I saw him only once at the '03 Chicago show. I emailed him several times over the next few years and found out he had moved north to live on Iroquois Bay, just north of McGregor Bay. He wanted to be closer to the quality waters where he could fish more. This is really sad. How old was he??

I went to his site. Its true,some kind of heart failure. Oh man, he helped me a lot in 2001. He gave me a couple tips to fix my first Deepthreats. He was good guy and there were none better in the lure business. R.I.P. Rolf, Mike and Michelle