So you have a wife AND a girlfriend?:huh: OK, I'll bite, what's your secret?
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My warm and loving personality;)
:rolleyes: Yeah right the next thing you will tell us us that you are hung like a horse. Your personality kind of reminds me of Dennis Leary.:HappyWave: Honestly, that guy is funny, but do you think he would be getting laid if he wasn't a comic. He has a face that would make babies cry!:laugh:
So Rip, is the girlfriend a goumade, or a working girl (no offense intended, I also want to know how a guy handles a wife and girlfriend without paying for it.:rolleyes:)
whose all going show is 9 AM to 2 PM
i will be there
I won't. I am going on that date. I got the address.;)
^^ I call shenanigans.:rolleyes:
I'll be there. :HappyWave:
I might be there.
I dug this out from the archives, some stuff from last year's show.
Just in case anyone was obsessing over the show tomorrow, here's a preview of coming attractions. :bigeyes: :fishing: :drool: :HappyWave:
Report: Asbury Park fishing club fishing flea market 3-13-11
Here's what I said about it last year, folks, along with the link to the report and the videos I shot:
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...market-3-14-10
The Asbury Park Club's show on Sun, March 13... It's without a doubt one of the most popular shows in the NJ/NY area. Builders from all over the country will be represented at that show.
If you only have the time or budget to hit one show this year, this is the one you shouldn't miss.
For anyone who's never gone before, it's craziness, pandemonium, meeting up with friends from afar, and some of the most well known builders of custom wood in the US.
It's definitely a trip, and something that should be seen and experienced by anyone who loves the surf.
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This year (2011) was a little different. I think it was their 19th year for this show. There were only 8-10 guys waiting in line when the doors opened. No one got in line at 1am, like in years past. :scared:
From some accounts, attendance was down a bit, and sales were slower than in the past. There was a steady stream of people all day. Some of the plug makers rose to the challenge by discounting their stuff, and some didn't. However, if you looked aound, there were definitely deals to be had. :thumbsup:
Most of the vendors I talked to were happy.
Some of the consensus for the lack of the hyped-up 1am line starters was the passing of the old guard in NJ surfcasting and plug building history.....Gary Hull (Gary2) is but a memory in the past now, and his table alone drew hundreds of guys just for a shot to buy a few plugs from him.
Lefty Carr is also gone, and the Carr family members who passed are sorely missed, the same with Gary Hull. http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...cons/icon9.png
RIP to all these and other greats, and continued thoughts and prayers for their surviving family members.
On the positive side, there are a few of these old-time plug builders and surfcasters left. They have stood the test of time, and are still surviving and passing on knowledge to generations of new anglers and surfcasters. :fishing:
Guys like....
Billy Mcfadden, who recently survived a fire where several houses on the street burned to the ground.
Joe Pallotto, Pres of the Asbury club, who generally gets credit for being a singleminded force behind the restoration of the Asbury jetty and the flume.
Geno Amato, VP of Asbury FC and owner of Fish-On Plugs, who has now introduced another generation (his 14 yr old daughter) to the art of plug making. :clapping::clapping::HappyWave:
Joe Melillo, Mike Commune, Finchaser, and all the old farts :laugh: who hang at Castaways B&T, shooting the breeze and making fun of each other when they're not fishin...:HappyWave:
Guys like Charlie K, Shel E Caris, Tom Clayton, Ron Muccie, and many other veteran surfcasters who have been doing this thing we love for many decades...yes here were dozens of the "best of the best in NJ" there at the show today.
Jimmy Cousins, one of the veteran greats, and one of the humblest guys I am priveleged to know.... and the crew from Giglio's B&T in Sea Bright, who managed to resurrect a store that had faded away into NJ history, but is now going strong again, even in this lousy economy.
Yep, all these guys were there, and many many dozens more. If you wanted to rub elbows with some of the most celebrated, and the most humble, this was your chance today at Asbury. :fishing:
And one of the things that impressed me the most, was the countless pairs of fathers and sons who took today as a chance to go and have some quality time together. There were also many families there, posssibly even more motivated to make a day of it by the extremely reasonable $3 admission. :thumbsup:
So, all things considered, even though some plug builders were notably absent, today was a day for the passing on of surf knowledge, the meeting up with old surf buddies, making new friends, and a general feel of goodwill in the air......a transition, if you will, from young to old, and a continued investment by the Asbury Club in the community and the future fishing youth of America. :clapping: :thumbsup:
I went and shot some video, took some pics, and got some interesting stories out of it. I don't have time right now to post, will try to have the videos and pics up by tomorrow.
Ran into Joe Palotto, Jimmy Cousins, Gene Amato and family, Billy McFadden, (now only having 8 lives left after almost losing his house in a fire) Glenn Davis and family, Finchaser, Joe Melillo, Speedy and family, Monty, Bababooey, Storminsteve, Charlie K, GJB and his friend Hank, Joefishinproblem, Johnnycakes and some more of the veteran Asbury guys, all great people. Also many other guys who you see throughout the year, somewhere in the dark of night, who are addicted to fishin the surf.
If I left anyone out... my apologies. (Some of the greatest surf rats travel incognito). :) :HappyWave:
If you guys feel like posting about it, feel free.
Speedy I'm sorry I forgot the secret plug wax in my car. :don't know why:It'll just give me another excuse to come down there and visit ya. :HappyWave:
Also a special congrats to Don Warren, :clapping::clapping: the Asbury club member who won the amazing $600 value custom-built surf stick created by fellow club member Jimmy Cousins, and donated for the show to raise $$.
WTG both Don for winning, and Jimmy for being so humble. :clapping: :thumbsup:
And the most special congrats of all to the wives and girlfriends of the Asbury Club members who manned the food and drink booths. Where would we be without you ladies? :clapping::clapping: :thumbsup:
The only thing that was missing at the show was me.:2flip:
^ Where were you ri-p? All tuckered out from the midnight affair last night? Adultery is a young man's game you know.:laugh:
I bumped into dark wandering the streets like a vagabond.:ROFLMAO Or rather he almost crashed into me. Don't know where you get all that energy dude! Good running into you again.
You missed a good show, rip.
hey rich sorry bro my cell was in my backpack when we left the show then we to a freinds house
in brick . great to see ya bro and to meet monty for the first time .
I saw that rod, ds, took $5 worth of tickets on it. Obviously I didn't win, kudos to the guy who did. Jimmy Cousins does beautiful work. One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. He knows large, where they are, when they are, and how to track em. His father was the same way too from what I remember, pulled some nice numbers in his time. Glad to hear Billy Mc is ok. I had no idea his house caught on fire.
Sounds like a good time was had by all. I went to the rissa show, it was closer.