Who is Stan Kuzia ?

[thefishingfreak]

yes indeed. pleasure to shake his hand and chat for a few moments.

[BigFish]

Pleasure here also....if you enjoy this sport as most of us do...it was all about respect....he got mine! He has earned his stripes. (No pun intended)

[Raven]

but if he likes to talk in familiar surroundings....someone should sit down with him and tape record what he has to say....

then that transcript can be typed into S_B.....it would be a real shame
for all that knowledge that he currently has to be lost...

he has as much facinating fishing knowledge than just plugs memorabilia.

memory is sorta like a pile of wet oak leaves ....can't see to the bottom of the pile but slowly but surely you can peel back layers exposing more and more leaves (memories)....underneath.

[Skitterpop]

Once Angler #1 brought him to a breakfast at the Chicken Ranch....didn`t get to talk much then but just knew he was someone special. Didn`t have a clue by his name.

Later that same year I`m hiking back from the mouth of an estuary and see him light tackle spinning with Fin S in the channel. I said ... excuse me but aren`t you Stan.... he lit up and and like many in that age stage a wealth of knowledge poured out.

This guy is in his eighties and he had hiked down (not easy walking in the sand and rocks) and was quietly casting. One of the things he told me (I mentioned Steve Shiraka because I`ve read Flap speaking of him) and he lit up again.... was that Steve was the best fly fisherman he had ever seen... in his long life, considering who he was and who he had known and fished with, I thought this was quite a statement.

What an amazing person Stan is. I was mesmerized and touched more than I could understand.

I met some kings, princes, and famous people through one job I did years ago and meeting Stan was my highlight.

Tagger is someone who knows a lot more about Stan and really clicks with him.

[Tagger]

Stans real tight with Angler #1 ,, I was introduced to Stan on a beach years ago and he gave me a casting lesson . That was the end of it.. Years later I'm sending Carl plugs and he happens to get a box one night while Stan is at his house .. (They play cribbage one night a week ) Next thing I know Stan wants to meet me again . Take it from there.. He's great . A living legend. Salt air surrounds him all the time.. Him and Carl together make me feel like a teenager .. I really appreciate, respect , admire these elders.. The Holy Grail ..

[justplugit]

Tagger, was he the thin white haired gentleman with the mustache?

[Tagger]

No mustache...

[thefishingfreak]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Tagger, was he the thin white haired gentleman with the mustache?

no that was missing link