Drowning at Taylorsville

[fishing4kids]

Me and Tony were good friends and I can not tell you how much this upset me and my family. Tony was one of those I am here when you need me friends. Tony was a big supporter of the Trooper Island @ Dale Hollow, Fishing for Kids, and anything that involved getting kids outdoors. Tony even sold a kid (I think he said he fished the UL Team) a boat for $1.00 just so the kid would have a boat to fish out of. When my motor blew up at my first tour this year and he knew I was doing a FFK event out of state and I needed my boat. Tony ordered the thing for me, charged me nothing for the extra shipping and helped me work on it and test and dyno it at 9:00 pm the night before I was to leave out of town.
Prayers are with family, Tony was a great person and friend.


Eddie Goode
FISHING FOR KIDS
President
Cell# 502-541-1918
945 St. Francis Road
St. Francis, KY. 40062
[email protected]
fishingforkids.net

[fishbum]

I have over the years worked with quite a few business people in the fishing industry.
Most through Fishin.com. Tony Reynolds was one of the most honest, sincere, hard working people I have ever met.

It saddens me a great deal to hear of his drowning. What makes this worse is that I am in Alaska and can not convey my feelings in person. It hurts me greatly to know he has passed, and I can not say good bye to him.

Tony never once told me he was one of the top Mechanics in the US. Others though told me time and again. Tony was a humble, serious, and hard working young man and I realize I am saying this for the 3rd time, but his passing deeply hurts me.

We were friends I believe, and I always knew that if I had a need for a motor, or some other item I could call on Tony. He was looking for a 4 Stroke engine for me for next year to bring to Alaska. I will have to start looking again, but not sure that the finding will be of any joy. It will only remind me of the untimely passing of a true gentleman and an honest to goodness friend.

Jim Dicken

[mhall]

Nice words Jim...

[wishniwasfishn]

Very well said Jim, very sorry for your loss, and I hope this opens everyones eyes about always wearing your PFD when the big motor is running, because it does not matter how good you think you are at driving and handling a boat, things happen that you cannot control, and from what I know about Tony, he was an excellent driver, and drove very fast speed boats, so if it can happen to him, it can happen to any of us.