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Angler's Profiles
by Mike Lanni
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| A series of articles introducing RISAA members to the rest of the club. |
| (From the May, 1999 Newsletter) STEVEN TRAVISONO |
Did you ever notice how some people manage to get your attention without
making a lot of noise? You know the type - quiet, laid back, but yet
extremely effective, without using a lot of words. Anyone who knows
Steve Travisono knows that he fits that type of mold, and it
hasn't taken long for this man of few words to get the R.I.S.A.A.'s attention.
Last year, when our club opened up another position on its Board of Directors, Steve was a unanimous choice for nomination due to his workhorse style and dedication to our organization. Like many of our members, Steve learned about our club through a newsletter that he picked up at a local bait shop. Soon after becoming a member, he began to get involved in club functions like Take-A-Kid Fishing. He joined the Tournaments Committee to help run our club's yearly fishing tournaments. He also volunteered for the not-so-glamorous Newsletter Committee. Most people have no idea how much work goes into compiling and distributing 1,200 newsletters each month, but most agree that it is our newsletter, more than anything else, that has made us the most recognized saltwater fishing club in Rhode Island. Steve also joined RISAA because he loves to fish, and he knew that through our many seminars, he would have the opportunity to improve his angling skills. He's basically a bass and fluke fisherman, but fishes for most other species on occasion. His territory is the south shore, from Pt. Judith down to the Breachways. He slips his 18' center console "Seadog" at Stone Cove Marina in Pt. Judith Pond, and usually fishes at least once a week, on Sundays. Trolling the tube and worm on wire is his specialty, and last year he had many nice stripers up to 36" using this method. He also does a number on the fluke, drifting Carpenter's Beach, 5 Cottages and all the other south shore fluke hot spots. For Steve, those Sunday fishing trips are also an escape from a demanding business schedule that he keeps during the week. As owner of S.E.T. Cash Register Company, Steve works hard to service his customers and to stay competitive in that market. Selling and servicing computerized cash registers and scanning equipment is a 24-hour a day business, and he has even trouble-shooted problems over the cell phone while out on the water! Steve earned an Associate Degree in Machine Design from (then) Rhode Island Junior College, preparing him for his present occupation. Steve told me a story recently about how he and a friend "chased the blues" around one afternoon. For most of us, chasing the blues is usually an aquatic experience. On that afternoon, as Steve and his friend were hauling out a trailered boat, they saw birds working and fish breaking in the distance, so they did what any of us would do - they put the boat back in the water. By the time they got to where the action had been taking place, the fish were down and the birds were gone. Back at the ramp - you guessed it - the fish broke, and, once again, the boat was re-launched. The fish, however, disappeared again. Believe it or not, this scene repeated itself a THIRD TIME! Now you know why Steve slips his boat rather than trailer it. Steve lives in Chepachet, R.I. - a quiet guy from a quiet town. His family includes wife Jan, son Michael and daughter Elisa. He likes the rural quality of life that northern Rhode Island has to offer, as well as the serenity of the R.I. south shore. Luckily, for the R.I.S.A.A., Steve has found a place to hang his hat in between those two points - the R.I. Yacht Club, our club headquarters. It is there that his presence has been recognized by our membership as being a vital asset to the organization. |
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