Artie
A part time crewmember that brings as much entertainment as he does skill to the MegaByte. By far Artie has more fishing experience
and knowledge than anyone I know. He also has more stories than anyone I know too. Artie has been fishing and mating on head boats
since he was a very young boy. As he grew, he continued to fish and eventually got involved in the tackle manufacturing business.
The famous AVA jig was his invention. The letters stand for Artie, Viola (his mom) & Anita (his former wife). Another innovation of
Artie is the selling of tackle on head boats. It was his idea and he's the one who used to supply the boats with their hook, jigs
and sinkers. It is a rare day that Artie doesn't amaze the rest of the crew one way or another. He has this old rod he built in the
late 1950's. Most of the guides now are held on with electrical tape. But you should see him cast a diamond jig with this monster. A
popular tournament had to be canceled because Artie and his friends won it every year and people stopped coming. It's been a while
since he fished with us, but he too is always welcome. At least we usually bump into him out on the water every few weeks.