Reminiscing on good times

I sent a few PM's out but today's just a nostalgic day for me I guess. Was sitting here thinking about this forum and what it was like 5 years ago. Not bagging on the present, just smiling about the past, that's all.

We've since moved out of state (waaay out of state) but I have really fond memories of Shoer, Panman, Tap, Percadaie, Ranger690, the gruff fellow from New Kent who's name I can't remember right now - pulled his kids in the snow on a car hood lol), Panman's brother, crappiefarmer, and gosh, the fellow with the train engineer's hat who pulled his boat with a minivan.....he posted so many great pictures from Ft Pickett......Ranger's friend with the beard - had a daughter he was really proud of.


Man those were good days. Time moves on, some have even sadly moved on from this world into the next......I just wanted to comment and say thanks, from a southern boy living up north now, if any of your forum old timers are still out there, you made an impression on me. Had a lot of fun at our Diascund and Chickahominy bashes.

Cheers all.

-ekim22

Hey Mike. Good times. You are thinking of Frank, slabenomices. And Corker (Richard) in the Engineer cap. There is and have been great people in and out of here.

Sure has...and I've had the privilege to fish with alot of em, shook alot of their hands and even was welcomed into quite a few members houses. And I plan on fishing hard this year, I really didn't post much last year. Alot of new comers and alot more views than posts or comments. Started noticing things on the lake as a result of thing mentioned here... Not trying to get sour here by no means. But it's true.. And it's to be expected, I mean everyone keeps their ear to the ground for where the bite is, myself included but there is a certain amount of dues fisherman should pay to be successful.

I've done it before and ill say it again, I am very grateful for all of those who have helped me whether be showing me a new spot talking techniques or even inviting me to a guided trip. I need not mentioning names y'all know who you are. I've had friends from here call me and tell me to meet em when the bites hot, I've had friends here give me a depthfinder when mine crapped out on me. Heck I've even shared a small cabin with three of these old snoring dudes, all in the name of catching a Crappie! It's funny how a delicious scaled creature can bind so many good people together.

Ekim, you find any fish up there?

Mike you struck a chord here too. Lot of good folks have come and gone here. Folks from different walks of life I would not have known otherwise. A bunch come to mind some I'll name some I won't, some I can't even remember their names. Two spent hours on the phone with me during my divorce making me laugh when I needed it more than anything else. Corker a disc of pics that I keep on my office computer and I look at to put me in a Zen like state that keeps me from going postal. PanMan for a short "hang in there man" PM during my divorce and when I lost my dog. Here's a guy knowing what his fate was trying to cheer me up! Picking at Farmer at and Dayton always is fun! PP telling Hog Choker he thought he was black still makes me laugh. Fishing with Shoer and having some of the worst fishing I've ever experienced, four trips and I think I caught five fish total. Dew and a couple others offering, sorry I don't remember who, to stop fishing and tow me pack to the ramp at NMW when my battery died. I'm sure there is still a good bunch of folks around I hope to get back at it this year and meet some more of them.

Yeah there is a whole generation gone from this site now and I miss them all. Some of them are gone forever. Pan Man and Shoer, I will miss them both. Hog Choker, Dr. Speckle, Crappiesaurus Rex, DustDew and Gibby, Crappie11 and Crappie12, I know I am missing some and I miss them all. I hope to get to see the ones that are still on this earth again on the water soon if They don't come back here. I never got a chance to share the boat with Shoer and I hate that. It is something I always wanted to do. We got along so good together and He grew up on a farm so we had a lot in common and just a hoot to be around. That will always be a regret that I never got the chance to spend a day on the water with a good friend.

All You other old flunkies on here that want to jab me in the side, bring it on. i ain't forgot the good old days and always in for a good ribbing. Don G is older than Cock Roaches, Boscoe still don't like me since I stole his thunda on the riva in 11. Where the heck is corky? I miss stories about smoked eggs, Shoers entries into whatever magazine He used to write to, Pan Man very technical post on fishing tech stuff. Corky's post and pics from the road trip adventure of Corker, Hog Choker "the Chairman of the rules Committee" humor, wit and banter. CREX, where the heck are You? He showed me around on my first bash at the NWR. I liked him a lot. Good fella. I remember hearing him from way down the river cussing his motor because it was not running right and thinking that he sounded like He had been farming for a few years.

