Hey, welcome aboard!
Is your first name Joe?
If you are ever in the Point Pleasant area, drop in to Castaways bait and tackle.....
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...Point-Pleasant
Some of the old timers from the Long Branch Pier stop by there regularly.......
I think 3 fingers Pete might have passed on....but some of the other crusty old farts are around....Finchaser, Joe Melillo....etc
and you might remember Mark Ballocco....he's probably around your age........
They might be able to fill you in with some more details.......
I think that pier was one of the icons of our NJ fishing history....and you're right....the stories are great.....
Hearkening back to a lost era......
Thanks for the kind words....
Let me know if I can help ya in any other way....
PM me if you need more help or info....any time......