There are a lot of great stories out there about Pizza Joe. Some are amazing, some embarassing, but all good, as he was one of the old-timers who left his mark as part of NJ surf fishing history.

I'm gathering a few stories, but for now I thought I would just write a brief background.

Last week I met "Chuckwagon Chuck" who spent a lot of time fishin with him in his later years. I heard some good stories.

A lot of guys knew and fished with PizzaJoe...Sea Bright Freddie, Chuckwagon Chuck, Jim Cousins, some of the top club guys, and scores of other dedicated fishermen.

Back when they fished that area, the Sea Bright wall and the herring runs were legendary. Sea Bright was so popular that there were 3 B&T shops in that small town, Giglio's being one of them.