tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13783003145365909482011-04-21T13:45:38.413-07:00This blog is my way to share my experiences from living and fishing the great tidal transition zones from New Jersey to Maine...Montauk being Mecca and home-sweet-home.Ardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523719383722010579noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378300314536590948.post-42091685120456095872009-04-23T12:19:00.000-07:002009-04-23T12:21:27.014-07:00

The best piece of coastline in the best place in the world

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You likely don't know but two winter ago I went to china.....for fun. Crazy a concept as that is I was fortunate enough to meet this gentleman whist I was there....a near 300lb hand feed grouper that had spent the better part of twenty years getting fat from shrimp and leftovers. Sadly he was awaiting the opportunity to become some very rich family's holiday diner. I also fished this years

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Well we did it, Tuna 15: us 1 but I have been and will continue to revel in the one moment, that split second the gaff hit home, for the rest of the week as I sit trapped in a cubicle...I digress.....It was a phenomenal weekend to return to my love affair with Rhode Island. The people and the weather...not to mention the fishing, all conspired to create what was truly a sublime balance of

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It's been due for some time so this is by no means a splurge purchase....none the less I have yet to make a final decision so if any readers want to add their two cents I would be much obliged.So its down to the Accurate B or B2 665 and the Avet LX series....Accurate is a better real but twice the price....initially would have gone Avet in a heart beat but apparently some of their smaller reals..

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Well with the plethora of large fish up and down the coast this is no suprise....68+ lbs!!!!

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So I have not posted in over a week but I swear it is for the best; I need experiences to write about no? That said, some amazing things have happened in Montauk over the last week.First off, congratulations are due to a number of individuals whom I consider friends.....Jimmy Slyvesters son knocked the socks off the sunnies in his first ever fishing expedition! Bob Taylor has proved that he is no

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What can I say.....when you set out to battle huge fish on light tackle there is an inherent risk of failure............Amtrak is ridiculous. Not one train has left for RI on time in my entire experience with the company..........mind you after my return trip they are still ten fold better then a bus (and 4 times the price)..... Anyway finally in Newport at Mr. Evans new joint it was a flurry of

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For those fortunate and curious fools who consider following in my wake....Lucky you for finding my blog in its youth where more guts will be spilled then likely in later years....none the less, for the reasons stated in the first post and in particular the nature of the fishery I will be discussing....well its all at your own risk my hands are clean.That said:Leaving tonight, 7:30pm from Penn

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soar throats suck.....not really concerned since no way i will let myself be shore bound but never good to head out for time at sea coughing up a lungmay be getting two days hunting in :)

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Technorati Profile

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It is official....Craig from Van Staal is picking me up at eight thrity in New London, CT and then we bee line north to prep for a full day of tuna fishing with sharpies Dylan and Bob Taylor. EPIC.

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Well the season continues.Just recieved word from a friend who made the run past Block Canyon, 3 Yellowfin, a ton of large Mahi (couple over 30lbs!!!) and some Skipjack.....I love NE!!!!

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Coastwide report for all of the North East....cGET THE HELL OUT AND FISH!!!!Seriously the last week has had word of multiple 40lb bass, huge tuna inshore, and sharks out the rear end coming in from NJ to Cape Cod...Spring is the new fall migration dont miss it!!!That said, here is the first of an ever growing number of editorials I have written on fishing. this one was written for the forum part

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I make no promises.......That is the only rule; the nature of who I am, what I do, and what I discuss simply require that you never take me at word.It is not that lie...least if do it is without cruel intentions. Simply put this blog...now only in its infancy... will reflect all that I have experienced and will come to experience as I ply the tidal seas, ever searching for the satisfaction i

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