Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
I second what buckethead says Mike. Sandy Hook has had some great fishing nights for me. Will really miss fishing there. Like you said have to move on. But it was always a safe place. Will really miss that part of it, and the nights where I got dozens of fish when the bite was good.
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
My neighbor works for the water company there and was asked to relocate to another federal loaction as it may never reopen at all since it was on NObama's closure list before the storm
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
I like that - nobama.
No change, except for the change you hear jingling in your pockets cause you are broke and the economy is down.
No love for fishermen.
No breaks for corporations especially the small businesses, Small businesses are the backbone of this country and the obama administration wants them all to pay for health care. And that is the only thing that obama has said yes to, the forcing small people to pay for health care costs for all, even the immigrants. And throwing and wasting money at the bailouts that did not work, like the insurance companies, and that solar energy company. People should have voted no to obama this last november. The novelty of having a black president is over. Now it's time to judge the guy on his record, And his record stinks. He will probably bankrupt america before his term is over. Just my opinion.
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
We are a passive society. The best fare on TV now is vicariously watching the lives of others. People complain about MTV and Snookie type shows but the ratings say that is what people want. So the same for Obama. He will go down as one of the worst presidents in history. US voters still are not voting in numbers to show any of them really care. Look at the % of voters who actually vote in an election. Then go to other countries where they have shed bloodshed to get elections going. See that the voter turnout is closer to 100% over there.
As for Sandy hook, it will be missed. I hope we can fish there again some day. The structure, and the coves, held bait for many times during the season. The point was for migrators but the coves and bays leading to the channel held resident fish every year. Will be bummed out until they open it again. Like Mike said you have to move on and find other places.
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
I'm not sure how safe the tip of the Hook actually is. Every time I take the long walk, I feel the hair on my neck standing up. And I feel like I'm being watched, especially when I go alone. Rumors have it there's a lady ghost haunting the trails leading to the rips. :scared:
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
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finchaser
My neighbor works for the water company there and was asked to relocate to another federal loaction as it may never reopen at all since it was on NObama's closure list before the storm
That's gonna suck.
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
All you politico's out there are delusional if you think that Sandyhook will never open again. It has to much to offer for the residents of NJ and elsewhere. How many people that enjoy the beach there in the summer months are going to want to pay 8$ a person to get on the beach like Belmar. If my math is correct that would be 24$ for a family of 4 not counting parking. And lets not forget all the "don'ts" on those beaches. No fishing, no food on the beach, no alcoholic beverages, no radio's and anything else they can think of. What about if you want to go on the beach wearing nothing but your balls, try that on any other beach in the state and they will hang you with them. I think the biggest point here is let's keep politics out of it, no one man can be responsible IF and I say IF something like that happens. And I'm pretty sure that it won't. Just my 2 cents.
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
I can't believe they would close the Hook for good. I could accept them saying it would reopen in 2014, but if they say they are closing it indefinitely I would be extremely disgusted.
Fishing is very important to me, the Hook is somewhere I have been able to go and always find solitude and water that I truly enjoy fishing.
I have so many great memories fishing there, I would be furious if they closed it permanently.
I fished the Sunday morning of the storm there. Entered the Park at 1:30 AM and was told they are closing the park at 5:00 AM and I need to be out of there by then. Went to the False Rip, 4 guys there, went past them fished for a while. Water was like a washing machine, white water, waves and some wind. The guys left around 2:30, I was alone out there and enjoying the fishing solitude. Had a solid hit Speedy's BD swimmer (cracked the plug), missed it. Then at 3:45 I caught a 32 inch Gator on an Afterhours Danny. That was it, finished fishing around 4:30, was out of the park at 5:15. For me this was a fun enjoyable fishing trip. Not a lot of fish or even a lot of action. But I got lost in the pursuit of trying to catch fish for a few hours, nothing on my mind but fishing, having fun in the wind, white water and crazy current that morning.
If they close the Hook permanently I'll fish elsewhere, but my opinion on a lot of things in this country would change big time. The Hook is an extremely important place for me. Its my favorite place.
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Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
Like Mike O, I started doing the Hook steady in the ‘80s. He and Monty reflect on good memories from that area. I also have good (sometimes great) memories from my walks there. Each step I take there now reminds me of an earlier time, an event, an experience, a learning lesson that keeps me entertained on those hitless/fishless hours.
Remembering how at B-lot you could park 15 feet from a rock wall, cast to blues that had pinned baitfish between 2 jetties. Then they filled it in with sand.
The fishable cove that was between C-lot and the bathing beach.
