Good night in little Rhody ..........

[Raven]

i think of him as being highly inspirational.....

it's perfectly normal to be envious...

and he's not being an A$$hole about keeping
all his secret methods to himself...

just the opposite.... in fact...
i think he should write his own book.

more power to ya.... man

[Clammer]

Raven :;

I think of him as f #$%^&*( nuts / But the M/F %^&ER can fish with a eel ><><><

[kingr]

It sounds like a few people are jelous of drummer boy's skills billy is a good friend of mine yet I have never been invited to fish with him he told me once I had to put in my time that what he and steve have done that's why they catch fish so why don't all of you girls do the same and put your time in then you can be the hated one.

[chris L]

maybe it a case of they hate the fact that they suck at fishing and get mad at people who put in the time and know how to catch fish .

if you cant catch stripers in january then you need a new endever

[Clammer]

no comment ///

But I wouldn,t fish against him on a bet //with eels //


that being said /he keeps fish // he has people that will eat them /but can,t afford to buy them // also // IMO /its stupid to throw back a bass that you know isn,t gonna make .. I personally watched Bill spend approx 45 minutes on a fish he felt would make it /// after letting it loose twice // it came up again // we went & got it ---history ;;;;
I have people that have been {very] good to me & my family /// more than you,ll ever know // they won,t take money but they will take a bass .. if I know that I can reach one of these people // & they say yes its history ///
Bill has even called me to asked if my daughter [[wants one] when I havn,t been out /or more than likely strictly schoolie fishing ;; if she says yes -that fish is history ;;;;

Bill is his own worse enermy [sp] he just can,t keep his F $%^&*( mouth shut //& then is upset when guys are looking for him ...
But / aside from being a glory hound /he can fish /// I don,t know what the problem is ??////// But anyone that post photo,s of fish //any kind or size 99 out of 100 get kiddo, s --Bill gets the Bull #$%^&* /// I,m not saying that at times he doesn,t ask for it //// but lately -its get #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& ...

what about the good side of Bill //

His talks are straighup & accurate & he says it like he feels ///
there are guys on this site he has put into fish that otherwise may not have gotten them ;;;

two examples & I,m outta here /the upfront money he paid me is about out ....

take a kid fishing day by RISSA ========we had a ball //Ya F $%^&*( bluefish ] they have rules of where you can fish , how you can fish ., ETC ---
It was aewsome to see the faces on the kids ,that day & Bill,s as he answered all their questions /// he just said last week that he can,t wait til next year ;;;;

this Spring we had one of those days you,ll never forget // Lets just say the smallest fish was a large & the largest fish was a large ;;
we had hours on fishing & catching & releasing // I think we both kept one mine for the striper cup .Bills I think was for the OTW & RISSA ;;
It was close to quitting time //Bill had to be at the bus stop to meet his daughter ;;;;
But as usual /i said one more spot ======== to say it was unreal is a understatement /// there is no way in Gods earth could the fishing be any better ,,,
we were having a ball & Bill noticed a guy /trolling outside of us just watching ;; never moved in / very respectful ;;;

Bill asked me if I would mind / if we set him up // no problem ;; bill called him over /& the guy right away reconized [sp] Bill from one of his talks // that sure helped the guy ]]] we gave him what he needed /told him how to setup & went back to fishing... no hookups for him /he stayed too far away ;;; Bill WTF ===we went two him /told him exactly what to do ;;

ANd watched /// he was fighting a large as we left ;;;

A few days later /he told me that the guy came into Q/L witha envelope & asked steve to give it to Bill ;;; He never said what he caught & i never asked what was in the envelope ;;;

I,m done /But not fishing with him / he,a a good person & a darn good fisherman ======== he,s just his own worse enemy ;

BTW ==God quit handing out halo,s when A & A did the apple ><><><<

[Karl F]

Well..
#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, after reading clammah's post, I'd say that according to the Clammer scale, you must rank as a "Chowder".. and this thread has been "shucked"..



BTW...
Nice Fish.

[NIB]

Nice fish Bill...

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by NIB

Nice fish Bill...

Yup and I think he got them in the Canal...

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by fishaholic18

Yup and I think he got them in the Canal...

and on eels too? I didn't know they had a canal in little rhody

nice fish

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

and on eels too? I didn't know they had a canal in little rhody

nice fish

[tlapinski]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

and on eels too? I didn't know they had a canal in little rhody

Bruce, we have one, just not quite as grand as yours. Pretty damn productive though. Hit me up next time you're around and I'll take you there.

[nightfighter]

Real good night Bill. Sorry to see your thread hijacked. I thought this was a striper fishing site first, not a place to question one's merits of keeping fish, as we are all allowed to do under the law. I say keep, others choose to use kill. I am of the view that the fishery is in good shape presently, in spite of the comm. season length. If someone truly wanted to know the number of fish not returned to the sea, they should PM the question.....
Again Bill, nice fish, Shots like that will help pass a long, cold winter for me.

