Nice report ds especially on the old timers. It seems every year we lose another one. Thanks.
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Nice report ds especially on the old timers. It seems every year we lose another one. Thanks.
Bump for Sunday. Does anyone know if they will be inside, or outside in the hall like last year?
I don't know. All I know is 6 days and counting.:drool:
2x that bro:dribble:
show and directions
Mar. 10, 2013
Asbury Park Fishing Club's
Type of Event: Fishing Flea Market
Event Date(s): Mar. 10, 2013
Event Time(s): 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Admission: $3.00 donation. Free to children 12 years & under
Location: Convention Hall
Address: 1300 Ocean Avenue
(Ocean and Sunset Avenue)
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Contact: -N/A-
Phone: 732.988.0121
Website: http://www.asburyparkfishingclub.com/
Vendor Info: Contact for table information
Additional Info: The 21st Annual Fishing Flea Market hosted by the Asbury Park Fishing Club featuring new and used fishing equipment and the best plug makers in the nation.
Directions: http://www.asburyparkfishingclub.com...%20market.html Asbury Park is 5 miles from the Garden State Parkway or 3 miles from Route 18. Roads are well marked with signs for ASBURY PARK.
I'll be there
^ Just look for the grouchiest basstid there with a face like the one you make when eating a sour grapefruit, and ya found him......:laugh: :moon: :kiss:
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Originally Posted by Darkskies
So whose going to be there????????????????????????????????????????????? ?
Will be there around 9:30, meeting someone there and maybe selling a reel. A good way to spend a morning. I have liked the Berkley show better in the past.
I got to work for free so it doesn't matter
I'm sleeping outside right now...
huddled up in the moving blanket Fin graciously gave me when he found out I like to sleep in my car....
I figure after I have a nomad meal of buttered roll and coffee from the 7-11, I'll go by Speedy's place, write something to bust his balls, put it on his windshield, text him taunting him about what a bad shot he is...can't hit the side of the barn....etc....
Then, giving him a fair target to hit, I'll :moon: him for about 5 seconds....:laugh:
This will get him mad..:argue:..he will shoot at me with the 9mm because I am so irritating...
Because he's getting so old...he will miss...:HappyWave:
Someone will call the Asbury police report shots fired......
Within 2 minutes I will be gone from the scene....
And he will be safely back in his castle...his oasis in the urban desert....
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...peedy-s-Castle
At that point I'll go back to my secluded spot, wrap myself up in the blankets, get to sleep early :boring: and be the first one in line when the doors open.....:kooky:
Getting there ahead of the old grouchy basstid......:cool:
** Note...the above was provided for your entertainment purposes only......:HappyWave:
IMO the Asbury show is one of the best in the tri-state area......deals, old salts, deals, meeting up with folks you may not have seen in years, getting to see the infamous OGB in person, and hear him rant about the state of society today...:argue:.....great deals...the famous dirty water dogs..and more deals on hard to find surf toys and gear.......Priceless.....:dribble:
^^^ There is no stigma involved in getting a little counselling dark. I'm going to remind you of that when national mental health week comes around.:ROFLMAO :HappyWave:
:clapping::clapping:You guys are nuts! That was funny right there. wished I lived closer.
Nice meeting Surfwalker and seeing surfstix,Speedy ,Madcaster and last but not least the crazy one who showed at 12:45. Monty sorry i missed you pal
Was right where you walked in the door in the main room.
Also forgot nice to see Mrs' Speedy( Tammy ) and the boys and thanks's for the Olive
fin, speedy and surfstix- was great to finally meet you people today. Nice that I can associate a face to the names.
I could tell you some googan DS stories albiealert. There is an endless supply. The guy really is mental, no offense dark.:ROFLMAO :HappyWave:Come down and fish with us this spring. We'll have a blast. Sorry missed you all at the flea market but we wanted to catch some fish. You should come out and fish with us one night. Hardly anyone out there and right now not that much trash.
Great writeup. I was in and out early. Got a few plugs custom wood. I bought less. Is it my imagination or were plug prices cheaper 4 years ago? There are a lot now that are 30 and up, and one guy was like 45. I can afford it but if they were less I would probably buy more.
:don't know why:yes they are higher less trees around I guess. Way back when builders use to test them before they sold them to you for $5.00, now you can get a $40 dollar plug that won't swim no matter how you try to tune it. Back they they didn't have todays plastic technology so we fished wood and tin. Lets not forget the sound of crunch when a bluefish destroys it. Oh that's right people collect them now and after the bass are wiped out I guess they will be worthless. I can't believe how many people buy them and can only catch a fish with a bunker snag. There OK if you have friends like mine who give them to ya.:d In many cases your buying a paint job, and after 55 years of fishing have yet to see the bait fish todays wood emulates.
God bless plastic $9.95 to $18.95 and always swim good right out of package
Overview of 2013 Asbury Fishing Flea Market.....Sent in by Glen Davis' wife....
Joe Palloto at :30.....Davis Lures at 1:00
Video shot by John Oswald of APP.com. :HappyWave:
http://www.app.com/VideoNetwork/2226...nclick_check=1
Yup, cowherder, I was busting balls........and you're welcome for the intros. :HappyWave:
Someone I know was telling me the other night he was going to skip Asbury, as he has enough plugs, and is sick of the extended hype about the plugs and the prices some are getting. I understand his point, but my answer to him was that Asbury is so much more than that. To me, it's a finger on the pulse of the surf fishing community. I say this....not to take away anything from any of the other shows.....they are all great.....:thumbsup:...but every year the Asbury show continues to have the same attraction for me, as a kid coming down to open the presents on Christmas......:drool:
It's a place where I run into some folks I haven't seen in a long time....many from out of state...people come from as far as Rhody and Delaware to attend this show.......all of the old salts are there....as previously mentioned.....they come, like me, to visit old friends, and see who's still alive, and who's not......
