Haha thanks Hookset ill get a MO and check her out..
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Haha thanks Hookset ill get a MO and check her out..
Just a heads up i was up at the hook today and they said the seagulls nest will be closed. There will be vendors in the lot and they have some trash containers there which is a god send.
fyi sandy hook north beach was closed as of last night. Plover nesting season. Will re-open sometime in august.
^^^^^ I know I saw that it really sucks they give these birds a few months to grow and in the meantime we have no access.
I was in sandy hook last night and whew the rangers are tough. I saw they had a car pulled over and guy was out against the car. Looked like an arrest maybe for drugs or something. You can drink on the beaches there but don't get caught drinking and driving. Some of them can be pr*cks and will come down hard on you.
^ Hook, I respect your right to free speech and your specific opinion, and will and continue to defend the right to free speech on this site. :thumbsup:
That being said, maybe some are not aware of all the danger that our LE people face out there. It's easy to make jokes about cops who have nothing to do but eat donuts. In suburban settings that may be partially true.
Between finchaser's network and the folks we know, we have several contacts who work in Sandy Hook, several members here, and several members on this board who are LE, one of whom I have been lifelong friends with. Let me tell you, the jobs and tasks they do are not easy. I have heard enough tales of drug and gang violence in Essex county to make me glad I never decided to take the LE path.
Even Sandy Hook, which looks relatively quiet, is not without its problems....
I also remember times 15-20 years ago when enforcement was lax....
Like the time a burned out shell of a car sat in an entrance parking lot for over 6 months....and local kids used to come in at night to party and sometimes vandalize or steal stuff from fishermen vehicles.....
There may be a new administration in effect...because I haven't seen those abuses in many years.....
They do seem tougher...I'll give you that......
A few weeks ago they stopped and questioned me about a license plate light....
Was this a problem for me? Absolutely not......I should have had that light working, even though I was not aware of it...my responsibility...they were only doing their job...
I would rather have the rather strict enforcement code they follow now...
Than have to deal with some of the lax or selective enforcement codes folks are complaining about at Island Beach State Park......
I believe you can drink at Sandy Hook,
but don't drink and drive.....
And don't think you're going to get away with smoking pot at the beach either....
I saw them haul a fisherman away one time....didn't realize why...but later found out because he had pot in his tackle box and was getting high on the beach in full view of others....
I realize some folks may think I'm a prude for writing this.....I hope not....because at one time I lived the sex and drugs and rock and roll lifestyle...:plastered:..and drank till I passed out or puked on myself.....I'm not against the free choice of any one out there to make those same stupid mistakes I did......;)
**Just don't do it in Sandy Hook...because they WILL catch you.......
And lock you up.
To anyone who thinks the Rangers are tough, just take yourself back to the time when that burned out car was in that parking lot...kids partying in the park at night all over......
And ask yourselves...which do you prefer.....
Then...
or Now......?
I'm happy with the enforcement the way it is now....I feel safer because of it.....
And I thank all our LE out there, both members and not.....for all they do to keep safe...."protect and serve".....You wouldn't believe some of the hassles these guys have to put up with.......
I thought about going into detail on that....
Probably better not to.... out of respect to our LE members.....
Needless to say, the jails at Sandy Hook are sometimes full...on weekends...with people whose behavior got out of control....and needed to be locked up...for their safety and that of the general public......
Thanks for all they do....:clapping: :HappyWave:
**And if you're in Sandy Hook at night.....all you better be doing is fishing...because if you're not....they will find ya....:thumbsup:
I am of the opinion the Rangers do a decent job at the Hook. If you speed, you should be pulled over. If you are breaking the law, you should be arrested. If you do not show respect for the Ranger or resest arrest you should have your head bashed in or limb broke. They are doing their jobs. And frankly, society is out of control and needs a correction.
