Big Sticks return to PP was on a conditional basis. He came back under another alias, and in good faith I stepped forward and gave him his old ID back, and asked him to follow the rules & treat others with respect around here. I also did this as something of a favor to Stam because he vouched for him and because I considered Stam a friend. That was my only mistake here, because anyone I would call my friend wouldn't take a shot at me like he did above. I'm not about to fall into Stick's trap of participating in an arguement, because that's exactly what he wants. I'll take the high road, thanks...

It didn't take long for BS to start bashing people again, and I gave him a couple days on the bench to think about his behavior here. I made it very clear that I did not want him to insult others and post incessantly on every topic, and that if he wanted to remain a contributing member here.... to play nice. My words were ignored, and with his actions, he basically told me to fuckoff. Stam was right that things are not always as they seem. In this case, they were much worse than they seemed, as I grew very tired of deleting tons of his derogatory and insulting posts towards other members. I don't expect all of you to understand because this was mostly invisible to you.

I'm not going to allow this website to become a cesspool for him to come take a dump in every day. If he wants to spew his self-centric crap, he can go to his own website and bellow to all of his ballwashers there. I'm sure it isn't as much fun as all the attention he received here on PP because the audience is a lot smaller....I wonder why?


Bob and Corey have entrusted me to help mantain the integrity of this forum because they knew I had a good idea of what's right and wrong, ...of what's acceptable and not acceptable around here. This website is more much more lax than other sites, but there are still rules of engagement that can't be ignored. If you need a refresher, the link is at the bottom of the page.

I'm not about to betray that trust, or give anyone a "bye" to not follow the rules. I'm also not going to ignore my gut feelings on what's right and wrong.

This is a place for all of us to share ideas, reports, stories, ask questions, debate, argue about fishing, hunting, the politics thereof, and all of the rest of the interesting things this world has to offer. It's not a place to insult other's because they are any more or less of a sportsman than anyone else, which is apparently Stick's modus operandi.

Further, There are plenty of fantastic anglers you can learn from here who won't bash you in the process. Fisherman who don't stand over a pool of 2000 salmon or 200 steelhead and thump their chest for being a 'good angler.' Just callin' it like I see it....

Finally, This place is also a far cry from I-fish and how it's moderated. That's a big stretch that I don't comprehend, and borderline insulting in itself.