This came up in another thread and I figured this would be a good time for people to say a little bit about themselves for the benefit of the newer members and some of us older members can get to know the new guys & gals... It goes something like this: "Hi, I am (blank) and I like to (blank) with (blank)s in the (blank)ing ocean in my (blank)" thread... So, I'll probably go into a lot more detail than anyone else needs to but I'll start.

So I'll start. I go by John R here and my name really is John, I predominantly surfcast but I am also looking for a good old Seacraft 23 so I can mix it up a little. I consider myself marginally competent with a lot of upside :D . I fish mainly eels, some plugs but I'm not much for a chunking from the beach. On a boat I love working live baits or drifting chunks - more so than trolling which is OK - will try to do more jigging this year - both shore and boat.

I've been married for almost 4 years :smash: - wow, that long :btu: to a wonderfull wife that puts up with a lot of crap from me (and some of you). We have a 2 year old son who is a great kid and he can't wait to fish with his daddy and I can't wait either.

Lessee, I live now in Rhody but I'm from just outside of Boston and lived a lot on the estuaries of the Chesapeake when I was younger where the fish were called Rocks and the BlueCrabs didn't yell back and make parody drawings of you. Got back into striper fishing in the mid 90s and have been back at it for 8 years or so. I actually thought I was good until I met my bro-in-law. I then realized what I knew about surfcasting could be written with grease pencil on the inside of a matchbook.

What else, Ok - started this site almost 4 years ago after a fun ride was over on WMI (yes the 4 year B-day comes up at the MSBA show!). This is not how I pay my bills but it is fun, a great community where I've met incredible people. we have a lot of fun fishing too. It's making it thru the winter in one peace that is the hard part.

I love Cuttyhunk, Block, and the Vineyard and my wife thinks I'm nuts to consider using a boat to go to Cutty to fish the shore at night :) ... other than that - can't wait to fish...

Hi my name is Charlie an Im a hemophiliac.

Hi, my name is wee wee.

I've been an alcoholic for...oops wrong meeting. :smash:

I started fishing at a fairly young age, having grown up in the Great Lakes region.

I got bitten by the saltwater bug not too long ago - after finishing up school in the New England area and moving to the NYC area to work. My first saltwater fish was a keeper sized fluke.

My second saltwater fish was a keeper-sized striper. I will never forget that day as long as I live b/c that is the day I got hooked on surfcasting.

Right now, I'm about 90% surfcaster and 10% boat fisherman (mostly inshore).

I'm hoping to spend more time flyfishing this season.

Up until recently, most of my fishing has been limited to Long Island's south shore. A very extensive survey of which was undertaken under the expert tutelage of a certain crazy guy.

A few years back, my brother-in-law introduced me to Martha's Vineyard. This coincided with my first purchase of a Fish_Eye video which had footage of aforementioned place. I've fallen in love with NE fishing ever since. The trips up to MV from my home in SW CT have opened my eyes to a lot of fishy water in between - and it is only fairly recently that I have been exploring RI and SE Mass.

I met this guy named Bassmaster a while back. He got me hooked on the Cape like you wouldn't believe - that place is like crack cocaine.

BTW, a fella named Tattoo introduced me to this site. You can blame him for bringing me on board a while ago.

I suck as a fisherman.

My aim is to have fun and continue to improve and develop my skill as an angler. And to fish as hard as I can within the constraints of family and work responsibilities.

-WW

And you're both being wusses at the moment - You both are coordially invited to crawl out from behind your annonymity handle and say something about yourself other than how the drooling thing iritates your families, please :doh: . ..

I am BUGGER :D

I work to afford my fishing habit. I fly fish and spin fish on the bugger banana barge. 3 days a week from April on :D

My wife says I fish too much....I could never do that....

I live in Hudson, Ma and fish usually around MV, Nomans, Barnstable etc.

