What Some Anglers Have Said...
Hi Geoff:
Once again, I'd like to fish tarpon with you again next spring. After hooking
that giant tarpon I guess you can say I'm the one who got hooked... now
I just have to figure out how I can spend more time tarpon fishing with
you!
I'd like to go fishing with you for three or four days during the first, second, or third week of May if you have anything available.
Regards,
Bob Gaines
Vertical
Adventures Rock Climbing School
Geoff,
I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the day togethter....you are
a fabulous guide and really neat person ....I enjoyed our time together
....you have such a great outlook on life!!
I want to come back down soon....do you have 4 days sometime mid May to
mid June??
Let's plan our trip for next year.....look for 5 days in a new moon next
April/May.
I hope you got my voice mail... Kristin had decided that we should go on
the St. Kitts trip.... I enjoyed the Keys trip 100 times more though.
Jack Hanshaw
Mill Valley, California
Dear Geoff,
Just a note to let you know how very much Mary and I enjoyed our two days
of fishing with you. I am hooked on tarpon fishing! I knew that I would
like it; I love to spend time on the water, and I have always enjoyed
fishing. But I had no idea that fly casting was so addictive!
You are a very fine teacher. You gave clear instruction; your metaphors were apt; and you kept up a cheerful and instructive chatter that kept me from becoming discouraged. Your demos were precise and to the point; you even remembered to tell me what to look for. Many is the time that I have I tried to show someone how to do something and forgotten to tell him what I was demo-ing...
Finally, you are a gentleman. It was so pleasant to spend time with someone with intelligence, experience, humor, and manners. You made it a great two days on the water.
I’m sorry that Mary didn't really feel like working on her fishing, but maybe next time. She had a great time, and she joins me in thanking you for such a fine experience. Next time, she says, she’ll bring a pillow. (She really was a good sport, wasn’t she?)
Let me know your thoughts about how you might wish to present a fly fishing class to students in my school. A one day visit? On a Saturday? On a weekday, after school (we are out at 3:20 each afternoon)? What would we do about gear? Should we offer a parent/child class? I’d love to get your ideas before passing on the main idea to the Head of School.
Our best to all of you, human and animal... You gave us a great vacation! Thanks...
Cheers!
Bill Stanard
Palmer
Trinity School
Hey Geoff:
Been thinking about you a lot lately, the trip, the mothership, etc. as
I get into this new one. I wanted to thank you again for a wonderful
few days out there. It was a real pleasure that I'm sure I'll remember
forever.
I'm also using a Mothership like vessel in my story--I haven't looked yet,
but I assume I can find a lot of the specs on the website. If not, is there
some handy way you can send me the tonnage, length, etc. so I can give
the ship a better description.
You also mentioned A Land Remembered, which I said I'd read. But if I read
it, I don't remember it at all. Maybe I just started it once and put it
down. I'm halfway through it now and loving every second of it. What a
wonderful evocation of that time and place. It's a great story and one
I'm going to try to use parts of in mine. Thanks for bring it to my attention.
Anyway, hope your season is going well and all is happy with the family.
Again, thanks so much for your guidance and inspiration.
James W. Hall
http://www.jameswhall.com/
Geoff,
Thanks for mail and thanks for linking our web-page to yours.
The trip back home was fine, though I feel the days went by too fast. We had a fantastic week and will definitely be back next year. So I would appreciate if you recommend some dates for next year. We wish to fish for 7 days.
Have shown a lot of customers in the shop the picture of my tarpon which you helped me catch, on your web page.
The summer heat has arrived in Norway at last, and it is about 77 degrees
farh.
So we are waiting for the sea bass to appear any moment now.
Hope you and your family are fine.
Looking forward to hearing from you again.
Greetings from Runar "Rudy" Kabbe ;-)
Runar Kabbe
Nordisk
Fiskeutstyr
Geoff,
Oh I will be back! I hope to get down there next summer. I'll always remember
the the great trips with you. I'm up here in Jacksonville now catching
cold water Reds out of my Kayak. The issue I have is that it's to damn
cold. Happy Holidays! I'll be in touch.
Rich Santos
Jacksonville, FL
Geoff--
Wanted to thank you again for a very nice weekend of fishing. That Everglades
stuff is starting to grow on me. Thanks also to Liza-Leigh for the use
of her bed and bathroom. And last but not least, Liza the master chef.
Great dinner, needless to say.
Have a great Halloween with the kids and a great week.
Talk to you later,
Dr. Charles Rosen
Miami, FL
Geoff,
I spent about 2 hours yesterday (after the Christmas extravaganza) fooling
around with satellite imagery. It was really fun. I used the park map
to try to locate the chickees; found some, not others.
As an fisherman you may find this hard to believe but I actually enjoyed
the exploration aspect of our trip to the everglades as much fun as the
fishing. It seems as though one could spend a lifetime exploring the backcountry.
Rest assured that your spots are still safe as I could not figure out where
we went after getting into Hells Bay.
I told Tommy Harris about the trip and he's psyched to give the 'glades
a try.
Regards,
Doug Brown
Chicago, Illinois
Geoff,
As always, great to tarpon fish with you, and we won again this time. Let
me know if there are any open dates on your book between now and late
July, I'll write them on my calendar, and if things look good, call you
a few days in advance for a late booking. Also, check the tides going
into the new moon next April and June, and let's get something down.
Best,
Carlton Neel
New York, NY
Geoff,
Were itching to get back down south for more fishing this fall. Megan is
refining her casting and ready to try her luck with one of those oversize
shad! , or "poons" I think you call them. Anyway, we've had
lots of great striper fishing and are now ready to get down for some
more of the good times you introduced to us last fall. We'll pick some
dates soon. Hope all is well!
Jeff Lewatowski
Lew's
Fly Angler
Geoff,
We are both still talking about it Geoff. We had a great time and are already
trying to plan the next trip. Thank you so much for your patience and
skill - we obviously required much of both - but we both are motivated
to work on this hobby. Skip Bradeen and Wayne did a great job, and we
had tuna for dinner that night!
Thanks again - I'll be in touch
Dr. Bud Woodall
Birmingham, AL
Geoff,
Just got back, I’ll get organized and send you the pictures shortly. In their raw state they’re a little “general”, but there are plenty of pixels, so once you do some cropping and zooming they’re good.
I definitely think we did well; we caught plenty of respectable fish and the bigger one that gets away just leaves you keen to come back and try some more. I must tell you that I went to sleep yesterday thinking of that last long back cast at that last big fish you spotted out in the open on our way out; that would have been such a finish if that had all come together…
I’ll be back and I’ll let my brother know about it all – he often has clients passing through Florida; thanks again for everything.
Alex
London, UK
Hi Geoff,
Thanks very much for the kind words. I had a great time and learnt a huge amount about fishing the flats and the Everglades. You mentioned that the snook fishing in February is excellent, just confirm that for me and you will probably see me then.
I got back to England and found the temperatures to only be in the 40s, quite a shock!
Please pass on my thanks to Andy, I greatly enjoyed both your company and look forward to hearing from you about the Snook.
Kind regards,
Jim
James Seymour
Technical Officer, Fisheries, UK
Hi Geoff,
Thanks for a another wonderful trip. I had a great time and the memories of the tarpon will live with me forever. I really appreciated being invited into your home. I know that you had the flu for most of my trip and went that extra mile for me. My one regret is that I didn't offer the rod to you when there were all those fish about as you don't get to fish yourself very often. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to anglers heading for Florida.
Please send me any photos you have of the big tarpon, the guys at work think I'm tied to a rock!
Thanks again,
Jim
James Seymour
Technical Officer, Fisheries, UK