Yes it's also about the plugs, and the gear........to me that's secondary.....it's the people that draw me back, every year.....
There's something about being inside the great Convention Hall of Asbury...where I have seen many a concert over the decades....those well-worn floors, a gritty, home-town atmosphere......something about that, and the location right at the surf line.......walks on the jetties and the water imagining the fish you might run into this season....and the big ones you hope to battle, and sometimes lose.....or not.......
All that is conjured up in my mind when I walk the well worn boardwalk, and smell the salt air, take a walk on the jetties (rapidly disappearing jetties) :D...smell the salt air.....get some wave spray in my face.....and remind myself of the great times and fishing that were to be had in Asbury Park......Joe Pallotto and the 8th ave Jetty project that he pushed to get done...
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...e-a-difference
...the sum total of all experiences I have had surf fishing in NJ.....and the hopes and dreams for the future ahead....the new beginnings.....
For me...that all comes to mind.......when I'm at that show.....and walking the stone floors, the boards....the rocks......and seeing who I recognize.....as I have said.....some of the best of the best in the fishing world..........come to this show every year......
Finchaser and his crusty old friends......:laugh: :HappyWave:
Many of the Veteran Club members, some active, some retired, but all still fishing, or willing to talk about fishing, and the old times.....
Guys from the old Stevens Surfsters, the Old Giglios......and some fishing clubs whose names aren't even recognized any more.....
Guys who grew up throwing tin squids and bucktails from conventional reels, know what using dacron line is like......and caught plenty of fish using these basic methods, long before any of the fancy plugs and gear we have today.....
**So, in sum, every time I go to this show....it's my way, in my mind, of re-connecting with the Saltwater Spirits of the past........the old timers, the fish...my mispent youth seeing some of the best groups of our time in those halls....the show, to me, is secondary to the people and experiences I have had there.......Also an inspiring thing to see the Dads bringing their sons, and families, and the connection of that generation, to this love of fishing, we all share.....Good times....Hope this helps folks understand a little better. :) :fishing:
Guys who grew up throwing tin squids and bucktails from conventional reels, know what using dacron line is like......and caught plenty of fish using these basic methods, long before any of the fancy plugs and gear we have today.....
Your making me teary eyed^^^^^^^wait we still do. Gotta go its my cell phone could be a blitz of epic proportion some where:ROFLMAO
80% of todays fishermen would say you are crazy for saying that but I agree with you. The new breed of fishermen the ones who don't want to work for fish. Only come down to the water when they get a cell phone call "Its on!" or chase internet and facebook reports. They need that 400 rod and 850 reel and costa del mar sunglasses, the 350 breathable waders, and the 500 extra in accessorized gear to catch the big one. Many of them have never guided a fish in by the hand, or lipped a big bass without a boga, let her rest a bit and let her go wiithout the 2 minute sand dragging photo op. The only way to prove their manhood is to weigh that bass in at a tackle shop or B&N video.
I'm not talking about the 28" fish that a first timer is catching and is overcome with joy wanting to share it. I'm talking about the tools who catch big bass when they're here and weigh every one of them. You look at them standing at the jetty blitzes and they all seem to be part of that elite gear fraternity. Goofballs. Half of them couldnn't catch fish on bucktails or rubber if their life depended on it. They buy the newest hyped up plug line that they think will do it for them. In NJ bunker arent always here. Most of the time they are feeding on small forage. Yes elephants do eat peanuts and bass will hit jigs and rubber. Big bass. You don't need a $40 dollar plug to catch a 40 lb bass. Sorry for the rant, just sick and tired of these online internet fishermen who don't have a clue but are full of advice and alll look the same in person. They think the plug that everyone is standing in line is the solution to catching that big bass. I like big plugs and do fall into that hype sometimes but the fish comes from the skill of the fisherman not the plug he throws.
Great show in and out by 10. Wish I could of stuck around there were some hotties walking around outside with costumes on. Oh and there was a band playing old rock and roll on the N side of the convention center outside. Good times
I wasn't planing on going to the show but I ended up there around 10. I walked all the tables but I didn't see or SMELL any of you guys.
I got some decent deals I'm happy with
A few stretch 25s @ $5/piece
Gibbs pencils, poppers and darters for $10 piece
simple umbrella rig that's not too heavy for the kayak...$10
Hopkins shortys for $3
Smaller metals @ 3 for $5
tactical angler pencils for $5/piece
some used wooden metal lips in good condition for $5/each...I'll post tomorrow to see if anyone can identify the builder.
As always a great show!! Pleasure meeting you Fin and Dark skies!!and thanks again Darkskies for the package :)
Picked up some Mambo minnows and some stuff for the Tinman(love his stuff) and watched a bunch of fisherman get caught by the fancy plugs lol!!!
^^^^^^Sorry I missed you guys too. I went early. While the other guys were in the que for dmag and the latest hot plugs I walked around and quietly bought some show priced bucktails, tins from the tin man. And a bunch of bomber type lures that need new hooks for about $2 each. jbarbosa sounds like you really cleaned up! There were a lot of cool zombie chicks walking around jigfreak my fantasies last night were good!
Any of you gents going to this?
I'll be there with The Reel Seat we have 3 tables stop by and say hello
This year it's 9a-2p.
http://www.asburyparkfishingclub.com/
All you deadbeats who like to sleep in late, fyi it's daylight savings time spring forward. 9am tomorrow is the old 8am. so don't be late. Good weather forecast tomorrow should be a great show as usual.
I worked it, was a good show saw all my Asbury Club friends
FYI its this sunday, should be a good one.
Here now, good crowd and stuff for sale. Come on down.