Where do I start?
It was great to see Don and Larry again.Bonnie legendary hospitality was in full force as was Lisa's.
Did we eat well? Darn ,I don't think I had better meals in NYC restaurant.
This time I took my buddy Tommy as Rob could not make it do to his daughter recital.Tommy did all the artwork in my book and he is one of the funniest people I've ever been around.We made it from Long Island in under 3 hours ,stopped by Charlie at CMS and took a Seahorse to Cutty.
When I tell you we ate like Kings ,I was not kidding

great chefs

more stuff

dinner time feast

The food actually looks pretty good, but you guys could use a little help with your presentation :devil2: :hihi:

-spence

getting ready

of course , I was an official photo guy;)

Larry

Don

Tommy and yes ,even i got a few casts in the daytime.
No sense of killing ourselves on rocks ,plenty fish at night

Unfortunately no fish pictures
It is tough to swim of the rock and float to your partner to take a shot and release the fish in good condition.So we forgo that after I took a beating taking this blurry shot while floating

this time I brought a wetsuit and never even wore a wader other than a five minutes span.Never again in waders if I can help.There are rocks out there that are 8 feet wide and can fit up to three guys and you are casting in deep water.
No more fishing around high tide

he did manage to raise a cow but we just got a picture of a boil :wall:

can't wait till I get there this year with RISSA surfcasters
looks wonderful:lama:

of course Tommy being Tommy ,he just could not pass this up

and there you have it....free Comedy hour at 6 am after fishing all night

some sunrise shots

few more

Tommy is a guy I would love to fish with again!:buds:

my favorite

and one to mess with your head :jump:

Great pics :humpty:

-spence

Thanks..Great pictures..I like the seaweed mermaid...:D

all in all great trip with fish in ever location we fished except one cove which we renamed a "skunk cove"
It was great to see #^&#^&#^&#^& show up last night.He was rubbing his eyes in disbelief when he seen how easy it was to get on some rocks and just annihilate fish.I have to give a man a world of credit.After Tommy busted his 1321M Lami in a middle of a serious bite he walked with us from SW point to Club pace for pace.Did I say he was 71?
My hat off to him
All in all ,good trip
One open swivel and two fish that broke my leader in close.My drag would almost seize when I brought the fish in close.It happened twice and one of the fish pushing forty.Thankfully ,I got to see both fish before the broke me off.Saying I am down on VS is an understatement considering I fish with a light drag.Tommy also had a heartbreaker as one fish just took him for a ride and straighten out a snap.Oh yeah ,one pulled me off the rock and head fish in the water.Was it embarrassing ? Not if there is no one there to see it
lol
btw
Not a single soul fishing the whole three nights other then us two ,Don and Larry and #^&#^&#^&#^& on Friday
Weird

Great pics, I'm using one as wallpaper now (not the one of the chicken and beer- lol). Damn, I have got to get to Cutty some time....

this time I brought a wetsuit and never even wore a wader other than a five minutes span.Never again in waders if I can help.There are rocks out there that are 8 feet wide and can fit up to three guys and you are casting in deep water.
No more fishing around high tide

your talking me into it ... great pics Z

great seeing you again Z- and tommy is a riot!

Great pics Z. It looks like you guys eat then fished then eat. My kind of trip.

How was the hiking in a wet suit? Did you keep moving in it and hunt them out, or did you walk in, set up, and take what showed?

wow great shots...looks like you guys had a blast.....Some day

Nice pics..
Looks like you read some books on surfcasting..
Ya some day.
I have one hurdle.
Limiting my tackle to what I can carry kinda seems kinda pointless.

Great report. Thanks for the pictures.

