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But I received this today and thought some might appreciate it.

condolences to his family and friends. I only met him once, but we had a great chat and he was a truly nice guy. His videos humbled my skills at both fishing and filming. He will live on in those timeless replays of the passion we share. The tug of the line, the view over the horizon, the rising sun, and the graceful flip of the tail from the fish swimming back to fight another day Rest in peace Kevin

Hi all, I was finding it difficult to post this, lots of thoughts about Kevin running through my mind, hits close to home even though I never met him. I'm terrible at articulating myself in writing but I started thinking about something my dad told me a few years back, he said "this is not a dress rehearsal", in other words get out there and do what makes you happy, this is it! I could have mown the lawn, cleaned the house,truck,garage etc...etc...but I figure I won't be on my death bed wishing I had done those things, so I indulged my passion and took the dog for a walk, caught some fish and made a video, guess what, the truck is still dirty and our new kitten puked in an already messy house....life goes on.

Very well put spincast I was lucky to have met him and fished with him two times (river). Sad to see anyone pass younger than I am. Kevin, tight lines and fish on where ever you are now. RIP

I think many of us have boated without wearing our pfds and I've done that as well. wearing one needs to become a habit not unlike seatbelts. I hope there's something that can be learned from this. rip BFSC

I guess I am just focused on what happen to our friend, then about others. Me bad. I am still beside myself he didn't have his PFD on. An issue I will have to deal with I guess.

Not sure what this has to do with this post OIM................

Sad moment for all his family, friends and all that knew him in different ways. Makes you reflect on how short life can be. May we all learn and heed from this tragic event.

That would be nice.... 1999 is when I started this... we went through a few versions of the board, outgrowing each one, until we settled on a standalone site in 2006. It was the wild west in here for a few years I tell you. Ruined a few vacations.. LOL remember being on a satellite phone north of gowganda one year on a fly in trying to sort out troubles... with the advent of facebook traffic decreased, but for the last year weve been seeing an upswing again as people get more fed up with fb.

I am sorry to have lost a member here who has done nothing but good for so many people. From what I have heard he was a person that I wish I had met in life. This is one of the hardest things about being so far from all of my friends who Live up North I do not get to see them as often as I wish I could. Art

It,s his signature. Not related to the thread.

I've mentioned it here before but my Mom's brother was a bomber pilot during the war and him and his whole crew were all killed when their plane went down but the wreckage was never found so it was presumed they hit the ocean. Mom always said it was terrible they were all killed but the worst part was never knowing where they died or the fact they were never able to bury them and get closure. I thought of this when they couldn't find Kevin but now it'll be easier on all his loved ones. I also lost my son when he was only 37 so I know what they're all going through right now and it stinks.

Talented guy, gone too soon. RIP.

The more I read and hear about this, there is a real possibility that what happened to Kevin had nothing to do with being on the water or in a boat. It could have been a heart attack, annurism, stroke. It's uncommon at that age but these things do happen. For me, it would be the most logical explanation if they came back and said something had happened before he went into the water. My thoughts and condolences go out to the family. It is always a tragedy to lose someone so young, regardless of the circumstance.

Hmm, looks as if they are trying to cover a new market, but to me, its still too much PWC and not fishing based enough. Having the bench between my legs would drive me nuts when trying to stand. Would be better if the seat dropped down or folded out on both sides to crate a lat deck. (Don't flame me, I don't know whats under the seat...don't know if it is possible or not) And what is their slogan; "Be first on the fishing spots while pissing everyone off on the way"?? Sea Do Fish POo ?

Awesome report and amazing pics! That's what memories are made of!

. those fish are sweet - the backgrounds are amazing. thanks for sharing

Great photos and report Nick. Nice to see a son taking the time to do that with his father ....

OK that was easy enough. And no, I do not know who the heck that was, but you can bet I was making fun of his dink perch! Doug