I make plugs. They don't catch :D

Hi I am Bill. I am a bluecollar worker. I have been married for 7 1/2 years, and she likes to fish. I found this site about about 2 years ago. I have met many fine people with alot to offer on this site. Since joining this site I have learned plug making, rod wrapping, eeling, and how to jig the ditch. I am by no means an expert, however I am far better off than 2 years ago.

Hi, my name is Rich and I'm the new guy on the block. Just registered tonight, saw this thread and figured it's a good time as any to jump in.

I'm out of Ct., up by the dam. Been fishing the river since I was 10, wasn't much of a river then. Fished mostly the quiet waters till I was introduced to Greenhill beach.....tender foot country. My uncles decided to take me out for my first night of surf fishing in a NE blow in Oct., ummm..things didn't turn out so well.

Went into the service in "75" got back 4 years later and decided I need to keep the excitement going and started fishing again. Been fishing hard along RI, Cape and the Ct. River for the spring run. Couple of years ago I fell into the dark side of things with a guy by the name of wahlie and a little red dog that frequents this board.

Been married 11 yrs., 2 kids and man is time is flying by. Anyway, I love the night surf and that anticipated explosion on the other end of the line. Life is short, go get 'em.

Im Dave,
1st fish came from a pool in topsfield in 63 I thing 1 was 2 and it was on a fly rod, I cryed cause I couldnt cast it and the guy had to throw it out and bring the fish in for Me, I was 2.
bought a flyrod at Leachmares around 9 or 10 and put a spinning reel on it. and used it for smelt and Macks.
grew up fishing fresh and salt. cod fished down the canal and fished for bass and blues pollack and what ever.
fished plum island alot and Hull.
Lived in Hull for a while and tourtured the bass in the late 80s times was tuff. pollack and macks and smelt fished to.
fished the ditch and Cape
Had boat for a long time fished island and rips off monomoy
now look at me:smash:
Fish the sands Hard here and the 90s put Me into very lage bass and quanity to..
still learning every year is the same Yet differnent.
cant Hide no more
:smash: Im a gossip queen and after all these years living and fishing here You get to know who is who and end up being Buds.
I guide and will pick up a few fish to sell as I took the past 2 years off from selling Bass.
It was awsome tossing them back and getting Yelled at:D
Just being out there is worth it.
I cant wait for My waider to leak and get Me wet.
I put alot o time in and hope to put more in
Oh Ya Im outa work due to no work here.
got 3 Girls 18 months 7 and 8
I live to fish:smash: and the Ol'Lady gives Me dagger eyes

Errrr... Hi.

I hate fishing! :D

"Crazy" Alberto

check U email Al

Originally posted by Crazy Alberto
Errrr... Hi.

I hate fishing! :D

"Crazy" Alberto

Yeah, THAT crazy guy! :D

i use mr macey cause of my german shepard dog, Ive been on here for almost a year my fishing experience is mostly charter boats throw a peice of clam on and bounce it up and down.
i would love to tell you guys my life story but you wouldnt beleive me if i did, i can only say believe in miracles cause im a witness to one, last year i bought my first boat and i went crazy outfitting it with fishing gear, if it looked good i got it, I didnt have a clue as to what i was doin played it off good to people that came on boat i allways got them into fish it was kinda easy go out to deep water drop a chunk down bam shark on!! i found this site in june last year and i have found the information i need to get me started this spring on serious striper fishing my only experience with stripers came one hot afternoon i was by myself off plymouth the birds were hitting the water i knew by now birds hit water fish are below so i drifted in there threw a lure and fish on i thought it was a blue but it turned out to be my first keeper striper and i will honestly tell you that was my only one all summer but i was hooked my freinds think im crazy i go out on boat and never come in so it was hard to get people to go with me and if they did they got sea sick or wanted to go in after 6 hours i would just be getting started i have found on this site people who share this passion for the sport as i do guys who understand me and i them just look at home page here that man is my idol what a guy would do to fish. i have met freinds i have had fun passing this winter on this site. ive gone to shows that i never knew were out there,i can only finish this with my thought right now and that is to be heading under the jamestown bridge fog just lifting sun coming up on my way to brenton reef!!! i should add the thank yous to the people who have helped me along the way here john,van,goose ,mikecc,slip, gs,clammer,milo,bloo,greg, bill,179,red,speacilist,the list just goes on!! thank you everyone see you out there!!

