NJ shore Memories and Old-time fishermen from the past...

[DarkSkies]

Some people know of PizzaJoe and Jim Cousins.
Maybe some don't.
Today I ran into "Chuckwagon" Chuck and he shared some stories with me. Most very cool, some embarassing, but all good.

I'll try to post more when I get time.

Anyone who wants to share some memories of some other old-time NJ fishermen, feel free to post up.

I got some bad news yesterday, people, Chuckwagon Chuck has passed.
The sadness I feel is deep. He was a helluva guy and a fishing legend among the Sea Bright old-timers.

I last saw him before the fall. We all get busy and think our heroes will live forever....
We forget how the ravages of time will eventually take their toll.

The last I heard, he was very sick and in hospice care.
I think it was Sunday that he passed on.

He was such a colorful guy.....
I am so grateful for the stories he shared with me, and a little sad that I didn't make the time to hear some more.......
My deepest condolences to his family and friends.

I will post more details as the wake and funeral arrangements become known.
Or if anyone else hears them first, please be so kind as to post them up for us in a separate thread.
Thank you.

[storminsteve]

rip chuckwagon chuck. Did not know him but from the way you described him sounds like he was a colorful guy.

[hookset]

He was a prince among men. Never too busy to tell a great story. Good friend of Pizzajoe as mentioned. Very sorry to hear the news. He will be missed

[cowherder]

I got some bad news yesterday, people, Chuckwagon Chuck has passed.
The sadness I feel is deep. He was a helluva guy and a fishing legend among the Sea Bright old-timers.

I last saw him before the fall. We all get busy and think our heroes will live forever....
We forget how the ravages of time will eventually take their toll.

The last I heard, he was very sick and in hospice care.
I think it was Sunday that he passed on.

He was such a colorful guy.....
I am so grateful for the stories he shared with me, and a little sad that I didn't make the time to hear some more.......
My deepest condolences to his family and friends.

I will post more details as the wake and funeral arrangements become known.
Or if anyone else hears them first, please be so kind as to post them up for us in a separate thread.
Thank you.

I have been away and just noticed this thread. RIP Chuckwagon Chuck

[7deadlyplugs]

Great thread, informative and sad at the same time. Hope all those who have passed on are fishing the great ocean of the Lord and there are big fish there. Thanks for sharing the stories.

[DarkSkies]

Thought some might like to see this again in light of the weekend and see how some things used to be....

[buckethead]

Always enjoy these threads. Those were the days. Chuck and Pizza Joe were real characters. Great storytellers.

[cowherder]

Love reading posts and threads like this. thanks for the bump DS.

[fishinmission78]

Pretty cool article in the app today about the monmouth beach cartoppers

http://www.app.com/story/sports/outd...each/74677864/

[hookset]

Awesome article. I remember fishing off the mb jetty and watching them launch. Those were the days. Thank you for posting.

[porgy75]

Boatfuls of giant stripers! I can't even imagine catching them that big or that many in one afternoon.

[jigfreak]

Pretty cool article in the app today about the monmouth beach cartoppers

http://www.app.com/story/sports/outd...each/74677864/

Great read thanks for the share.

[surferman]

old wildwood clip

[fishinmission78]

lavallette

[clamchucker]

Seaside postcard

[plugginpete]

Thank you for sharing. Simpler times, games must have been cheap back then!