“I just did not get to know him long enough.”
— Sylvia Morris, president of Connecticut B.A.S.S. Nation
“I would consider him bass fishing’s youngest legend.”
— Brandon Palaniuk, Bassmaster Elite Series pro
“I never met anybody quite like him. It doesn’t seem like it’s been 20 years.”
— Don Corkran, former director of B.A.S.S. Nation
Bryan Kerchal affected so many people during his short life and after his unexpected death. We could have interviewed 10 times as many people as we did and still not covered the subject fully enough.
We’d like to hear your memories, stories and inspirations about Kerchal. You can post them in the comments box below.
In addition, here are links to other stories written in previous years about Kerchal:
Fallen young champ hooked fishing world (Charlotte Observer, 1995)
The Bryan Kerchal story (Rich Zaleski, 2007)
The real fish whistle story (Ray Kerchal, 1998)
If you’d like to learn more about the Bryan V. Kerchal Memorial Fund, click here.