[Nebe]

Nice fish bill. Everyone loves ya here.. you just make them (including me) jealous. when the line is drawn in the sand, you will outfish 99% of the guys on this site. (except me )

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by Nebe

(except me )

Yeah Right..

[NIB]

Yea,
Video game fish don't count.
Fix ur hole??

[RIROCKHOUND]

Nice fish Bill.. but no way is it 30.. jokin bud... slow last night south

Clam-man in his wierdly worded touchy feely F#$%ING way hit it on the head... Bill's a good guy who catches fish... ticks people off...
and NIB I cant imagine it is easy being you, you are kind of ugly.. and from NJ to boot

You coming north again this fall... got a hankering to go bowling....

What always gets me is that If someone goes out fluking a few trips and limits out people never say a thing, a guy takes a limit of bass and gets %$%$%$%$ on.. to each his own. I eat fish and kill fish... come February it is damn nice to have grilled striper and then leftover fish hash the next day!

[RIJIMMY]

Nice fish Bill. Im glad to see the pics, helps me focus and know the fish are there.

[Krispy]

If all you know is what you read online,, you dont know anything at all

[Saltheart]

We got to get out of the habit of purposefully stepping on peoples posts. IMO this business of keeping fish introduced in this thread was done so simply to detract from #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&s catch which he posted pictures of. I think its crap when people use the conservation issue as a means to degrade other peoples accomplishements.


Anyway , in the future , if you want to talk about catch and release , etc , start a new thread. Don't dump on someones fishpics. This is the second time this has happened in just a few weeks.

I'm going to start deleting posts that dump on other peoples threads . Its not right and I and I think many others are sick of it!

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

We got to get out of the habit of purposefully stepping on peoples posts. IMO this business of keeping fish introduced in this thread was done so simply to detract from #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&s catch which he posted pictures of. I think its crap when people use the conservation issue as a means to degrade other peoples accomplishements.


Anyway , in the future , if you want to talk about catch and release , etc , start a new thread. Don't dump on someones fishpics. This is the second time this has happened in just a few weeks.

I'm going to start deleting posts that dump on other peoples threads . Its not right and I and I think many others are sick of it!

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Krispy

If all you know is what you read online,, you dont know anything at all

Krispy, that's exactly my point....

[choggieman]

I did not post to detract from anyones accomplishments. In my eyes the the promotion of killing many large fish a season is questionable. If I were to see the pics of the large that he is releasing I would have nothing to say. I log in and look at new threads and see large dead bass at the hands of the same person more often them not. There is no person on this site that posts more pics than #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, and all of his pics are of dead fish. It seems ironic that someone with suck knowledge of the fishery and love of the bass would kill so many.
I apologize for my offenses, and mean not to rile the muck. If I ever have the chance- I'll buy you a beer Mr. Nolan, and maybe we can bury the hatchet

[BigFish]

Hooray Saltheart.......I for one am thinking twice about posting anything about anything I catch anymore because there is someone always there to piss on the parade!!! People like that should just go on their merry way....far far away!

[NIB]

Bluefish stink....

[BigFish]

I like em!

[NIB]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I like em!

Thats cause thats the only thing u can catch..

[RIJIMMY]

For me...
Fishing before online S-B....had all the right equipment, everyting I need to be a successful surfcaster, regularly caught fish

After S-B, a few grand$ poorer, lots of new equipment, but dont catch anymore fish....

[Rockport24]

I don't want to beat a dead horse about any of what has been said, just want to say nice fish Bill, and thanks for posting them and it's really good to hear about and see pics of shore-caught big fish. It kind of gives faith to people like me that can't seem to catch a keeper to save his life lately!!!

[eelman]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

For me...
Fishing before online S-B....had all the right equipment, everyting I need to be a successful surfcaster, regularly caught fish

After S-B, a few grand$ poorer, lots of new equipment, but dont catch anymore fish....

I think you will find that if you dont get caught up in all the hype, and fish the way you always have and most importantly, Follow your gut instinct....You will catch more fish, trying what works for someone else or changing what has been succesfull for you this far is a bad move....The other thing is to follow your first choice, its always the best! We have all had a spot in mind to hit all day and then suddenly you get a phone call etc... that changes your focus...something like " hey I just heard so and so got into good fish at such and such spot" Remember stay with your initial game plan and also the rule is that Lightning doesnt always strike twice in the same spot, its almost never as good the second night! fish the area you know best and stick with your gameplan!

I f you fish plugs well and enjoy success, dont change, everyone has a "knack" for certain methods...even if joe blow is killing the fish on a certain lure, he may just have a "touch" for that lure that you will not be able to duplicate, I have seen it with the sluggo and steve, I cant fish the thing like he does, its just a touch a little something extra that is imposible to teach, I feel I have the same touch with live eels, there is more to fishing a snake than simply casting it out and reeling it in, tons of changeups, nuances etc.... Bottom line....Stick with what you do best!!

[Clammer]

too bad you don,t listen to what you just preached