what is it about being in the surf?

[rockhopper]

Hey guys this video nails it COLD! AWESOME!!!!

[Monty]

Hey guys this video nails it COLD! AWESOME!!!!

Cool video, can't be more hardcore than that.

[7deadlyplugs]

Now that's what I'm talkin about! I hear you rockhopper and monty that is an awesome video and you can't get more hardcore than that. Thanks for sharing.

[cowherder]

That video is great. Pure adrenaline.

[Monty]

Now that's what I'm talkin about! I hear you rockhopper and monty that is an awesome video and you can't get more hardcore than that. Thanks for sharing.

after watching that I have this urge to get out on a sand bar in the Jersey surf and take a wave over my head. Gotta love the enthusiasm Bill has in that video.

[buckethead]

Mee too Monty. It really gets you pumped watching that. I think it's safe to say those guys are hardcore to the max.

[DarkSkies]

The Brotherhood of Surf fishing......


Something I wrote today.......



Thought....
You can join the Elks, the Knights, the Masons, for $$... or a check.
You can buy into many organizations with a check.


You can join the an interner fishing forum for free....




Surf Fishing Brotherhood?
You can't buy into it with $$....
You can't fake a diploma...
You can't join by reading....


The only school..is the school of hard knocks......


And the only payment is...
Paying your dues with perseverance...
Putting time on the water....
Sweat, blood, and the stench of stale sweat and wet funky waders..


Sleeping in your vehicle to maybe stretch the bite to two different tides....


And Keeping Your Mouth Shut...
1. On nights when someone shows you a special spot of theirs,,,,you do not come back the next night with "just 2" of your buddies....or a Go Pro camera and post it all over the Internet, if it is a small spot that can't handle the traffic.....


2. On nights when only you and maybe a few other dedicated surf nuts are fishing, and you happen to find 20 or 30 bass each, all teens or bigger.,,,,,you have self control to keep it to yourself....and you go back and exploit that pattern, until it is over....then you might talk about it.....






Are you willing to get skunked night after night in the same place, until you learn the tide and feeding patterns for that area?


Once you learn your area, are you willing to travel to areas that you have not fished before, taking your knowledge, and bringing it to the next level?


Are you are willing to exist on crappy Quik Chek and Wa Wa food and coffee while you are out there on nights no normal folks want to fish?


Are you willing to get your morning shave and hobo showering done in a gas station, Quik chek, or Wawa bathroom, so you can get to work on time after having fished all night?


Above all, when a guy who seems to have more experience than you, offers you a tidbit or 2 of advice,.... will you sop it up like it was your last meal.. WITH APPRECIATION....even if the words seem a little harsh...and then try to build on that knowledge, so that when you are lucky enough to get some knowledge again, maybe you can provide some fishing intel to return the favor?




















Once you understand the meanings of some of the questions above..by having been in those situations...


You could qualify for that brotherhood......but you cannot buy into it, you have to earn your way into it........and as mentioned, the raw ingredients are time on the water, and learning one trip at a time.....

[Monty]

Sweat, blood, and the stench of stale sweat and wet funky waders..

That was a typical trip for me earlier this year ...

Dark I fished the same area 4 out of the 5 days this past vacation (today was the last day), caught a handful of short stripers, but really learned a lot about the area. About a mile plus was the walk. Structure along the way was repeated. I "only" was able to fish 2 1/2 hours in the dark each outing, can't wait to stretch it out to 5 1/2 hours of "in the dark" fishing the area. Can take my time and fish each piece of structure harder.

Time on the water is irreplaceable.