Taken from my boat....
While I was looking for some material for the Bass destruction thread, I realized I have lots of pictures of guys ( and a few gals) with pictures of fish caught from my boat, these are all fond memories, some were newbies desperate for a "keeper" others were seasond vets that I routinly fish with, some were met on this site, others from are from other sites or were taken fishing as a "favor" for one of my tackle shop owner friends....
So here they are, this post my take awhile because I may have to copy and resize as I go... most of these fish were released.... I'll supply the anglers names, but the weights of some of these fish are lost to me....( I have them in a log book but not here)
The time span is from 2004 until present...
First angler is a former work mate named Emir, also KNown as Bubba, he was an accomplished angler in his native home land of Bosnia... a tall man close to 7'.. one of the funniest guy's on the plannet!
Second set of pics, belong to Fishin fool ( not the one on this site) Chris is a hard fishing partyboat regular, but had tough luck coming up with a keeper striper... one night on the striper sniper solved that problem.
Next is Jon, a hard fishing young guy I met on another sight,he was full of questions... now he's got the tuna bug... only the good lord can save him now...
Next is another John, An ambitious angler sent to me by a friend, John was new to striper fishing and wanted to learn the "ropes".. that fish measured 56" and was the biggest on my boat that season, unfortunatly my scale was on the fritz and we never got her true weight befpore she was released to breed another day.
Next is a co-worker, good friend and sometimes fishing partner Mike Lemay... Mike is a nut, loves fishing more than all else except his wife and twins... you will see more of Mike pictures latter on...
Next is Tony, also known as fishing Boston, tony and a friend of his fished on a night that started out calm and clear and ended in one of the most violent thunder storms I was ever stupid enough to fish in... the fishing was so hot that we only went in when my radio antanae began to hum!
I have some more pics of him somewhere...
Next up is Jess Dostie, not a bass, but but after "meeting " on line her and her husband Bob made the drive down from Vermont to go cod and haddock fishing with me... their dedication makes the picture worthy... bob is the best Northeren pike fisherman I know....
This picture made the cut because it is my all time favorite, it will probaly be my last vision when I depart this earth.. for those of you who dont know, that handsome lad next to me is my son Joe, also known a jbrtoz24..
Below is Joe with a bass from that same night, heavy wind and rain couldnt dampen our spirits, it was our first fishing trips together since he had left home, joined the Navy and started a family of his own.
You all probably recognise that face.... the Infamous Jonny Bolt... one of the funiest dudes on earth... I've got more of him..latter
The next picture is of Rick, he's a friend of Jonny's .. judging by the smile, I guess he had a good time...
Next up two Irish tough guys, they also are my dear friends, Tim and Mike lynch.... even if the fishing is off, we spend the night laughing...
I've got alot more... I need a break from typing and have to do a little work..
More later