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Montauk - NorEasters and White Water
Took a a ride to Montauk after fishing with the Stripercoast crew. I wanted to see what it would be like with the winds forecast to 40 or 50 mph, and see if there was fishable water. :scared:
I had a very interesting trip on many levels. I met some of the surf fishin icons I already know. :HappyWave: I also met a bunch of great people that maybe are not that well known, but incredible fishermen nonetheless. :thumbsup:
You won't see a lot of these guys on the internet, they have better things to do with their time. ;) Instead, they love to fish, and fish they do, as much as they can. Since I got there on a Friday, you get a better chance to have conversations before the weekend crowds start drifting in. I met more guys there with 40 and 50 years of fishing time under their belts than I could ever meet in one area of Jersey or NY.
Montauk is truly mecca, the Sportfishing capital of the world, as they call it. :heart:
I'll try to load in some of the pics and videos I took to give others who may not have gone, just a taste of what it's like.
Hope ya's like em!
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Montauk - characters welcome!
Where else can you meet and hang with guys whose names sound like they came out of a Pulp Fiction story? :laugh:
Guys with colorful sounding names like Lilco Joe, Willy Young, Jack Yee, Gary the Toad, Paulie, Bullsh** Steve, John the Baptist, Pauk Melnyk the skishing king,.....Zeno, Bill "Eels" Wetzel, and tons more of the colorful surf characters we all know and admire....
And regular people like Tommy from Jones, Al and his girlfriend from Queens :HappyWave:(nice cownose ray, Al), Mark, Joe, Bill, Bob, Vinny, Angelo, Debbie and Carol, Giovanni, etc, etc, who don't care about fame or fortune they just wanna chance at one or 2 LARGE!
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Gary the Toad and Paulie
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Here's Jack lookin good as usual. Yet, he just had surgery. When ya see him, ask him why. :don't know why: If you used to smoke, and don't anymore, maybe ya can tell him how your life is better now. Watch out, he's got a mean right hook! :laugh: And the man does take the most awesome pics, none better than Jack's pics of Montauk. You can go here to buy them or keep up with the day to day events.
http://www.jackyee.com/
Nice to chat with you for a bit, Jack. :HappyWave:
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South side beaches northeaster style!
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The Sportfishing capital of the world
There's a reason this is boldly proclaimed on a sign by the golf course. You can catch fish for 12 months of the year from boats sailing out of Montauk Harbor.
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9-12-09 Fishing at the end of day