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Thought this might be interesting how did everyone get there names
I got mine the first year I went striper fishing I couldn't get a hit didn't matter what line I used which rod holder my rod was in who cut or baited the hook who casted the rod mine would get left alone for hours and the rest would get fish
The next winter bought a new rod and reel first time out first fish of the night was mine and a 25# at that and two fish later a 15#.....the rest is history

Mine? 'Cause it was easy for the burnt out brain cells to remember! :)

You left those brain cells amongst the coral, just a tad below the wind.

Cheers,
GFS

because Blue Eyed Devil just didnt fit me

I work in the electric utility business and everyones gets tagged with one. Need I say, back in the day... it stuck.

Wild Bill

Two guys in high school and each had the last name Lewis. We were great friends and hung out with the same group and I was bigger than he was. So.... the name stuck all through high school and a bit beyond.

Reel Escape has been the boat name for many years.

Wow 135 views and only a couple names wow I thought better stories would come out

We are all afraid of fiber optic cables.

Three old friends. The Sandman,The Snowman, and The Loughman. The Loughman is 6ft 5.

Few of my young friends would get in a car with me years later.

I`ve had a safe drivers endorsement since `92.

I got a ticket in the mail for 40 pts. The first charge was atttemting to elude a Po Po. Hmm.

Had to mail it to me....OH k.

Now I am notsofastsandman.

Cheers,
GFS

Blue Heron is the name of my flats skiff, which I had before I got my first Seacraft. I can't use the nickname my friends gave me on a public forum. :eek:
Dave

My Vessel name came from Looking down on my Bank statement every month After I got Laid off FROM A REALLLLYYYY great Occupation and Started Commercial Fishing In south FLa. Invested in Boats <sold them kept my seacraft> INvested in permits LOL Kept them But their are some days wen I am So Embarrassed That I Fish for a living ROFLMAO <Spending Money on fuel and time on water and not catching anything> <TOmtates Grunts Everything undersized LOL Sharks eating everything I hook into.

Reality set in Quick. LOL
Hence the Vessel Name Death From Above
Always looking down at sea wen I work Hoping to Make some money off ocean floor.

Not too Mention Blowing powerheads,leaking gas tanks, breaking battery holders loose n bouncin batteries around n ruining them, Rubrails coming off from docking everyday,monthly bow light repair, TRAILOR REPAIR Funny Thing is I do daily Maintenance. People I take out sometimes Loose my Rods<electric reels> And do not say anything until they are out of sight underwater.

I do floorcovering. :(

My nieces call me Uncleboo. Endearing to me and it rolls off the tongue easily. Wish I had something more exciting for you! :)

See people doesn't this feel good :)

Back in '73 when my father bought his first boat (a 21 foot Winner) and I was 12, he named the boat after his three kids Billy, Ann, & John, BANJO. Sure liked having my name associated with his second boat way better than the Winner. In '75 he bought his first real boat, the 23 ft Scepter that I own today, the Banjo 2. Three engines and one transom later, she's still out there, and still getting compliments on her looks and ride.
John

Way back in 1975 I purchased a 1962 Feather Craft
which I named "Chiquita"... cause I painted it yellow!! :rolleyes:

In 1982 I purchased a 1964 16' LoneStar for $250 at
an out of the way marina in Deland, FL. This was going to be my
second flats boat conversion.. A close friend and I were on our way
to go Snook fishing several weeks after the conversion had started,
while driving down the road I stated my plans for the new addition,
he made the comment "No Bones about-it", It will be a hot little
boat when done!! :):cool: Well the rest is history about the name..
The little old tin can is still going today and living an easy life
in the barn with the SeaCraft's...:D

Then in 1984 I purchased the 20SF as a project boat...
Having been a member of the Halifax Sport Fishing Club, The Greater
Daytona Beach Striking Fish Tournament, F.L.A., (C.C.A.) and the County of Volusia's Port Authority.... I had to keep the name "NoBones" everyone
knew me no matter what boat I was in!

Now that I'm old and tired Capt. Chuck changed it to "NoBoner" :eek:

For years I mainly surf fished all over Long Island and my first name is Chris. So I put them those two together and came up with "csurf".

first initial, last name, plus db for the website deeperblue.com, a place where serious freedivers collect. Not too original.

Mine simple
Just name and birthday

initial of my first and middle name and full last name....and 34 was how old my wife was when I signed up for Ebay in 2006....real exciting I know:p

Anybody want to guess at the why of my username? :)

But because you're trolling for stories:
My boat is called Fishalot II, (my 2nd SeaCraft Seafari with that name), because at the end of the day as I was closing the marina and getting ready to head out fishing, a regular customer once asked me if caught a lot of fish on my frequent fishing trips. I replied, "No, I don't catch a lot, I just fish a lot".

When I came to work two days later, the head forklift operator at the marina I managed had had "Fishalot" professionally painted on the side of my 20' SeaCraft Seafari, and "The GEEK" painted on the side of my 34' Scarab Raider.

Laughing, I literally picked him up and threw him off the dock into the ICW. But I kept both boat names where they were.

The GEEK ???

Had a dog named Abe who liked to stick his pink lipstick out whenever he sat down. We named our SC20 "abe's rocket" in his honor.

That's a good one

I used to say frequently that "We can't all be 'beautiful people', and besides, the world is ruled by Geeks".
And because I was the marina manager, my guys used to say that because I ruled the marina, I therefore must be a geek.

Cool

I work on boats, Ive spent the past 40 years in a bilge of some boat, for a living and for fun. I was always kinda skinny so i could wiggle My way into tight spaces to get to things , My old boss at the local marina gave Me My nickname bout 30 years ago.

He was a good dog

It is the name of my boat. A pun, with the logo in the shape of a fish on a hospital stretcher.

The wife says I should have used DarthBaiter, but it was already taken.

Had a small 18' aluminum boat named Reel Easy,because we had a six day trip when we boated over 150 steelhead.When I moved up to a bigger 22' Trophy and couldn't think of a name, my daughter said well it's a bigger boat,so call it Big Easy.
Now I just use it for a screen name.

My 23 Seacraft Tsunami is named "King Temper" because we fish mostly for king Salmon,and I have a bad temper.