I wonder if anyone is "cod fishing" out on the remnants of Nauset Beach ?

this was caught there.
fish there today early, before the wind kicked up, but no cod

Look at the belly on her, :humpty:

Look at the belly on her, :humpty:
That is why she weighs 70 +. Enormous belly. Don't see many fish that long now a days with a gut like that. Beautiful.

In my view TS's fish was the finest surf fish ever caught (to date) period.

In my view TS's fish was the finest surf fish ever caught (to date) period.

Just curious as to why?

I don't want to re-start this old thread but,I just don't by Al's story, I know a lot of guys here like him and I don't know the man, never have met him and have nothing against him other than I don't believe his story. I think he was all about how much $ he can make off this record. I don't like the taste of that and I think it created some issues surrounding the catch.

I was wondering if that was it. I see our point. I have met him and I am reasonably confident its on the up and up b ut one never does know...

Any fish that is that huge will draw suspicion. Theres suspicions about a nice fish caught in newport last year. Im not buying that suspicion, but jealousy draws out doubt and thats when the facts get over analized. The fact is, unless you have witnesses you dont know you wo saw you land that fish you will be doubted by some.

Sucks really.. i know i would die to catch the next world record, but the BS could haunt you for the rest of your life.

Remember nobody has to know, unless you tell people.
some folks just don't like the spot light. me included

My friend "Donny" drives a liquor truck out to the cape (thats his "route")
He knows Tony. Tony let him hold "Bertha" and took a polaroid. Donny has that pic framed on the wall in his bar. It's not a good pic (kinda dark). I think he would let me scan it but I don't know Tony but I might ask Donny if he would mind. The girth on that fish is even bigger than my fat belly and thats saying alot.

strperman... who does Donny drive for??, I probably know him, I'm in the liqour store across the street from Tony S.'s... Chas. Gilman and sons, if it's the Donny I'm thinking of, although they are owned by Martinegti (sp) now, I think...
That picture is Tony Stetzko (striperman on a few b-boards, altho he hardly posts anymore) and his 73 pounder, the morning after he caught it... Tony Chirappo took the picture, and the fish went off to Wally Brown in Falmouth who did the mount... Tony lets a lot of guys take Bertha out into the parking lot and have their way with her in front of a camera... there is 3 mounts of Bertha, one in his shop, one at his dads house, and there used to be one at the Goose, I think Tone has that one back now

Ya , he drives for Martinetti (of "Anthony" Prince spaghetti fame.)

Poor Donny is in bad shape, 20 years of lifting hand trucks containing 10-15 cases of beer all day have really wrecked up his arms, He had an operation on his left elbow about 3 weeks ago, gotta get the right one done in a couple months. He is really suffering (not as bad as me though). We did go fishing in the canal a few times this past season.

Donny is my very best bud, I met him (he was my paperboy) when I first moved to Brockton 30 years ago.

Thats him.. Please tell Donny that Karl at Fullers said hello, and I hope he gets back on the road quickly, tell him he needs to straighten Ed out ;), he will know what I mean :hihi:

Thats him.. Please tell Donny that Karl at Fullers said hello, and I hope he gets back on the road quickly, tell him he needs to straighten Ed out ;), he will know what I mean :hihi:
ok, Ya, Ed's a good guy, Took me and Donny out in the Winebego Brave a few times. Good times, caught a few fish too. I'll tell Don you said hi and let him know what you said about Ed. Don will be back, better than ever (wish I could say that about myself)

Have any idea what was the biggest fish off the beach this year ?

Red Top has a replica mount of one of the 73s on the wall, tho I'm not sure whether it's Tony's or Charlie Cinto's.

I think its Cinto's,,Charlie usualy brings it to the MSBA expo every year also

Mike, one at Red Tops is Charlies.. I remember several years back at msba show, when it was over at the Cordage Plant if I remember it right, Tony's mount and Charlie's mount, side by side, unreal... I think they were both done by Wally Brown, real nice looking, for sure.
What was even cooler was Tony introduced me to Charlie that day, he is one real gentlemen, very nice guy.

The mount that is hanging from the hook in Red Top is also Wally's too. He told me it was one of his first attempt's and he didn't like it. He said that if you caught a world record he would mount it for nutin. He always looked to see what the fish was eating after he made the castings before he threw it in the Fal. dump. He knew the first big fish of the year he would get to mount always seem to come from around Cuttyhunk and it would always have scup in its belly. Told me the big bass came up with the scup. He used to have the state record large mouth hanging in his kitchen. I think he said he made 4 cast of the fish before it fell apart. He was a very interesting gentleman. P.

My brother has a 10 pound LMB he caught in Foxboro (30 years ago) done by him... Nice job, beautiful artistry.

The one hanging from the hook looks like a skin mount.

I am pretty sure it is. I think he went over to the fiberglass soon after that one. He told me, this was 15 years ago so bear with me, he worked on the original Boston Whaler's so I guess he got his fiberglass skills from working there. He did a hell of a job with the air brush too. 15 years ago I took a fish to his house to be done and he kept me there for 2 hours talking my ear off about stripers and fishing. I finally had to tell him I had to get up the next morning to go to work. What a nice guy. I wish I had a tape recorder with me that nite. Memory isn't as sharp as it once was.