Ron Parsons, one of the original owners with Jerry, passed away in December. Needless to say Jerry is upset over losing a great friend and business partner.
Ron was always very helpful and welcomed me with a big smile everytime I walked in the door. He will be missed.
They have a condolence book at the front counter. Would be nice for all who can to stop by and say a few kind words for his wife to read.
Sad News from Holy Mackerel Tackle
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Sad News from Holy Mackerel Tackle
You know what La Quinta means in English? Behind Dennys. MarkM
Sad news indeed.
I remember my first trip to Holy Mackerel. Ron sat behind the counter greeting every customer as they walked in the shop. After offering his assistance we began talking about recent fishing trips and he shared stories about fishing some of the same areas. I bought a few baits and a spool of line.
It was weeks later if not a month or two before I visited the shop again. Ron greeted me by name as I walked through the door and introduced me to his partner, Jerry. From that day forward Holy Mackerel has been my "go to" tackle shop that I would recommend to everyone.
That was almost 10 years ago. Even after moving to Ruskin I still make the trip to Holy Mackerel for all of my tackle shopping. I haven't been in there in a couple of months but Ron was working the last time I was there. He welcomed me as usual when I walked in. We sat and talked for over an hour. He told me about his travels since he "retired" from the shop.
Ron will be sorely missed.
I remember my first trip to Holy Mackerel. Ron sat behind the counter greeting every customer as they walked in the shop. After offering his assistance we began talking about recent fishing trips and he shared stories about fishing some of the same areas. I bought a few baits and a spool of line.
It was weeks later if not a month or two before I visited the shop again. Ron greeted me by name as I walked through the door and introduced me to his partner, Jerry. From that day forward Holy Mackerel has been my "go to" tackle shop that I would recommend to everyone.
That was almost 10 years ago. Even after moving to Ruskin I still make the trip to Holy Mackerel for all of my tackle shopping. I haven't been in there in a couple of months but Ron was working the last time I was there. He welcomed me as usual when I walked in. We sat and talked for over an hour. He told me about his travels since he "retired" from the shop.
Ron will be sorely missed.
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Ron was the first person I got to know when I started my retirement and fishing from a kayak. He was always friendly, helpful and his advice probably saved me a bunch of money. I always asked about him when I went in the store. I will sure miss him too. Blessings to his family.
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Re: Sad News from Holy Mackerel Tackle
I included a little review of HMT in my latest article for paddling.net Jerry (and Ron) are definitely good folk.
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Re: Sad News from Holy Mackerel Tackle
Good readpag_yaker wrote:I included a little review of HMT in my latest article for paddling.net Jerry (and Ron) are definitely good folk.
http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?483" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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