Remember This Guy?

[WESTPORTMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

Yep. I watched that show every week. As soon as I saw the name I thought of the North River footage of him casting the eels. Great Show !

I remember this show as I was very young. It was pretty much the only show I knew of. I remember being AMAZED watching him catch big Bass on eels at night ( from a boat) I'm only 31 so do the math. I would stay up as a kid just to watch this show when the rest of the house was asleep. Awesome thread.

[striprman]

when I was 7 years old dad took me to the sportsmans show and he was there and said hi to me. I remember he was wearing a cowboy hat.

That was 50 years ago

[beamie]

Watched the show years ago. One of the first shows for NE there was on TV. Remember he would always end the show with a "catch and release and God Bless America"

I know that spot in the N River well. There is a couple new McMansions and private docks on that bank now but the fish don't mind.

[moogie]

Originally Posted by striprman

when I was 7 years old dad took me to the sportsmans show and he was there and said hi to me. I remember he was wearing a cowboy hat.

That was 50 years ago

I remember him too. My dad also used to take me to the sportsman's show.
Ya, Gadabout Gaddis,"The Flying Fisherman" wore a straw cowboy hat.
Times were much simpler then. . . .