Robert Riley Posted May 5, 2016 Posted May 5, 2016 Maybe this should be in "everything else", but I figure it will be moved by an admin if need be. I lost a very good friend yesterday, he was a sophomore in Engineering and the president of the University of Illinois fishing club. We are going to frame his jersey and add a small plaque at the bottom. We are debating what to put on the plaque, either something simple, like "gone but not forgotten", or something fishing related. I'm a fan of "gone fishin," it's short and sweet. Does anyone have any ideas of something I could put? 3 Quote
Kyhokie Posted May 5, 2016 Posted May 5, 2016 Sorry to hear about your friend. I love "gone fishin'" as long as his family was ok with it. 1 Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted May 5, 2016 Super User Posted May 5, 2016 sorry to hear of your friend Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. - Henry David Thoreau 3 Quote
Super User eyedabassman Posted May 5, 2016 Super User Posted May 5, 2016 Sorry to hear about your friend! That is always a hard thing to go through! God is My Fishing Partner Now! Quote
bassinhole Posted May 5, 2016 Posted May 5, 2016 Sorry for you loss. I'm not sure these are worthy of the context; but my grandfather had a few sayings that always made me smile. They still do every time I think of him. God doesn't remove from a mans life the days he spends fishing The best time to fish; is when you get a chance. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted May 5, 2016 Global Moderator Posted May 5, 2016 Sorry here about your friend. How about.."Forever on the water" Mike Quote
River Dave Posted May 5, 2016 Posted May 5, 2016 Sorry for your loss, we went with "gone fishin' " on my dad's headstone. It was my favorite. Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted May 5, 2016 Super User Posted May 5, 2016 Sorry to hear about your friend. He didn't work in the physics lab, did he? Maybe you could put "Gone Fission" 1 Quote
Super User geo g Posted May 5, 2016 Super User Posted May 5, 2016 I lost a fishing buddy of 30 years and there is not a trip I don't think about Tom. He always said," A bad day fishing, is better then a good day at work." The funny thing was, Tom was my boss! Quote
hawgenvy Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 There are a ton of fishing quotes out there, but for a fisherman's grave none exceed the beauty and simplicity of "gone fishin'." 1 Quote
hawgenvy Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 If I am ever somehow obligated to attach my wife's actual fishing philosophy to her headstone, this quote by Dave Barry definitely sums it up: "Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting." Obviously, I never take her fishing. Regardless, I'll be really ticked if she dies before I do. And if, as I am hoping, I go first, she can, if she chooses, put "gone fishin'" on my grave. But if instead she puts the Barry quote on my grave, I'll kill her. 1 Quote
Robert Riley Posted May 9, 2016 Author Posted May 9, 2016 On 5/5/2016 at 4:33 PM, Ratherbfishing said: Sorry to hear about your friend. He didn't work in the physics lab, did he? Maybe you could put "Gone Fission" Funnily enough, I work in a physics lab! Thanks for the quotes guys, it'll have to be a decision made amongst the club members but I'll pass the quotes on. Quote
Brew City Bass Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. Quote
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