Hi,
I'm Noah. I live outside of Boston. I am a High School student. i love any sport that involves water. right now i Fish, Fly fish, SCUBA dive, Sail, and boat. I also ski, skiboard, and am learning to snowboard. I can't put much history here because i don't have much :smash: so....... I guess thats it. :happy: :happy:

mrmacey,
you have probably helped me as much as I you....:)

Don here..
I live in Charlestown, work in Wakefield, I'm lucky in the fact that my boat slip is exactly 1.5 miles from work.

I am married and blessed with a beautiful wife (who lets me fish) and two beautiful children.

I mainly fish from a boat from May-Sep, then I switch to the surf scene on East Beach.

I fairly new to hardcore fishing, and I'm learning more each and every time I open this site....

Hi I'm Fishdump.
I am a newbie to the sport of fishing. My real name is James. I am married to my beautiful wife for 2.5 months now. I was introduced to the sport by my now late father-in-law (we lost him right after the wedding). He opened my eyes to a great sport which he loved so much and now I have grown to love. I grew up in western Massachusetts so the saltwater was minimal, but went to school in Rhode Island and now make Little Rhody my home. I have been following this site for about 5 months now. Just reading and learning. Hopefully I will be able to take all the vast knowledge that I have accumulated from this site to work for me during the Spring run and maybe land my first keeper. Thanks for all the info.

my name is also John,my good friend Gary Corsetti hooked me up with this site. i started fishing in the late 50's at an early age. my father was an avid fisherman. by the time i was born he was strictly a boat fisherman. we fished every where from Sheepshead Bay to Block Island, with Moriches and Fire Island being are primary areas. By the time i was 8 years old my friends called me "Fish" because thats all i did. i worked on the water clamming for quite a few years. got into surf fishing about 5 years ago while on vacation down on the Cape. found my fathers old surf rod at my brothers house, its at least 50 years old, decide to bring it along to try fishing while at the beach with the family. put an old squider on it. the first day using it i had a dozen bass to 20 pounds on sand eels. the next trip down i bought a penn 7500 to put on it and a sand eel rake to catch some fresh bait. even though i still have a boat, i like the surf fishing more

Hi,
I’m Joe
I’m 39, I’ve been married 13 years, and I have a three year-old boy, Ethan.
I do some outdoor writing, some guiding, and I’ve just started doing some web development for a small (non fishing) retail store. I work out of my house.
I’m a graduate of now-defunct Rhode Island School of Photography, and I have also been studying business part time for the last six years. Before that, I worked in the printing industry for thirteen years as a Pre-Press Tech.
I really enjoy surfcasting, though I did not come to it until I was in my early twenties. Block Island is my favorite place to fish.
I’ve been writing for three years. I enjoy the outdoor writing, but there are limited venues for surf writers. I’ll write for OTW for as long as they’ll have me, but I’d also like to expand into the mainstream press. I’ve done a little comedy, some travel, and historical writing. Thanks for all the writing encouragement I have received from the members of this site.
:) Joe Lyons
http://surfcasting-rhodeisland.com/

I am, well, Steve....;)

Born in Boston, lived there two weeks, and then was raised in Northern Jersey. Moved to Mass after I got out of college (NJIT in Newark, NJ, Chemical Engineering) back in 1984.

Lived in Quincy for about 6 years, then moved to Foxboro where I bought my current house.

