csimone ... cwood could speak more to it. But I think he blew his illness out of proportion and burned bridges with quite a few people.
Chris in CT ... He rubbed some guys the wrong way, but I always liked him and enjoyed the few times we fished together. I think the whole concept about talking about fishing online stopped appealing to him. I called him about two years ago and spoke with him briefly and that was it. Jighead might have more on him.
Don P. ... he's still here, popping in the classifieds every now and then. For whatever reason, he's not a "paid" guy. Perhaps he actually doesn't have the time he once had on his hands when he was burning up the forum with multiple posts per day.
No clue about the other guys. Maybe Blaine knows?
What about Kapt? Guy vanished from CTF. If this ice season doesn't take shape, I'm banking on the next time I see him will be the Winter Banquet in 2013.
I bumped into Steve Hopkins (Tiderunner) at Mystic aquarium last year. I think he said he didn't even put his boat in the water last summer, and doesn't have much time to fish. I forgot to ask about Goose.
Militant Bluefish Jihadist
"Our leaders are stupid, they are stupid people," "It's just very, very sad" - Donald Trump 2011
"With all of the hysteria, all of the fear, all of the phony science, could it be that man-made global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people? It sure sounds like it." - JAMES M. INHOFE
"Most meteorological research is funded by the federal government. And boy, if you want to get federal funding, you better not come out and say human-induced global warming is a hoax because you stand the chance of not getting funded." - WILLIAM GRAY
"The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span those hours spent in fishing" - Babylonian proverb
"Our leaders are stupid, they are stupid people," "It's just very, very sad" - Donald Trump 2011
"With all of the hysteria, all of the fear, all of the phony science, could it be that man-made global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people? It sure sounds like it." - JAMES M. INHOFE
"Most meteorological research is funded by the federal government. And boy, if you want to get federal funding, you better not come out and say human-induced global warming is a hoax because you stand the chance of not getting funded." - WILLIAM GRAY
"The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span those hours spent in fishing" - Babylonian proverb
He got married, had a kid, and took on a kid from the wife's previous relationship. Instant family. He's also into his band. I think he's got a full plate. He'll probably surface at the next winter banquet, though.