NJFishing.com Celebrates 20 Years!!!

[dales529]

Congrats. Never would have met FF and MAB without this site. Gerry and Joey Da Fish to those that don't know the Acronyms. OK both could be Joey
You are both great friends and better people (better review your friend process if I am one of them)

Joined this great fishing resource in 2008 trying to learn more and help our resource. I read posts not unlike now about fighting for our rights in summer flounder fishing for the first SSFFF Dinner. Turnout at that point for the dinner was low so I posted a If you cant go to the dinner then lets go on a Fishing trip and instantly heard from LAB and Andy S
" Who are you and what makes you think you can run a Trip"? After some old fashioned PM's , great advice from both and the fact I had run already run my own trips for years we got it sorted out and now 18 plus successful trips later I think I can I think I can.

Shortly after my cyber experience with LAB and Andy I booked a Striper Trip with a then Sponser boat. Who else but LAB greeted us on our return to check me out and the then Sponsor boat. We had a good day with Stripers and LAB was there with Kawfee and a donation rod for the SSFFF trip I would run 2 months later.
He then followed up with a "post" if it was called that back then to congratulate the captain for our catch and help promote my trip.
Met ALS Mako, Henry Jakesdad Gerry , Capt Ron Fisherman and many others at the first SSFFF Dinner and won a basket of free trips on every party boat out of AH. Karma baby

On that first SSFFF trip and much begging ahead of time I met Shrimpman, LeftyReeler, Leif, Jon Devin etc and became a part of this great site.

Memories and ongoing because of this site:
All of the SSFFF and RFA Trips
Monger trips with Capt Jerry
Joey Da Fish and I on the cover of Fisherman Magazine with two Huge Bigeyes courtesy of Capt Dave on the Jenny Lee
Fluking with Henry and Larry Hartattack yearly
PP Elks Blind Squirrels Gelnn, Richie, Henry, Larry and George
Tournament fishing with Mike Sharkispy
Criswell Family Jeff Sr and Jeff Jr for all you do and your friendship
Duffman, Splitshot, Bunker Dunker and Ice cream bill for the HOCKEY Thread LGR
FastEddie for making me read the freshwater board
Andy S for your Tireless Tire cleanup and insight
Wilson enough said
Joey Murr and Vinny
List is endless

Gerry
Your site and idea has served me and many others well. Congrats again and well done. Happy to be a small part of it.

[shrimpman steve]

Some great memories dales, Gerry, Joey, lab, sport, jmur, lefty, Chris g, gdubs, fast ed, and all the others!!!! All met thru this site. All good friends. The pleasure has been all mine

[Gerry Zagorski]

Wow some great stories and memories here. The look back at the old site with the old menu, logo and the names on the message board posts made me feel like I was in a time warp...

NJFishing responsible for a marriage And all the time I was thinking it was more likely to cause a divorce

Truth be told it was a point of contention for my wife and I....Back in the day of dial up connections, we only had one line in the house and when I was online, which was constantly, I'd tie up the phone line. She'd pick up the phone and try to make a call and I'd hear the screams from the other room "ARE YOU ON NJFISHING AGAIN??!!!!

Thanks for all the kind words here....This site's been a labor of love for me. Like most of you, except for an occasional hiccup, it's been a constant source of community, friendship, fishing advise and a great distraction from stress as well as boredom.

Thanks once again to everyone who contributes here. It's your collective personalities, character, care and contributions that make this site what it is and I'm proud to be associated with you all, well most of you .

[Sibula]

Gerrrrr,
I remember the old days. Discussing whether you were crazy or not to think this thing could take off. Designing the logo and the original site over a few beers and finding time to go fishing in between of course. Thanks for your years of dedication and love for the sport and keeping us all linked together. It's been fun to watch the site grow. I see people logged into your site wherever I go and I say I know that guy. In fact my buddy Matt sent me a text this AM to make sure I read the thread. Proud to call you friend all these years. Simon

[jlrotary]

Congratulations to Gerry and njfishing. Best fishing site around. I met most of my fishing buddies from this site and am proud to be friends with them all. So many good times from suicide Montauk trip with Shrimpmansteve to winning PUOSU. Proud to be part of the njfishing family. Thank you for all your work Gerry. Hoping to make many new friendships in the future.

[Tuna Tales]

Congrats Gerry...here's to another 20!


Best,

Joe T.

[gypsy]

Congrats Gerry, been a long run. Been here since the beginning, fished with a lot of the long timers, Land Shark, Irish Angler, Flea (Lab), took the Fathers Day trip the one year from Keyport. Still lurking, getting old, but still fishing. Still fishing Lake George NY, finally figured that lake out, doing very well up there. Are you still going to the St. Lawrence?? Best of luck with the site, came a long way.

[Walleyed]

Congrats Jerry. I stumbled on the site around 2010, lurked for a couple years, then officially joined in 2012. As a life-long sweetwater fisherman (not much saltwater in Michigan where I grew up), reading here got me in the salt and now I'm addicted.

I won't even begin to try to tally up how much this place has cost me in fishing gear!

Once again Gerry, congrats and thank you!

[RAMMFISH66]

Congratulations on 20 years from the "CAJUN RED USER"...its been fun through the years...keep up the good work...see 'ya all soon," Robbie in the surf".

[courbeco]

Congrats Gerry! I think I joined in either '98 or '99. I remember most all of what you've detailed in your initial post. One more to add would "lol billy"