Yep, I remember when it was a daily roll on this board. I miss that. It is still a good board and good folks here and some of us old dinosaurs still here and ancient ones that have defied the laws of physics still being here like Don G. and Boscoe starting to move the needle on the old fart gauge. It was a lot of fun......and it can be again.

I hope this year that I get to see that Mysterious Man in the Orange Hat out on the water again. CF

Let Me add, I hope I get to see the water this year working on this boat project I am doing is a time killer,CF

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Originally Posted by crappiefarmer

Where the heck is corky? ... post and pics from the road trip adventure of Corker

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I'm still here, but am forced to relinquish the 18-hour road trip adventures to you younger guys. When I reached the point where it took two days to rest up from one "adventure", something had to change. The fishing holes weren't moving any closer to me, so to remain active I had to move closer to them. Buying a waterfront home on Little Creek Reservoir put me within walking distance of one of my favorite fishing holes and much closer to three others. Even when the fish aren't biting, the view 'looking out my back door' is an adventure!

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I dug this list up.

Almrazek
Anchor Man
Andy Clayton
Backtocrappie
Brdhunter2
Big Fatty
Bluegill
Boscoe
Brad Reedy
C-rex
Cksgibson
Crappie11
Crappie12
Crappiefarmer
Corker
Diecutter
Doodlum
DonG
Dustdew
Ekim
Fishdoc
Fishindaddyo
Fishman78
Flatwater
Freeflow_23
Hog Choker
Hornyhead Stoneroller
Horseshoer
Ibnfshn
MikeB
Panman_VA
Panphysher
Pwr198
Ranger690
Rapprunner
Redear
Redy2Fish
Reelfun
Spec2ring
Tahoe 50
Tapout 64
Undertheradar
WVSpec

Crappiesaurus Rex (Tony) met me on my debut trip to Diascund's and showed me around, heck, the guy even bought my minnows for me. I want to say Big Fatty had his buddy weld my jon boat trailer for free. Certainly a great group of guys on this site.

I know that when I joined everyone was so helpful, Horseshoer showed up at my camp site in the Berg with a watermelon and gave me tips on discund. I used to see a lot of fellers down at Bob's. This is why I think this is the greatest fishing site on the web. Now I am posting on other parts of the board. Those were the days my friend, we thought they would never end. But our lives have taken us in different directions, we need to keep the bonds of friendship tight. I will never be able to say thanks to all who have helped me in the past, present and future.

Yep, the old group was something to behold. Farmer & Boscoe have been jabbing me for years & years & years. I have met some of you and still waiting to buy Tapout's lunch if he ever gets to Roanoke again.

Farmer will never convince me to get in that bathtub he is restoring.nonono:yikes Better stick with those John Deere wannabes.

Boscoe, I got a new leaf blower for Christmas.......

We have some newer folks posting now & I hope the VA Board will get back to the way it use to be.

Farmer, sooner or later I will catch up with you at a Bash. I can still take you 2 out of 3 falls...:Rofl

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Originally Posted by Don G

Yep, the old group was something to behold. Farmer & Boscoe have been jabbing me for years & years & years. I have met some of you and still waiting to buy Tapout's lunch if he ever gets to Roanoke again.

Farmer will never convince me to get in that bathtub he is restoring.nonono:yikes Better stick with those John Deere wannabes.

Boscoe, I got a new leaf blower for Christmas.......

We have some newer folks posting now & I hope the VA Board will get back to the way it use to be.

Farmer, sooner or later I will catch up with you at a Bash. I can still take you 2 out of 3 falls...:Rofl

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Did you get one that mounts on your walker?

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Originally Posted by Boscoe

Did you get one that mounts on your walker?

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Not enough room...I have rod holders on my walker.

"Not enough room...I have rod holders on my walker."

I cannot believe you just posted that! Be interesting to see just how everyone here pictures that in their mind.

