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Toad
09-15-2006, 02:41 PM
NAME: Gary

AGE: Young, Vibrant, Happy 57 most days.Eyeball Roller
Some day a grouchy 57.Swear1

JOINED MAANGLERS: 01/20/2006

PHONE: Available to contributing members through PM.

LOCATION: West Springfield

MARRIED: Yup, 34 Years! Happily Married 6 years. 6 out of 34 ain't too bad.Grinning1

CHILDREN: 1 Son age 30MachineGun .......1 Grandson age 8.Tongue1

BOAT: Always had a boat till this spring. Have owned various John boats, 14' Starcraft Holiday, 18' Lund, 16.5' Sylvan, 20' Stingray. Right now I'm boatless Cry1 but that will change when situation in family improves.Chill1

WILLING TO ATTEND MAANGLERS SOCIAL EVENTS: Yessir!Beerchug

DO YOU FISH TOURNAMENTS: I prefer live bait or artificial!Laughing1

WILLING TO FISH MAANGLERS TOURNAMENTS: Sure would if someone showed me how to tie them on!Notsure

WILLING TO TAKE OTHER MEMBERS FISHING: Will do as soon as I get another boat!Smile1

WILLING TO SHARE TACKLE WITH OTHER MEMBERS: Yup.Eyeball Roller

I have been fishing for 54 years.Fishing1 Used to have a hat full of pins from the state. I believe I had (9) total when the Missus lost my hat!!!!MachineGun Bash1 Thanks1 Mad1 Yuck1 Cry1 Smashhead

Got a half dozen certificates from Field and Stream magazine for various fish that met their minimum standards.

PERSONAL BESTS:

RAINBOW - 6LB 10 OZ, Quabbin, 1976.

LARGE MOUTH - 8 LB 3OZ, Burncoat Pond, Liecester, MA 1985.

SMALL MOUTH - 5 BL 4OZ, Quabbin, 1978

My son won the Holyoke Shad Derby Junior Division, 1981. The only thing he is fishing for lately is another wife. The 1st one he landed kinda smelt so he threw her back into the "Y" pool.MachineGun

Besides fishing, I used to hunt Mass, VT, and NY. Primarily a bow-hunter. Haven't been in a few years but again that will change as soon as family situation improves.

SPORTS: Don't really follow any of them. Usually too busy to watch anything. Do watch the Super Bowl every year and have a $hit yer pants party in my bar most years.

OCCUPATION: Mechanical Design Draftsman, Pratt & Whitney. Working on the latest war bird jet turbines for the F135 Strike Fighter, and the F22 Raptor Air Superiority Fighter.

Retired Air Force Reserve (17 years) and had (8 years) active duty Coast Guard.

Have a small drafting & design business that I run out of my house.

HOBBIES: I do a lot of stained/leaded glass. I make everything from small sun-catchers to large windows.Yikes Have sold some pieces in the past. Business name is Toad's Abode Stained Glass.

PET PEEVES: People that are late!!!Mad1 MachineGun

That's my story and I'm stickin to it!!!

Smoke1

JayW
09-16-2006, 10:27 AM
Toad, you must have a bizzillion great stories to tell. We need to hang out some time and go fishing or talk at a future get together. I'm very sorry to hear about your family situation I hope it improves.