God speed Capt. Tony Smoak you will be missed you and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers…Tight lines and following seas to you…
Fishermans Prayer God grant that I may live to fish, until my dying day, And when it comes to my last cast, I then most humbly pray, When in the Lord’s safe landing net, I’m peacefully asleep, That in his mercy I be judged, As big enough to keep. Tight Lines!!!
RIP Tony. We lost a good one yesterday.
Aggressor Charters
www.aggressorsportfishing.com
(843)345-6274 Capt Michael’s cell
pictures on website
Hard to believe we want see that smiling face on the dock any more, you will be missed! Our prayers are with the family.
Big Eye
still in shock and disbelief.
he will be missed by many.
our community lost a good one yesterday…
I’ll miss that smile Tony, thanks for everything you showed me about fishing offshore and thanks for putting us on that marlin a few years back it’s still the only one I’ve ever seen in the wild. I’ll never forget it or you. RIP my friend.
Robbie Z
Farewell old friend.
J. DeStefano
“I won’t insult your intelligence by suggesting you really believe what you just said”
William F. Buckley, Jr.
RIP Tony - your family will be in our thoughts and prayers also.
SAKATUMI TRAE
Victor B.
They broke the mold when Tigger arrived in this world!Had some of the best tournament times with that fella,sure gonna miss him.RIP:frowning_face:
A good friend and a good fisherman.
Woot
RIP TONY. Our thoughts and prayers will be with your family .
Amen- Godspeed and protect his family and memory…
I just heard this this morning. Good guy and a great fisherman. Certainly will be missed in the Charleston fishing scene and community.
Friends can vist with Tonys family @ Stuhrs downtown today 5:00 until 7:00 pm, fureral service First Babtist Church downtown friday @ 11:30 am. Tony will be missed for His laugh,friendly smile and easy going attitude. God bless his soul, sorrund his family with Your spirit of grace, protection, and understanding.
Tony is an irreplacable fixture in our sportfishing community. A friend of ours said it best Tonys passing along with a summer of slow fishing high fuel prices feels like an end of an era of greart times fishing at Ripley light.
bobby krivohlavekF
Ripley we will never be the same without you calm winds and fair skies, we will miss you…
" Crossing the Bar"
Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide moving seems asleep
Too full for sound and foam
When that which drew me from out the boundless deep
Turns home again
Twilight and evening bell
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho’ from out our bourne of time and place
The flood may bear me far
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
This one hurts. What a Ripley Light Icon we have lost this week. Thoughts and prayers to family and friends…I am sure he is fishing right now in a much grander ocean…I can hear him saying it now “That’s…Right!!!” God Speed Tony!
Kenneth - 3480 Pursuit
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Wild Wing Cafe
A smile and a laugh we will never forget. I believe Tony could have taught us all how to lighten up a little.Only guy I know who could fish all day, catch 2 peanut dolphin, and still be all smiles. May God bless his wonderful family.
Wonderful tribute with all the flags at ripley
I have known Tony all my life, we grew up as next door neighbors and classmates and have hunted and fished together all over the world, there will be no finer friend, fisherman and duck blind companion that I know…His smile is burnt in my memory forever, I will miss him always…
Like a fish out of water…
fisherman’s prayer is way cool
did’nt know him but The Lord be with him and his family
soccer
people are going to talk, might as well give them something to talk about!
I heard that there was a thread here, but just found it.
There are absolutely no words that can even remotely express what B and I are feeling right now, and that is really meaningless because of what the family is going through.
Actually, I really don’t even know what else to say.
Hundreds of people at the viewing tonight, what a great tribute for a wonderful, happy, positive person. Even in the worst of situations, Tony only spoke of the positive side.
Tony, we love you and appreciate all of the times we had together. You will NEVER be forgotten. All our love to you and your family. We have been truly blessed to have known you. Thank you for all of the great memories.
“Thaaaaaat’s right”…see you in Heaven someday…love you.
Saw him on the Megadock Saturday night doing what he always did, just laughing and carrying on. I’m gonna miss that. He was a great guy.
Dixon
Sea Baby