BILL POOLE

Posthumous

Many on the Pacific Coast consider the late Capt. Poole as the greatest pioneer in saltwater fishing in the past 50 years. He is best known as the founder and owner of Fisherman's Landing in San Diego.

He built many legendary boats in the San Diego local and long-range fleets, developed techniques to catch yellowtail, tuna, wahoo and other big-game sport fish and then hired, trained and mentored many of the most famous and most highly regarded skippers on the Pacific Coast.

Poole, who died in 2009 at age 87, was also an avid hunter who traveled the world and stalked big game. Even though he was one of the world's most well known outdoorsmen, he shared his knowledge with anybody who wanted it, including at free seminars available to the public.