Author Topic: What's your "handle" (or story behind it)? (Read 4271 times)

reelcharacter · « **on:** Feb 19, 2011, 08:44 PM »

Some are simple. Some are deep. Some may be sentimental. Others you got know clue where they came from. Some are quite clever. (You gotta think someone had waaaaay too much free time on their hands to have thought it up -

I'm referring to their Ice Shanty "handle"

Is there a story behind yours? - let's hear it . . .

As for mine - Reelcharacter -

Reel - my love of fishing and fishing "reel"

Character - A while back The Boy Scouts of America ran a slogan "Character Counts", around which time my three sons each achieved Eagle Scout rank. I try and hope each will demonstrate good character in their lives.

The two words placed together "reelcharacter" take on a double meaning.

And put a pole in my hands and I can be a reelcharacter . . .

So - what's the story behind your "handle" ?

A-TOM-MIK · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 19, 2011, 09:03 PM »

A-TOM-MIK

First 3 letters of my sons name TOMMY

First 3 letters of my daughters name MIKAYLA

A- Our last name Allen

Started a small business in 2001 after my divorce when I was in the courts looking for custody of my 2 children

Tom

Wind Flag · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 19, 2011, 09:05 PM »

Wind flags are just about the only flags I get.

10th MTN Dave · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 19, 2011, 09:27 PM »

26 years of military Service. 22 years of that time as an Army Officer that began in the 10th Mountain Division 1989-1994 and ended in the 10th Mountain Division 2007-2010. Been a lot of places in between, but always loved the North Country and what it has to offer. First name is David...It just works for me.

fishnmachine · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 19, 2011, 09:51 PM »

I have always fished for relaxation and pleasure. I also own a machine shop. I fish and machine.

rgfixit · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 02:49 AM »

My kids always called me "Mr. Fixit". RG...my initials. I can fix most anything

Reelcharacter, 3 Eagle scouts? You're one heck of a good dad to raise 3 boys with that much direction. My congratulations to you.
RG

Ranger_bound · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 03:13 AM »

Ranger_bound; After I finish college this may I would like to be either a NYS Forest Ranger or a NYS ECO.

adkRoy · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 03:15 AM »

adk because I love the Adirondacks. They are the greatest place in the world.

Roy because its my alter ego.

crayfishbob · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 05:35 AM »

crayfishbob -- I raise crayfish for baitshops. I had blue ones in one pond. I stocked all blue ones in a pond and got all blue ones back- thousands of them. Went to a pet shop with them only to find out they had another specie of blues for $20.00

I decided to start www.bluecrayfish.com I got hundreds of e-mails asking questions about crayfish, so I started a forum at : www.bluecrayfish.com/forum and that's my handle.

drowndin dots · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 06:04 AM »

My late father used to answer the question " how you guys doin ?" with "just drowndin dots " ! . like many of us he got me into ice fishin so its all i could think of

miss ya pops

Joe Snag · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 06:27 AM »

Joe snag--was a friend of Danial Boone on the 1960's TV show,back then when a friend and i went fishing,he was gaddaboutgaddis,so I was joe snag.we just thought that was a funny name..........Fess Parker,,,R.I.P..

goosehonker · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 06:47 AM »

I took up goose hunting a few years ago, but it's more like I go out and honk at the geese (not much luck). Hence the name goosehonker.

iceice · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 06:50 AM »

At the time i was registering for shanty and with very iffy ice in Jan.All i remmember saying to myself on that exited early morning was ice ice ice ect.ect.And still just like a kid in a candy store!

shark · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 06:52 AM »

Gaddaboutgaddis, Been awhile since I heard that name.................. .....Aging myself ..........

Shark ...............Just like em........

iceice · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 06:52 AM »

By the way,great topic!

hollywood · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 06:54 AM »

About 16 years ago I left a message with a new friends teenage daughter to have him call me...."Dad, some guy called" great, do you remember the name. "Tom" great, look honey, I know about 30 Tom's...did he give you a last name? "yeah...it sounded like hollywood or something like that"
And it stuck, I like it much better than other things I've been called.

3beagles · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 07:05 AM »

3beagles.....pretty much self expainatory, except now I am down to 2 beagles in the house. 3beagles has a better ring to it though.
Mike

Flag!!Man · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 07:08 AM »

When I holler "Flag!!"

The next fitting sound would be the fire whistle going off

lockdown199 · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 07:23 AM »

When I started as a Correction Officer some years ago at change of shift I would yell down the tier LOCKDOWN (loud and long). So after a few months that's what the inmates would call me Lockdown. 199 is my badge #.

LOCKDOWN199

lockdown199 · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 07:28 AM »

Quote from: 10th MTN Dave on Feb 19, 2011, 09:27 PM

26 years of military Service. 22 years of that time as an Army Officer that began in the 10th Mountain Division 1989-1994 and ended in the 10th Mountain Division 2007-2010. Been a lot of places in between, but always loved the North Country and what it has to offer. First name is David...It just works for me.

Thanks

pooley · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 07:30 AM »

i have 5 brothers. last name is poole. we all were called 'Pooley' in school. i joined the fire department in 1981, and that's what the firemen around the area call me, among other things.

captain54 · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 07:34 AM »

I have no nickname,but my friends always would say,where are we going Captain,lead us to the fish Captain,what are you using Captain and so on,so it stuck for an ice fishing name.I joined IceShanty when I was 54 years old,hence Captain 54,that was 4 years ago and 1300 post later.

fishfry95 · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 07:42 AM »

I love to eat fish fried of course. 95 was my college football number. not very creative I know

mealworm · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 07:46 AM »

when i first signed onto ice shanty i needed a name, laker taker and cisco kid were already taken.as i sat there with my brother trying to come up with a clever name my brother said how about grub or something.i came right back with mealworm, my wife looked at me funny and said thats a stupid name my brother and i laughed and said mealworm it is

green69 · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 09:00 AM »

Quote from: lockdown199 on Feb 20, 2011, 07:52 AM

Mine to.

last name is green and 69 well

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WalPerPike · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 09:25 AM »

(WalPerPike), That's what I fish for, Walleye, Perch, and Pike. I only want to catch what I like to clean and eat, so I do not keep too many Gills and could care less if I ever caught a trout or salmon. I learned a long time ago that Northern Pike under 30", fileted with the y-bone removed was one of the best eating fish around. That comes from a childhood of shore dinners on the mighty St. Lawrence.
WalPerPike out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tank · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 11:02 AM »

I played fast pitch softball for 35 years. I stole a lot of bases for a big guy. The guys I played with said it was like trying to stop a TANK. The name kind of stuck.

dbike988 · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 11:13 AM »

Dbike988 - Just as it sounds. In the summer I live to race motocross and my racing number is 988 which came from my birth month and year.

Oldtimer · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 11:16 AM »

(Oldtimer)
Just thought "Oldtimer" fit as I have been fishing Oneida Lake for 66 years.....

A-TOM-MIK · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 20, 2011, 11:17 AM »

Quote from: drowndin dots on Feb 20, 2011, 06:04 AM

My late father used to answer the question " how you guys doin ?" with "just drowndin dots " ! . like many of us he got me into ice fishin so its all i could think of miss ya pops

Pops would be proud !!!

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