Man did I miss this!

[Steve K]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

Sorry , Dave P. Funny how even with the wrong first name you still knew who I was talking about John!!

I knew who you meant too.

[Billybob]

Wow, time does fly huh.
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Soooo - Do ya still listen to Fleetwood Mac on the way?
I tried that, fell asleep at the ramp, and everyone got pissed off.
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Always enjoyed your reports.

Bill

[eelman]

Hey cowhunter I will tell you this, plan to sacrifice fishing time for the little one! but, its well worth it! I simply found it imposible to fish the hours I wanted to and still be awake enough for the demands a little one can put on you, they get up early and in often when they are babies.The good news is it gets better and the time really does fly, hey family is very important and should always come first, the young years are the years that matter most and you can never get those back! I wish you well with your new child and enjoy it! It will give you a whole new perspective on life and everything else including fishing!

[LeCounts1099]

Hi, Bill: new here myself, so hi all!

Bill: never met you... but the night you caught your 52 in late October ('01?-- I forgot!)... I was in Rhody too... fishing a Breahway 20 miles East of where you reported catching your trophy! Had only teen fish myself that night (Oct. 21st or so off the top of my head?)... but was amazed & very jealous (& happy for you, as I know you're "hard- core") next day when Ronnie M. told me of your fish/ catch! Congrats again-- I wish to join you in that "50" club from surf soon enough!

I recall that night, was particularly cold (35 degrees or so)... & a NW wind? Did you really catch that fish, in the "famous" place reported, necessitating carrying it for 1.5 miles or so? If so... & I recall you did keep it & weigh it in?-- that's better legend/ strength, than carrying a "50" up the Bluff at SE! Any confirm if true/ accurate local, 5 years later?

Besides having a youngin'... was this "50" another reason, you were able to take "off" from the surf, for these years since? I wonder sometimes, if even a "60" would calm me down & keep me home more... Your example is a good one! Though I'm a Rhody visitor Falls mostly/ only... hope to meet & fish w/ you someday!

[BasicPatrick]

Bill,


Welcome back. John speaks so highly of you and so often it seems like I know you. I was in a parking lot one night when you came through/around a fence with a 50...there were a few of us fishing Tri State that night..

A couple years later john arranges for me to obtain a cooler rack that I beleive was yours...Yes it must have some Mojo as I have kept is heavy with more that ice...

I look forward to meeting you in person

[eelman]

You certainly are in possesion of a cooler rack that has had hundreds of pounds of bass in it! That rack saw plenty of action! I hope it brings you good luck! I am sure you will see me rounding that fence this year many times, hopefully with another large! its the best spot on the coast for a big bass ( IMO) in rhody....tight lines and "sling those eels"