NJFishing.com Celebrates 20 Years!!!

[Hookmanski]

Congrats! 20 years is quite the milestone. I've only been on the page for a little while, but I have been reading back into the archives and checking the site daily for awhile now. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has given me advice! I'm 21 years old, but I lost my father unexpectedly when I was 20. When I lost him, I also lost my personal fishing encyclopedia. You all have been very helpful and accepting and I can't thank you enough! Sometime you don't know how much a small piece of advice or gesture of kindness can help someone. Here's to 20 more years! Tight lines!!

[MVP]

Originally Posted by Hookmanski

Congrats! 20 years is quite the milestone. I've only been on the page for a little while, but I have been reading back into the archives and checking the site daily for awhile now. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has given me advice! I'm 21 years old, but I lost my father unexpectedly when I was 20. When I lost him, I also lost my personal fishing encyclopedia. You all have been very helpful and accepting and I can't thank you enough! Sometime you don't know how much a small piece of advice or gesture of kindness can help someone. Here's to 20 more years! Tight lines!!

Sorry to hear about your loss. We have some great people hear who are willing to share knowledge and help when someone is in need. For being 21 it sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders. If ever you need something or some advice do nothesitatetoreach out

Alex
201-741-1823

[Hookmanski]

Originally Posted by MVP

Sorry to hear about your loss. We have some great people hear who are willing to share knowledge and help when someone is in need. For being 21 it sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders. If ever you need something or some advice do nothesitatetoreach out

Alex
201-741-1823

I appreciate it man! Thank you!

[Moz]

Congrats on the 20 years! I've learned a lot and met many great fishermen from this website.

Any plans for commemorative merchandise like the updated header "Celebrating 20 years"? The link for the NJFishing.com items on the front page doesn't actually have anything at present and I'm looking for some bumperstickers.

[Canyon Runner]

Congrats!!! Been on here a long time - didn't realize it was that long -wow does time fly!!!

[JimmyL]

Happy 20th anniversary. Thanks for this great platform

[BCinerie]

Congrats on 20 years.

My story, Was fishing on the Robin and got there pretty darn early only to have Shrimpy show up right after me. He says WTF , I say your the World famous Shrimpman and I liked your bra lol rest is history, Many good times after that.

[Humanzee]

Congrats on the 20 years, Gerry. Not an easy thing to do these days with all the other "stuff" than can so easily influence a forum.

Rock on, Captain.

Gerry,

Congratulations on the 20 year anniversary of the site, an amazing milestone. While most fishing sites have come and gone, NJF has not only grown it's evolved into a community. I remember way back when the site went down, I think everyone was going through withdrawals not getting their daily dose of NJF. Your vision, hard work, perseverance and diligence has changed and in many cases touched lives which there is no greater accomplishment in life. Aside from the information and reports which initially attracts people to the site, the feeling of community is what keeps us here. And that's more of a cultural challenge which is borderline impossible to cultivate especially in the form of a web site but you've managed to do just that. NJF has really become the GOLD STANDARD for all fishing web sites to emulate. Like everyone else on this thread, I'd like to thank you for enriching our lives with NJF and thank the many members who contribute in a variety of ways to make this so much more than a fishing site. Every now and then people get it right and Gerry my hats off to you my friend, you nailed it! Look forward to the next twenty years being as great as the last!

Tom

[Reel Class]

Gerry,

Having been here since the very beginning I can honestly say that this site has become the only site I go to and post on now.

When this site started in 1997 I was in college and I needed a fix while I was up in CT for the fishing in NJ. This site did that. Reports, updates, etc were there regularly and by the time I moved back home little more than a year later, the site was growing. We had a great time with the CEO/NJF Flukeoffs on the sea hunter and sea pigeon, best memory was LAB wearing his pink bikini bottom OUTSIDE his shorts lmao

Fast forward to 2004, and the start of the charter business - this site was the first I became a "sponsor" on and to be honest, every penny I've spent here has been worth it as I've gotten countless charters and open boat fares from my posts here.

So keep up the good work Gerry, I wish you nothing but the best!