Agreed. Society is way out of control. Too many folks think they are entitled to traipse on the rights and good times of others. Seabright river fishing is one thing that comes to mind. I too support the police at Sandy Hook and want to thank them for their great job. I also remember that car, DS. Actually I think it sat in that lot for over 6 months. They told me it was because of the investigation but it made the park as a whole look bad. Glad things are different now.
Hookset you're lucky to have cops like that up there. The park police at IBSP have no toughness. True they will ticket you if speeding. That seems to be their prime directive. OTOH there is almost an anything goes policy when it comes to park use. You are not supposed to be in the fishing areas if you are not fishing. Some people really take advantage of this. Take the guy and his wife and kids who always come to the beach. They bring one or two poles and they then are able to get away from the crowds at the bathing beaches. As long as you have one pole and its out the police will not hassle these people. Meanwhile they never fish. A lot of them have figured out its cheaper to buy the season fishing pass than the daily swimming pass. So many take advantage its not funny.
And the place is overrun by people who spend their entire vacations there. I understand a day at the beach or even a weekend. But some of these are living at the beach. No problem for me if they are not in the fishing area. The problem is they ofen set up in a prime spot without knowing it. I don't know how many of you really know island beach but there are only so many cuts and holes. When the winnebago warriors take up half of them that makes me mad. I so wish our police would be as tough as you say the sandy hook ones are. Its one of the reasons I try to stay out of the park on weekends.
Just a heads up for the boat guys. Read on the internet that you can't crab or fish from a boat at Spermacetti or Horseshoe Cove. Something about a marine sanctuary there.
http://www.nps.gov/gate/parkmgmt/upl...Aug_Update.pdf , bottom of page 9.
hear ye hear ye! North beach CLOSED till August! Hate those damn plovers!
Heads up just read this on one of the news feeds-
2 U.S. Coast Guard bases on lockdown
Posted: Jul 17, 2015 3:11 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 17, 2015 3:51 PM EDT
Two U.S. Coast Guard facilities in the New York area were placed on lockdown Friday afternoon due to unspecified threats, officials said.
Coast Guard Sector New York, at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, New York, and Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook, at Fort Hancock in Highlands, New Jersey, are on lockdown.
Heavily armed NYPD officers set up a checkpoint on the approach to the outbound Outerbridge Crossing, which connects Staten Island to New Jersey. The officers appeared to be checking vehicles that were heading to New Jersey.
Fort Wadsworth and Fort Hancock are open to the public as part of the National Park Service' Gateway National Recreation Area.
Armed Coast Guard police officers could be seen patrolling outside Sector New York's buildings.
It is not clear if Coast Guard Station New York, a small-boat station less than a mile away from Fort Wadsworth, was also locked down.
Police officers could also been seen driving around the parking lot of the Staten Island Mall.
Officials did not reveal the nature of the treat.
The lockdown comes a day after a gunman killed four Marines at a military facility in Tennessee. Federal authorities are investigating that shooting as an act of terrorism.
Thats crazy. Have never seen anything like that in CMC.
FYI Sandy Hook beach D was closed down due to high bacteria today. I think that's close to Gunnison. Wonder why that happened?
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf..._shore_article
Maybe there was a sausage fest last nite from the gunnison rainbow crew and too many coney island whitefish were swimming in the surf zone.
Man just the thought of that is GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!:upck:
Which part grosses you out? The idea that there is funny business at sandy hook at night or the idea that there are the whitefish in the water. Coney island whitefish have been a staple of NJ shore experience since I was a kid.:wow:
Read on the internet that part of Sandyhook is closing today for dredging. Is it just the area where the false hook is? Will there be any other blockages? thanks
I know a guy who works there on a seasonal basis. He said they are closing the north beach and falsehook area and will have it closed off on both access sides. Don't quote me on that exactly. He was pretty sure that the rest of the hook would be open.
Yeah fencing is up. first the plovers and now this. BOHICA!
It's that time again, the FH is closed. Plovers take over.:burn: