This is my first post but I had to join this forum just to give a few words about Jack. My name is Jason and I live in Tennessee. I too was an email friend of Jack and a receipent of many of his " care packages" that Dan mentioned above. Jack was a great guy and was free with his advice and guidance of tying with foam and many other materials. His only request was that I share what I learned with others and let him know how they worked on my local fish. We had a almost daily email exchange over the past 4 years where we talked fishing, politics, etc. and we solved many of the worlds problems. Last year Jack made a trip down to Tennessee to meet me in person and we spent the day going over fishing tackle and swapping fish stories. I had wanted to take him fishing on Reelfoot lake but the weather just didn't coperate that day so we spent the day driving around the lake and showing him the local sites. I truely enjoyed the day and will always remember the time we got to spend together. My condolences to Kay and Emily whom I also got to visit with during his visit. I know Jack will be missed.
Also to Dan, he mentioned you often in his emails and told me that if I had any questions about fihsing Ark to contact you so I am extending that offer to you. If you are ever in the western part of the state give me a ring and maybe we can take a fishing trip to Reelfoot and catch one for Jack.