Crusty, update...

[Jennie@ifish]

Crusty called me last night to tell me he is still alive and well!
However, he had a major hard drive crash and is waiting for xp and his son or someone, I forget... to fix it all up!
I miss him!
"What's for dinner?"
He has the greatest humor!
He said to say Hello to all!
Jen

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[Steve]

I figured that he had gone to Afganistan to save the world, When John is silent he is seriously fishing...known him too many years to let him fool ya'.....Happy Thanksgiving all Ifishers...

[Bait O' Eggs]

I got to meet Crusty earlier this year. What a wonderful guy. We spent a few days fishing for Willamette springers and told me some great stories. My favorite is some of the pranks he would pull on other fishermen.

He would make up these pieces of wood about an inch square, paint them purple and drill a small hole thru them. After catching his fish, he would rig up his pole with these things he called a "purple woody" and walk back to the car. Inevitably he would meet somebody walking into the fishing hole. They would see the fish in his hand and ask what he caught it on. He would go off on how great these purple woodys worked, and would hand them a few from his pocket. He would watch and they would rigged up there pole with a "purple woody" and go to fishing. Crusty would go home laughing about how gullable fisherman were.

I think I may make up a few and see if I can convince somebody they are the latest greatest thing since the round corky.

I look forward to some more stories next year with Crusty.

[GoFish]

Don't let Bait O' Eggs throw you a curve. I've fished the FORMERLY SECRET, Purple Woody for years and love the way they work. No kidding.