I am deeply saddened to report that our friend and fellow angler Tom has passed away. His wife reached out to me yesterday to let me know that he injured himself Tuesday morning and succumbed to his injuries early Wednesday. 
 

To say that I am shocked and heartbroken is a massive understatement. I had the distinct pleasure of fishing with Tom several times over the past few years since I had gotten to know him as a result of our participation here on the Bass Resource forum. I was always looking for opportunities to get out on the water with and truly enjoyed his company as both angler and friend. 

Sorry to hear that. Condolences to his family

Rest in peace Tom - you truly were one of the all time greats - I learned volumes from you as I’m sure generations to come will as well.  Thanks for your kindness and generosity and I hope you get to fish with your son now.  

So sorry to hear this. I had just traded messages with Tom a couple of weeks ago about his jig fishing article. My deepest condolences to his friends and family.

 

Thank you Tom for putting up with silly questions from some rando on the other side of the globe.

This is so shocking. Wow. RIP Tom. Perhaps nobody on this forum has as much bass knowledge as Tom. Rest in Peace, WRB, and thank you for all of the knowledge you have bestowed upon me over the last 15 years. 

To say that I’m shocked and saddened would be an understatement. 

 

I hope those close to him can work through their grief and celebrate his legacy and his life.

Thank you for your vast and countless contributions Tom.

 

That information will live on for a long time here.

 

Condolences to his family.

My condolences to his family and friends.Tom will surely be missed. His knowledge of bass will live on through so many of us on this forum. What a loss for our community.

Condolences to his wife & family. Tom shared much with us here on BR. 
 

RIP Tom.. thanks for sharing 

My condolences

I’m totally dumbfounded.

Wow what a hard hit!!! He was a wealth of information. He will be missed. Praying for his family.

Rest in peace Tom.

Very sorry to hear that. My condolences to Tom’s family.

d**n. Can’t really add to anything already said, i will miss you Tom.

I am so very sorry to hear this. 
I had to read it twice.

A part of his legacy is the knowledge he gave us all. 
 

Rest in Peace 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

What a sad shock, great guy with so much experience and knowledge. I learned a lot from him.
 

Here’s to wishing WRB 3.0 a great run in the bass factory in heaven. He’ll catch the first 30 pounder I’m sure. 

 This loss leaves a sharply sad physical void, transforming once-vibrant shared history, inside jokes, and daily routines into heavy reminders of a future that will no longer exist as planned. Our relationship with Tom here transcended the physical, as the knowledge, experience, and memories he shared became an enduring, and even  spiritual part of the very roots and foundation of the Bass Resources Forum identity. He will be missed and never replaced.

Rest in peace sir.

A-Jay

So sorry to hear this! 
 

First we lose @Catt then we lose @WRB-2.0. Two great anglers and over 100 years of bass fishing knowledge we’ve lost this year. We should all be grateful these two shared so much of their information with us.

 

 

Dang - he was my secret Santa this year too!! 

R. I. P.  Tom Prayers to his family 

We just lost another great fisherman, historian & a general wealth of knowledge. Rest in peace Tom. 

Shocker !

This guy was a walking encyclopedia of bass fishing knowledge.

Praying 🙏 for his loved ones.

Tom was such an asset to this forum and the fishing community.

I am truly saddened by the and wish his family my condolences.😒

He lived in a neighboring city although I never met him he shared some valuable information with me since we fished several of the same local lakes 

Words can not express.  We will miss you Tom!  He was one of the truly great icons of Bass fishing.

Sincerely,

Fishingmickey