Ron Lindner Passes Away

[Sam]

The fishing world lost another incredible man. The unbelievable impact Ron Lindner made on this world will never be forgotten. Thank you for everything Ron. RIP Ron Lindner..  This picture is from the AOY event in Mille Lacs a few years ago. Just one of the many Ron memories I will cherish forever! - Dave Mercer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mike L]

So sorry to hear this.

He was a great angler and a better man. 

[Tennessee Boy]

His contribution to fishing is incredible.  The In-Fisherman Critical Concepts Largemouth series of books are the foundation of bass fishing knowledge in my opinion.  When someone ask me where to start in learning about bass fishing.  I point them to those three books.  It's a shame they are no longer in print.

[MN Fisher]

I remember meeting Ron and Al at an event they hosted at my old college back in the late 70s. Morning was a seminar with them and a few others, afternoon was a fun mini-tournament. Ron will be missed here in his home state.

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1 hour ago, Sam said:

This picture is from the AOY event in Mille Lacs a few years ago.

I was at that event and shook both their hands, in addition to James.

 

I'm a little too young to remember much about Ron as he was not on very many In Fisherman shows in recent years.

[Paul Roberts]

Oh, my. The torch passes. Thank you Ron for helping light that torch that shed light on our current understanding of those creatures and places we truly love. Not being melodramatic here; In my mind, Ron earned that level of praise.

 

Fishing Facts, and then In-Fisherman (The Lindner's), started me on the road to understanding the awe and mystery wrought by a single rock bass I caught at age 5 on a sapling my dad cut. I won't embarrass myself in describing that awe-inspiring event (yeah, I'm still so easily amused/awed). Let's just say that Ron, and Al, provided a lighted path for me to follow, into the breadth and depths that nature evokes. And that path has held up for generations now, and continues to grow.

 

So thank you, Ron! Somehow, seeing you out, so to speak, is somehow reassuring, that lives filled with such curiosity and efforts to learn and share, can have such effect, and durability.

 

Condolences to the family and friends.

[Sam]

2 minutes ago, Paul Roberts said:

Oh, my. The torch passes. Thank you Ron for helping light that torch that shed light on our current understanding of those creatures and places we truly love. Not being melodramatic here. In my mind that's an appropriate metaphor; Ron earned that level of praise.

 

Fishing Facts, and then In-Fisherman (The Lindner's), started me on the road to understanding the awe and mystery wrought by a single rock bass I caught at age 5 on a sapling my dad cut. I won't embarrass myself in describing that awe-inspiring event (yeah, I'm still so easily amused/awed). Let's just say that Ron, and Al, provided a lighted path for me to follow, into the breadth and depths that nature evokes. And that path has held up for generations now, and continues to grow.

 

So thank you, Ron! Somehow, seeing you out, so to speak, is somehow reassuring, that lives filled with such curiosity and efforts to learn and share, can have such effect, and durability.

 

Condolences to the family and friends.

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[A-Jay]

Co-founder of the In-Fisherman.

Really sad.

RIP Ron.

A-Jay

[GaryH]

RIP.   Good fisherman Great person...

[WRB]

The Lindners have contributed to today’s bass fishing popularity and jargon of terms used. Both brothers Al and Ron Lindner  were a joy to talk too and tight nit family, Ron will be missed.

Condolences to the Lindner family and know prayers will be apprehended.

Tom 

[scaleface]

 A lot of the anglers I followed are going away . I liked In-fisherman magazine and TV show . 

[MN Fisher]

Just now, scaleface said:

I liked In-fisherman magazine

I still have my subscription...they still put out good info.

[Bird]

Wow ! Didn't hear that.

Didn't miss a show and loved his passion and detail. 

Very sad and realize I'm getting old.

[Way north bass guy]

That’s too bad, he was a heck of a fisherman and I sure learned a lot of things from his teachings over the years. I agree with the post above about their critical concepts books. I’ve had those on the shelf for years, and still grab them and give them a read every now and again. 

[MIbassyaker]

So sad to hear this -- When I first caught the fishing bug as a kid growing up int he 80s, I quickly discovered In-Fisherman TV show and magazine. Through IF, I probably learned more from the Lindners over the years about fishing in general than from anyone else in the industry.  Amazingly, even the oldest IF publications hold up well today, if you make allowances for advances in gear and technology.

[J Francho]

Very sad news indeed. 

[Glenn]

A huge legend and even bigger man.  He will be greatly missed.

[padon]

ugh thats a shame.never met the man but learned alot from him and al. in fisherman i still the best magazine and tv show in my opinion.

[MIbassyaker]

I'll put in a recommendation for this off-the-radar book by Ron & Al Lindner, which anyone who is into angling history and foundations might be interested in. It is a modern reprint of an old compilation of the Lindners' articles from Fishing Facts magazine, from before they launched In-Fisherman. It includes many of their observations and thoughts that originated the In-Fisherman F+L+P system, that they later became known for. Angling Edge still has some copies available numbered & signed by Ron & Al:

 

[Smjunior25]

R.I.P. ? ?

[JohnFromLisbon]

My first contact with proper bass fishing was watching Ron and Al on those Rapala instructional videos in my early to mid teens. I learned a lot from them.

 

He will be missed.

[Captain Phil]

I never met the Linders, but I felt like I did.  I first heard the Linder name about fifty or so years ago.  I was a young guy just starting to fish bass tournaments.   I fished a National tournament out of the north end of Okeechobee.  One night in practice, I was standing in a line waiting to use the phone. (no cell phones back then).  The person on the phone in front of me was Johnny Adams.   He and his brother Jack were the top anglers in Florida back then.  I heard him tell his wife to buy all the chartreuse bladed Lindy spinner baits she could find and bring them to him.  The next day I bought all I could find myself.   This was the first time I ever used a spinnerbait with painted blades.  I ended up almost winning that tournament. I would have but I was stupid and beat up my fish in practice.  As I recall, I cashed a check for $500, which was good money in those days.  

 

After that, I started looking for Lindy baits.  I found Fishing Facts magazine too.  That magazine was the first magazine that actually taught fishing.  It was much more than photos of anglers holding big bass.  It was also slanted toward Northern Fishing.   Undeterred, I bought a bunch of custom hair jigs and and found that Southern bass liked them.  I used their worms too.  When you leave this Earth, the best you can hope for is you will have added something useful to it.  The Lindys changed fishing forever. 

[Dwight Hottle]

My fishing life grew around the wisdom & teaching I enjoyed following Ron & Al during their rise to fame. What always appealed to me most was their dedication to multi-species angling. Ron was more known for his deeds than his words compared to his younger brother Al. You will be missed Ron not only by the fishing community but by many others for all you shared. RIP.  

[Scott F]

In-Fisherman co founder Ron Lindner dead at age 86

https://www.outdoornews.com/2020/12/01/international-angling-icon-ron-linder-passes-at-age-86/

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