What a great idea for a thread, there has been so many times I've wondered the meanings of random screen names on boards.

As for me, I used to play poker professionally so hence the name CardShark

Completely unrelated to fishing - Your Username
 

YakDout, a struggle with addiction. To kayaks! No double meaning here....

When I was young I was a very good gymnast, my dad told me I could fly and when I tumbled it felt like it so Superboy but with a Hawaiian accent Supa-Boy

My son's name is Sky, and my Daughters name is Star, so together its Starsky. Some boards that have Starsky taken I use Skystar. :cheers1:

I used my real name only to be asked what my real name is. If was going to use a fake name it would be Hairy Hill in deference to the mons pubis

When I signed up for Waze (GPS app, for those that don't know), I needed a screen name. I actually put some thought into it and came up with this. And have been using it ever since.

-Jason

In 1992 I was still on skis and all my buddies were on snowboards...freshman year of high school...I was called 2-Stix for the 2 sticks on my feet. LOL. I still go by Stix with a big group of friends. Took it to business also... www.2-stix.com

Back in the 70's, I had a friend who used this 'handle' to refer to his fishing prowess. He ALWAYS seemed to be catching instead of just fishing. He was either a master...., or the luckiest SOB I've ever met.

He took a job in another part of the state and as he left he said, "Snatch the pebble from my hand, Grasshopper". Okay, he didn't say that. But he did say, "Okay, it's time. I'm passing the name on to you. Maybe you'll learn how to catch something for once with that stupid rod of yours!" And with that, he was gone.

I'm still trying to learn all of his secrets to fishing success. Since that day I've tried to live up to the name, Fishin' Magician.

Bwana
 

My hunting buddy from Montana, also an ol' school biker, gave me the nickname Bwana. We spent a lot of time hunting and riding together.

He would throw parties for all our biker friends inviting them to a pig roast before we even went pig hunting.

Somehow the weekend before the party we would always get a pig or two.

http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1461731540

He named me Bwana since I always got a limit and shot the largest animals.

I reminded him of a big game hunter leading a safari in South Africa.

Next thing I know all my riding and hunting friends are calling me Bwana.

Back in the day I used to listen to a lot of Public Enemy so my boys called me Chuck D because my name was Chuck. Last name is Wittenberg no relation to D:)

Last name is South. I'm a man, sort of.
I guess I could have gone in any direction with it.

:notworthy:

Zombie thread from Feb, 2011?

I'm a nice guy and kayak fishing excites me.

Had a black lab named Duke.....
 

And a 20ft cutty cabin 1967 seahunter called the Lady Jane....and would take the dog tuna fishing with me,simple my dog died in 2007 he was 15 year old

The name of my band.
"Rock and roll with a fishin pole"

Im a Marine, so Americas 911 force! :cheers1:

Lit-up1
 

When some fish get caught they are all agitated and "lit-up" :blush5:

It was open i got kick off sdfish for using badass as a username I should have used ( cheep ass ) or (jack ass)

:cheers1:

Been out of the loop for a few years now due to .... life .... events. The yak is still in great shape and time to clean it up and head back out.

Wondering what some of the new crew of BWE have in username history, how did you come up with it? It's always fun to hear :)

In the ticket office at Portsocall Sportfishing, a friend of mine jokingly wrote, "John Mckroid Jr." under a photo of a big yellowtail that I caught.

Passengers started referring to me by the name, and it stuck. I once had to return a paycheck from 22nd St. Landing to have the last name corrected.

That was back in the early 80's. Raising a family put the hobby on hold for a few decades. In 2014 when I resumed fishing, John Mckroid was also revived for social media and has even set a few records in kayak fishing tournaments. :D

Mahigeer is Farsi for angler, fisherman.

PapaDave
 

I got my name from my grand daughters, always called me Papa... still do.

Mine is simple, it's the first three letters of my first, middle and last name

Same...Frist three letters of first and last name

No explanation needed if you have ever used a Sabiki to make bait.

Or if you ever snagged 6 sabiki hooks into yourself or any of your gear :farmer:

Awesome sign in name. I died laughing the first time I saw it, cause I knew exactly what it meant. I say it almost every trip.

I've been using FullFlavorPike since college. Started as a joke about a fake ska band and something to do with a carton of cheap cigarettes that said "Full Flavor" on them; but then I worked as a baker/pastry chef turned full time food writer for better than a decade and it just fit. Now I'm pretty attached to it.

It was an old screen name from another hobbyist community. so cal - southern california, edc - every day carry = socalEDC.

I worked and managed a saltwater aquarium store and maintenance service in Orange County for 6 years. Surfing and fishing have been lifelong passions. At that time, there wasn't a day that went by that I wasn't in saltwater, either in the ocean or in an aquarium! Also, the shop owner would refer to me as "Salty Sleeves" because whenever I came back form a day of servicing aquariums, my sleeves would be covered in so much dried-up saltwater they were hard and crunchy

one of the Mission Beach cronies used to call me Leezo (extended version of Lee) when i was a kid. I started using it on screen names as a result.

I'm always fighting for my freedom to fish...primarily vs. my wife! :cheers1:

I'm not even kind of a Professor. Don't even have a Bachelor's degree...

Just what my 5'2 wife calls me when she needs me to get stuff off high shelves....
"Hey Professor Longarms! Get in here!"

Haha that's awesome... Comes in handy when reaching for bugs in those deep nooks and crannies too though! :lobster:

Three of my preferred diversions:

Food - cooking, baking, eating...
Geek - video games, board games, comics
Fish - why we're all here

JohnAndrew - John is my name and Andrew is name of my best father ever. People love your parents!

I covered this.
 

I covered this topic on a thread here and wasn't even kicked off the forum:

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ad.php?t=27264

Enjoy