How was the hiking in a wet suit? Did you keep moving in it and hunt them out, or did you walk in, set up, and take what showed?

walking in wetsuit was fine.After I shed my Hunter and strapped on single Aquaskinzs ,I was even better.
Keep in mind that I also carried a backpack with two large Gatorades ,Nikon D40 with extra lenses ,a dozen extra rigged eels ,spare light ,batteries ,snacks and such
I carried this from spot to spot.
No we did not take what was there.We started each night be the club at dusk and ended up at SW at dawn.We gave a spot about half an hour before we moved onto next.I did however, had some predetermined spots to fish and rocks to mount.
We found fish at each place we tried except one cove.
One cove in particular was ridiculously full of small bass ,or so it seemed until riggies came out.
Some nights we jumped on the path and walked from cove to cove while other nights we walked underneath.I have to give my partner a world of credit.After we arrived on Wednesday ,we took a stroll to SW in afternoon so he can get a feel for the place.Two hours later he took his shoes of to find two large blisters on his feet.He still fished all night ,every night.Like I said ,my hat off. To #^&#^&#^&#^& too ,who I found at 1 am at a point all alone fishing eels the right way.With a conventional.At age 71.
God Bless him.
btw
we did not "swim" to any rocks.Maybe ten feet to one at high tide.Most of these rocks are wadable to.Getting on them is another story.
And fish are freaky there.Its like they never been caught in their life ,they go insane after you hook them.It seemed like they were tail waking in darkness ,kind of like bluefish.And their teeth were ridiculously sharp ,more so then I ever seen locally
You guys have a treasure there
From now I am calling it "Montauk without an attitude"

Nice pics..
Looks like you read some books on surfcasting..
Ya some day.
I have one hurdle.
Limiting my tackle to what I can carry kinda seems kinda pointless.

I'll go with you any time :-)
You dont need tackle...just bring eels :hidin:

nice pixs Z one of these days we will cross paths....

Zeno, great pics, I'm jealous. I wish I could have gone. #^&#^&#^&#^& graciously invited me but I just can't do those rocks yet. Maybe, I'm hoping, I'll be well enough in Sept. Take care Steve. Hey how's the book coming?

Hi pal
I'll carry you onto the rock:hihi:
Hope you make it in the fall

Book is getting through editing right now.Waiting for two more chapters to be a revised.Hopefully , I'll turn it over to a layout person on time and it will be printed in late fall.
You chapter was very well recived by those who've read it :cheers2:

I remember poaching some couch time at the club some years back while my wetsuit friends poured hot water down their backs. Those things are cold in the fall and so is the club.Z, I hope you got a shot of the headstone with the bass on it next to the club.

I gotta try the wetsuit thing someday. Awesome pics Z.:thanks:

EEEEEEEGGGS

Cellent, shots of the surf at first light and

the gentlemen in fine form, especially the seaweedhag!!!

funnnnny stufffff, Zeno!

ain't nothin' better than a place like tha Hunk,
good food, and great friends to stick sum fishes with!!
:jump: :jump: :jump:

I remember poaching some couch time at the club some years back while my wetsuit friends poured hot water down their backs. Those things are cold in the fall and so is the club.Z, I hope you got a shot of the headstone with the bass on it next to the club.

Hi Chris
Its #$^&! June!!!
Water felt refreshing :drool:

Sounds like fun - you should write a book with pointers:jump:

Sounds like fun - you should write a book with pointers:jump:

or a chapter at the least in your new book. :btu:

Nice pictorial, Zeno.

For those who haven't been to the island, take a good look at the rocks on the shore. You need to be able to travel over them, and they are always loose and move underfoot. Be sure to get your legs in shape before you think about heading over...
Also, in post #10, in the left hand pic, you can make out the remains of one of the old bass stands in the rocks.
Great place, great club. Awesome when you go with a group, and the restaurant isn't open so you have the place ALL to yourselves.

Nice Photos Z!!!!!

Hey R, I see you found your way over to the site.:hee:

Nice Photos Z!!!!!

Sounds like fun - you should write a book with pointers:jump:
Now there is a novel idea....visit place two times and claim to know it like a back of the hand:conf:
no thanks
I have too much fun exploring the place myself:cheers2:

Hey R, I see you found your way over to the site.:hee:

Yes, the other site is getting old. Pleasure to see you here.

TBD.... Nice to see you here ,,,, Very nice place here,,,,

few more shots

another sunrise

Very well done Z, as always. :wave:

Some real purdy shots there Z, your turning into quite the photographer...

Looking forward to the new read, and thanks for sharing your trip with the guys. Sounded like a great time....

Very nice pics. Looks like a fun trip.

Sounds like fun - you should write a book with pointers

Book room at bass club
Pack gear
Take ferry or seaplane over
Shut up and fish
The end

there ya go. cuttyhunk book abridged edition.