Back when I first found this site I read quite a few posts that Rango had posted and that rekindled my thinking about going out night fishing again. Back when we used to fish at night it was under our favorite bridge with two lanterns hung over the side.
After awhile I began posting on Rango's posts asking questions and finally we started having private conversations. Wasnt long after that then it was phone conversations. Rango didnt hold back ANYTHING! I couldnt believe he was telling me all his secrets to setting up and catching crappie but I took 'em to heart and did everything Rango suggested from getting the boat set up to actually catching the fish.
I was so hooked on night stalking that I began buying minnows by the lb and was fishing every chance I could go. After some not-so-good nites I'd bring back questions and Rango was always the first to answer 'em. We even got to meet at one of the Crappiefests and everybody surrounded Rango like he was a celebrity....which really he was when it came to crappie fishing.
It was a big pill for me to swallow when Rango was called home. He was (and still is) a legend. Definitely one that anybody coulda learned a thing or three from. BTW, I never fished under bridges again after talking with Rango that very first time.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.