03-26-2009, 05:58 PM
I have been reading that thread and ones Zonker had from a while back explaining his hardships. When I read his last post about not being able to do as much fishing as he would have liked to and how he was going to try to get out after some post surgery rest I thought of Reel Recovery and how great it would have been for him. A couple days later I read about him passing away. For someone who I have never met or never got to know because I am fairly new to BFT I have thought about Zonker everyday since. It 
dens me, because he seemed to me after reading his blogs the other day like a great guy and I wish I could have gotten more time to get to know him and all his fishing techniques. I have been "woken up" from this misfortune. I have realized that life can be gone at a snap of a finger, and to go out and do all that I love in the world, taking it one day at a time and slowing down a little to get every bit I can out of life. I have had a lot of alone fishing time recently and in the last week have been fishing everyday. Maybe in my mind I am putting in some fishing time for Zonker. I do have one personal goal that he will have an influence on and it is flyfishing for carp. In my life I hope I can help make others out there with health problems feel a little better by tossing out a line and forgetting all the day to day rituals they have to deal with. I will always try to make a difference if I can however possible.
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dens me, because he seemed to me after reading his blogs the other day like a great guy and I wish I could have gotten more time to get to know him and all his fishing techniques. I have been "woken up" from this misfortune. I have realized that life can be gone at a snap of a finger, and to go out and do all that I love in the world, taking it one day at a time and slowing down a little to get every bit I can out of life. I have had a lot of alone fishing time recently and in the last week have been fishing everyday. Maybe in my mind I am putting in some fishing time for Zonker. I do have one personal goal that he will have an influence on and it is flyfishing for carp. In my life I hope I can help make others out there with health problems feel a little better by tossing out a line and forgetting all the day to day rituals they have to deal with. I will always try to make a difference if I can however possible.[signature]