Man, sorry I posted this and "ran" - I haven't visited the site since posting this back in January. Hard to believe it's April already. Work makes time fly.

Anyways, it made me smile to read some of the comments in the thread.

Thanks for posting Ekim. This just reminds me of the time Don G and the boys hooked up with king Richard the III and fought the crusades. Need Don to tell us those old war stories sometime.

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Originally Posted by crappiefarmer

Thanks for posting Ekim. This just reminds me of the time Don G and the boys hooked up with king Richard the III and fought the crusades. Need Don to tell us those old war stories sometime.

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:popcorn...still chuckling...:highfive!

Im still here. Not posting bc Im not fishing! Girls softball and rabbit dogs take all my time. I want to fish but cant muster up the time. I plan on doing some fishing but a minor fuel line fitting at my motor has me at a halt. I cant find that fitting anywhere???? and don't know why. anyways, ill see yall on the lake at some point. And like PP said, my reports are only shared via PM with a select group. Being a Suffolk resident I saw a drastic change in fishing when this board was booming with reports....

Like UTR, I'm still here, but not fishing very much and still check the board every few days, often without logging in, my bad. Tweaked my back a few years ago and that slowed me down a lot, but, it seems to be almost normal now (without surgery) and I may be good to go now, just haven't given it a real test yet. I miss the banter that used to be on here daily and thanks for posting this Mike, it has brought some of that back. You still haven't mentioned how the fishing is up there, I know there is awesome catching there, but, don't hear much about crappie, I do see crappie reports from Maine and Canada once in a while, so surely there are lots of them in Minnesota? A lot of the members migrated to the "other board" (that's what they call this board?) several years ago, but, only a few of them consistently post there, PP and AC mainly. My Lifetime Fishing License and State Parks passes are wondering why they aren't getting taken out of my wallet right now, but, hope to create some wear on them real soon!

I remember the time I stole Boscoe's NWR bash trophy away from him a few years ago....... Ha Ha ha ha ha he he he he heh heh heh ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He hated me for a whole year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha ha ha ha ho ho he he he!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ranger Danger is so short. I remember the first time Imet him. He unbeknownst to me waddled up at my first bash and said "hey farmer!"...... I looked around and didn't see anyone. He shouted out again.... Still didn't see anyone. He then tugged at my pants leg. He was reaching up to grab my pants leg at my knee! I looked down and was shocked! There was this short little fella with a gayish demeanor. I tried my best to not laugh. While that was going on, a guy that used to post here a little named Surfies saw the meeting and laughed so hard that he fell right down the boat ramp into the drink! He shouted out " help me Shortyone Kenobi! Your my only hope!" I could not hold back after that. I fell down and rolled on the ground and almost died. It might not have exactly played out that way but that's how I remember it going down. YY'all should have been there. It was fricken great! CF

I also remember seeing Barnical Bill. He was the mysterious man in the orange hat. He went by another screen name at that time. He changed his name, sold his boat, bought a bike and went incognito. Who knows what he was up to. Got to watch that cat. He is a strange one for sure. I can usually figure somebody out somewhat after a while. But no. Not that one. Still trying to figure him out. Storage cat.CF

I rember the NW Bash I fished with Shoer, we headed under the bridge upstream to get out of the wind. I say "there's Keith and Dayton", Shoer says are you sure, then hollers "Dayton stand up so I can see you" Dayton replies " I am standing up ".
Question who was the guy who fell of the dock the year after Surfies? I was talking to him and Dew heard a splash and turned around and saw just ahead sticking out of the water. He used to fish with his kids all the time.
Farmer I still kinda don't like you!

I don't come here for "Poaching info" .... I don't get the chance fish much, but when I do I don't fish the main known waters because of all the "Clique" rhetoric. To be perfectly honest that is why I shy away from the bashes.

I could give a flip about what you used or where you used it. I come here for the stories and because this the closest I get to spending time fishing.

I dropped off here once because of the BS that started flying,,, looks like it's time to leave again.

It aint no fun fishing alone... but it's better the not fishing at all.

You say you miss the way it used to be and you wish it would be like that again... yet you put up walls that keep people the might be just the shot in the arm this site needs.