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Originally Posted by jmurr711
Tomorrow is Put Up Or Shut Up what once was a group of toggers rounded up by a charismatic Napoleonic leader has turned into so much more. That charismatic leader was taken from us way to soon & now Put Up Or Shut Up has evolved into something much more important than a tog tournament it is to honor the memory of Michael M Wells aka Life's a Beach. I remember meeting Mike on the norma k about 12 years ago & he took me under his wing. Mike helped me immensely throughout the years whether it was "lending" me a rod & reel ( he never would take em back), the LAB payment plan for trips where I just had to carry all of his stuff, get him lunch, tie his hooks & just be his butler lol & even just calling me once in awhile to check on me & bust my balls about Philly sports teams. Tomorrow is not about who catches the most or biggest blackfish its about remembering Mike. I miss you old timer & hope you are looking down on & ridiculing all of us
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I'll be using one of Mike's reels tomorrow. It's a Lefty Avet - "why should I crank with my right hand if it's a conventional ? My left hand works just fine for Spinners". I bought it off of him for $100 NIB. When I asked him if he was taking a loss on it, he laughed and said "I traded $100 worth of Steaks to Bates for it. What I paid is what you paid".
Here's a pic of one of his infamous 'fence shots'. It's from before PUOSU I . .
