me the fishing addicted, plug building mess I am today! He bought some of my lures and he loved them.......now thats full circle I guess?

These 2 guys are guys I respect and thank for any success I may have fishing! They took the time to help and I will never forget that!