Calling All Newbie's-SpinnerBait Nut

[DECK SWABBER 58]

This Friday marks the second anniversary of the passing of the iboats legend Lester Wright aka SpinnerBait Nut.

After joining in '09 while searching posts, I often ran across SBN. I soon noticed that he had not posted in almost a year. After doing a little research I found out why.

For those who joined post-SBN he was a moderator but under his screen name it did not say moderator, it said "A true iboats friend". He posted 17,574 times in his six years here.
He was not just a legend but maybe one of the reason's that this forum exist's as we see it today. All the page's of tribute's to him brought tears to my eyes. He was truly a unique and special person. This site is not the same without him I'm sure.

Just to give you an idea of who he was here, dockside chat became a thread in his honor for five days. Everything else on dockside was moved.
If you never knew him click on the links and meet a "true iboats friend".

WE ARE NOT TRULY DEAD UNTIL THE LAST PERSON WHO KNEW US IS GONE.


http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=285380&highlight=spinnerbaitnut
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=285764&highlight=spinnerbaitnut

 

[aspeck]

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Thanks, Swabber, and you are right, Spinner was/is a legend. A heart as big as all Kentucky, great sense of humor, and an all around good guy. He is missed!

 

[Dunaruna]

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He is in my thoughts often, I miss him like it was yesterday.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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he is a legend, he was not a technical moderator, but the social moderator. he dedicated many hours of his life, to this forum.

 

[Bob_VT]

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Lester is a real world legend....... he was our man. I still get fairly choked up at his loss but, Lester keeps an eye on us here on iboats. We have our own private angel watching over us. When things go wrong it is very often mentioned among the moderators "what would Lester do?"

Please take a moment to remember our friend and all of the friends we all have lost so close to this Thanksgiving Season. I am thankful for the path Lester left us to follow and the knowledge he is still guiding us. I miss him

I would tell you that Lester would be wishing all of us a Happy Thanksgiving.

Thank you Deck Swabber 58 for bringing this to the attention of the forum.

I am proud to present Lester's signature.

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"​

 

[gonefishie]

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Wow, seems like it has been longer then a year.

 

[Limited-Time]

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Honored to call him friend........Miss him almost daily.

 

[jcsercsa]

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Lester is a real world legend....... he was our man. I still get fairly choked up at his loss but, Lester keeps an eye on us here on iboats. We have our own private angel watching over us. When things go wrong it is very often mentioned among the moderators "what would Lester do?"

Please take a moment to remember our friend and all of the friends we all have lost so close to this Thanksgiving Season. I am thankful for the path Lester left us to follow and the knowledge he is still guiding us. I miss him

I would tell you that Lester would be wishing all of us a Happy Thanksgiving.

Thank you Deck Swabber 58 for bringing this to the attention of the forum.

I am proud to present Lester's signature.

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"​

Amen

 

[QC]

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Yes, he was a special friend, and I understand an amazing husband and father. I also think about him almost every day. He talked publicly and privately with so many of us and he made this place a lot of fun. His is a very hard act to follow, but it is worth trying to . . .

 

[Gary H NC]

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Many of us still miss him very much. It does not feel like its been that long..

I still see his Dodge logo avatar......that was SBN for sure!

 

[BoatBuoy]

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I also think about him and agree, it only seems like yesterday. I hope his family is doing well.

 

[eeboater]

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He's definitely missed. Keep on fishing in that lake in the sky buddy...

 

[TilliamWe]

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He is in my thoughts often, I miss him like it was yesterday.

I didn't even realize that it had been a year already!

 

[thefairlaneman]

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When you get to respect someone before you get to know them or them know you as in my case to me its says about as much a person can say about another person.. A great guy