Who are the people you learn/learned from--

[Tagger]

I've learned something from everyone I've ever fished with or associated with from sites . Glad thread isn't, What do you remember ? Have to say my saltwater mentor is Carl Johanson ,,not only fishing, but in life . Presently learning from Numbskull.Flap and Slingah .. Grew up near a polluted lake where we fished everyday for years. Until I found girls .

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by Tagger

I've learned something from everyone I've ever fished with or associated with from sites . Glad thread isn't, What do you remember ? Have to say my saltwater mentor is Carl Johanson ,,not only fishing, but in life . Presently learning from Numbskull.Flap and Slingah .. Grew up near a polluted lake where we fished everyday for years. Until I found girls .

u can't be learning from me....I'm learning from you

[Flaptail]

I don't know sh!t. These guys did and do though...

My Grandad (Joe) Shiraka, My Dad (JV)Shiraka, My brother John E. Shiraka, My uncle Norman (Itchy) Demers, Dave (Ski) Kosewski (The best Striper fisherman I ever met), #^&#^&#^&#^& Pleska, Wayne Pleska, Macmin(Mac) Reed, Robert Randolph "Lucky" Singleton, Paul Kukonen, Frank Woolner, Stanley (Stashu) Koslowski, Johnny Williams,Stan Gibbs, Stan Kuzia, Dave (Puff Daddy) LaPorte, Eric Lafleur, Art Crago, George Christman Jr, Alan Cordts, Dave Ross, Dave Peros, Jim Young, Gene Bourque.

All of those guys taught me more than I can ever repay and it has been my priviledge and honor to be related to, friends with, a student
of or worked for in the great endeavour we call Striped Bass fishing.

[ridler72]

My dad. Early morning/late night blue fish trips to Revere Beach from the surf. I still have my Orange and Gold Rebels. Late 70's and early 80's dive trips to Nahant with the family. Up to my eyeballs in Lobster and Flounder. Throwing frisbies to blitzing blues in Chelsea Creek.

[Skitterpop]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

I don't know sh!t. These guys did and do though...

My Grandad (Joe) Shiraka, My Dad (JV)Shiraka, My brother John E. Shiraka, My uncle Norman (Itchy) Demers, Dave (Ski) Kosewski (The best Striper fisherman I ever met), #^&#^&#^&#^& Pleska, Wayne Pleska, Macmin(Mac) Reed, Robert Randolph "Lucky" Singleton, Paul Kukonen, Frank Woolner, Stanley (Stashu) Koslowski, Johnny Williams,Stan Gibbs, Stan Kuzia, Dave (Puff Daddy) LaPorte, Eric Lafleur, Art Crago, George Christman Jr, Alan Cordts, Dave Ross, Dave Peros, Jim Young, Gene Bourque.

All of those guys taught me more than I can ever repay and it has been my priviledge and honor to be related to, friends with, a student
of or worked for in the great endeavour we call Striped Bass fishing.

You`re in league of your own now Steve what a line up.... now write those friggen books.....just don`t call it Stripers Gone Wild

[BigFish]

I forgot to mention a few....in particular....Steve "Flaptail" Shiraka! When I started striper fishing maybe 7-8 years ago...I stumbled across On The Water magazine. Steve's insiders report was what I started to digest...all the information Steve had in all those reports really helped me along the way....along with the entire magazine as a whole! Steve fished the area I have always loved....even before I started striper fishing I spent alot of time on the Capes backside! Thanks for all the help along the way Flap! I also have learned much from the folks here in all aspects of fishing from proper equipment, to how to handle fish to how to build plugs.......I would like to thank you all! This is a great place/site and it contains a wealth of knowledge! Also belonging to MSBA has been huge!

[bart]

Joe Lyons: not really sure what i learned from him, either by working for him or fishing-wise, but im sure it was something useful, i think

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

I don't know sh!t. These guys did and do though...

My Grandad (Joe) Shiraka, My Dad (JV)Shiraka, My brother John E. Shiraka, My uncle Norman (Itchy) Demers, Dave (Ski) Kosewski (The best Striper fisherman I ever met), #^&#^&#^&#^& Pleska, Wayne Pleska, Macmin(Mac) Reed, Robert Randolph "Lucky" Singleton, Paul Kukonen, Frank Woolner, Stanley (Stashu) Koslowski, Johnny Williams,Stan Gibbs, Stan Kuzia, Dave (Puff Daddy) LaPorte, Eric Lafleur, Art Crago, George Christman Jr, Alan Cordts, Dave Ross, Dave Peros, Jim Young, Gene Bourque.

All of those guys taught me more than I can ever repay and it has been my priviledge and honor to be related to, friends with, a student
of or worked for in the great endeavour we call Striped Bass fishing.

Thats quite a list Steve.
What about Dave Manzi??

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by NIB

Thats quite a list Steve.
What about Dave Manzi??

Yeah, forgot Nutzi, needlefish 101, in graduate needlefish school now doing research for my thesis.

[Bass Babe]

Rob Rockcrawler gave me the sickness and taught me so well that I can outfish him every now and then Special thanks to him for picking out nests, rigging and rerigging my stuff, pulling me out of snags, retrieving snapped-off plugs, landing big fish (and schoolies), carrying my stuff, wrangling cunner, replacing headlight batteries, and multiple other very helpful things. Oh, and yeah, he still does all that all the time.

Dad taught me how to catch kivers with a bamboo rod and a bobber, and through trips with him I also learned that girls can't pee standing up. That was a fun ride home.

Snippets of advice online and in person from too many people to recall.

Yay stripers.

[piemma]

Charlie Murat, Dave Hammock, The Thundermist Striper Club crew: Lanny G, #^&#^&#^&#^&y C. And of course my partner of 20 years before he died last year. Gil Guilletone, a legend in the Narragansett surf.

[Skitterpop]

Originally Posted by Slingah

u can't be learning from me....I'm learning from you

Yeah....Eddie is to humble....ninja fisher