scrubs Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 I hadn't heard from John since early 2013 so I sent him an email. After a few weeks one of his daughters responded. John passed on early last year. A nicer, more generous guy would be hard to imagine. There's still a lot of his tiny stuff in the gallery. bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Such a shame. I had no clue. Thoughts, prayers, and condolences go out to his family. May he R.I.P. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 There's still a lot of his tiny stuff in the gallery. bill Yes there is, and verry impressive work i must say!!! I havnt been around long enough to know him.... Sad news none the less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Wish his family the best in their loss. R.I.P. Whittler. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Sorry to hear that. I talked with John through via email off an on and meet up with him a few times a some tackle shows. I usually parted with a few cranks he was selling and he was always quick to chuck in a few others. He was definitely a nice guy and we had planned at one time trying to get together and make some cranks and seeing each others methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubs Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 When we first started emailing I mentioned I wanted to try making some some small trout sized cranks. He sent me three of his completed lures and a bunch of blanks and parts. Wouldn't accept anything for them. Fished the completed ones but now they will be hanging on the wall. bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookUp Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 That's so sad. I have a bunch of his crank baits. He was a true artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