Stopping at the Ranger Station to get a monthly night pass hangtag-that was free.
The present sign that says Fishing Beach used to state Fishing Beach ONLY.
The parking lot at the end of the road at F-lot and an old timer who checked your car to see if you were really gonna fish, if not, then he would tell you to move on.
The old parking lot at North Beach where the concession stands are now.
Resting in my car after walking all over on the ocean side and watching the old timers come back at 7am and pull the pop tops off can after can of beer. Listening to their stories and techniques, while I pretended to be asleep. I don’t know if they liked plugging or just loved the beer more. I kept my distance, they were to be watched at the wetline, not pestered.
Close the Park down? I don’t know, they do what they want. But I do plan on making some new memories at some of those beaches in the future.
Maybe not as frequent as once, the time isn’t there (and maybe the Hook won’t be either).
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
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Monty
I could accept them saying it would reopen in 2014, but if they say they are closing it indefinitely I would be extremely disgusted.
Fishing is very important to me, the Hook is somewhere I have been able to go and always find solitude and water that I truly enjoy fishing.
I have so many great memories fishing there, I would be furious if they closed it permanently.
The Hook is an extremely important place for me. Its my favorite place.
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surfwalker
Like Mike O, I started doing the Hook steady in the ‘80s. He and Monty reflect on good memories from that area. I also have good (sometimes great) memories from my walks there. Each step I take there now reminds me of an earlier time, an event, an experience, a learning lesson that keeps me entertained on those hitless/fishless hours.
Remembering how at B-lot you could park 15 feet from a rock wall, cast to blues that had pinned baitfish between 2 jetties. Then they filled it in with sand.
The fishable cove that was between C-lot and the bathing beach.
Stopping at the Ranger Station to get a monthly night pass hangtag-that was free.
The present sign that says Fishing Beach used to state Fishing Beach ONLY.
The parking lot at the end of the road at F-lot and an old timer who checked your car to see if you were really gonna fish, if not, then he would tell you to move on.
The old parking lot at North Beach where the concession stands are now.
Resting in my car after walking all over on the ocean side and watching the old timers come back at 7am and pull the pop tops off can after can of beer. Listening to their stories and techniques, while I pretended to be asleep. I don’t know if they liked plugging or just loved the beer more. I kept my distance, they were to be watched at the wetline, not pestered.
Close the Park down? I don’t know, they do what they want. But I do plan on making some new memories at some of those beaches in the future.
Maybe not as frequent as once, the time isn’t there (and maybe the Hook won’t be either).
I agree 200% with what you both said. Monty I had some awesome nights out there. Lots of fat guys don't want to make the walk. Those are the ones that hang at Island Beach. It really does keep you in shape. The fishing back in 2010 in spring and fall was fantastic too, one of my best seasons overall. would surely be crabby if they closed it.
Surfwalker thank for sharing that. I gather that you are older than me, those memories seem like they transcend a few decades. It must have been awesome to be able to fish it during those times. Did you fish the Sea Bright wall as well?
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
I think they were talking about closing the NOAA Lab, I can't find anything referencing the closure of the HOOK.:don't know why: I hope it no so. If it is I might start smoking that medical marijuana. It funny how they attempt to take all our access then they want to Medicate us. :bong2:
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
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Mike O
What about if you want to go on the beach wearing nothing but your balls, try that on any other beach in the state and they will hang you with them. Just my 2 cents.
Quote of the week!:laugh: :clapping:
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
You guys are right on with everthing you say. The old concession stand at North beach. I use to park there and walk all the way out to the original "Rip". Can't tell you how many bluefish blitzes I've had out there. When I was feeling a little lazy I would sometimes walk the trail everyone uses now to get to the old rip, the water back then came right up to the end of the trail. It was usually dead water there, but sometimes I got lucky and caught a couple of small blues there. Back then bass were few and far in between, but there were always bluefish around, although I was out there one time a saw a guy land a 54lb bass on a redfin. That fish had a head the size of a beer keg! It was a long tough walk back for him with that fish, but one I'm sure any of us would have made. I'm confident that I will be fishing there again before my ashes are sprinkled out there like I once asked my son to do when the time comes. I could not think of a better final resting place. I really love that place.
Re: Sandy Hook may remain closed next summer after hurricane blows left heavy damage
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Mike O
the water back then came right up to the end of the trail. It was usually dead water there, but sometimes I got lucky and caught a couple of small blues there.
Do you remember when there was a salt water pond back there near the rip? This was about 15 years ago. God I love that place too.