Have been on this site from nearly the beginning, and frequent two others as well. No children, but I do have a dog Sultry, part husky, part shepard, and rumor has it part wolf. And of course there is Donna, my beautiful "wife" of twenty years now.

Am currently um-employed, but I was a production manager and plant engineer for an environmental catalyst manufacturer for the past 17 years. I was laid off last February, and had the luxury of being able to take a lot of time off (and FISH...:D). Am currently looking for new employment.

I have fished since I was about 5 years old, started out with my grandfather (he is 87 and still fishes) and uncle catching flounder, blowfish, weakfish and eels on the Navesink River near Sandy Hook NJ. When I first moved to Mass, I spent a lot of time flounder and blue fishing at Powder Point in Duxbury. Caught the striper bug back around 1992 (with the help of our own Mr.Kav.....:)), and have been doing it ever since.

I fish lots of areas in Southeast Mass and more recently (past 2-3 years) in Rhode Island as well, and am VERY SLOWLY learning the canal mysteries. I also make two or three trips a year to fish New Jersey in the early Spring and late Fall, as well as a two week vacation down to Hatteras in mid to late June.

I am mostly a surf caster, but never turn down the opportunity to get on somebody's boat, as well. Am a chunker by nature, but have been expanding my horizons and throwing more and more wood, plastic, jigs, and eels over the past two years.

My biggest bass to date came in November of 1996 in Seaside Park, New Jersey at 48" and 36 lbs on a frezzer burnt bunker chunk at 7:00 AM, after fishing the spot for about 15 minutes. My biggest New England bass was 40" and 27 lbs, off of MrKav's boat somewhere in Boston Harbor.

I also enjoy and do all the cooking, and am pretty good at it. I have a large vegetable garden for which I start all of my (okay most of my) plants from seed, and am also learning more and more about flower gardening. And am a novice all around handyman/home repair/automotive repair guy.

Strider & Fishdump - welcome to Striped-Bass !

To paraphrase Popeye "I yam who I yam!"
I lived in and around the Boston area all my life. I took up saltwater fishing about six years ago, but it wasn't until this past year that I found the real joy of saltwater fishing. I fish mainly from docks & bridges (like the one in Duxbury). I, like many others, have learned a great deal through this site. I am planning on expanding my fishing parameters this year to include flyfishing, surfcasting and a couple of boat trips.
I'm single, early 40's, enjoy the fine things in life......(Oh, wait, this isn't one of THOSE types of sites)
I also love to see the expressions of other fisherpersons when I am releasing keeper after keeper once mine is in the cooler.
I have developed a real love of night fishing. My relatives think I'm crazy when I go on an all-night fishing trip (also at this bridge in Duxbury), that is until I bring home tomorrow's dinner.
I believe in "catch and release", and "pack it in, pack it out" (a camping motto that refers to trash.)
This site GREAT!!!

Guys,
My name (as you might have guessed) is Mike. I grew up fishing the back bays on the south shore of Long Island. Have fished the last 20 years or so out of Montauk. I just moved to RI, live in Exeter, boat is in Wakefield. I'll fish for anything that swims. Bat is a 30ft Blackwatch the "Makomania." Which is how I got my fishing nickname. Biggest bass so far is a 46lber, though I think I dropped a 50+ in 2001. I didn't fish much (1 week) last year due to the move to RI, so I'm really ready to rock'n roll this coming season. BTW- WW brought me over here and I've fished with that "crazy" guy on more than a few occasions.

Hi, I'm Jim. I was born and brought up in Northport on L.I. where I fished some, but not as much as, looking back, I should have, considering the what was available to me. My dad was a teacher and since some old, old, old relative had the foresight to purchase some property in West Dennis back after the Civil War, I have spent all or a portion of my summer and intermittantly there thru the other months since I was born. Live in Central NJ now and work for a major satellite communications providor in Princeton. Took a haitus from surf fishin about 15 years ago to get married and I have a great wife of 19 years and kids, two of 'em, super girls, but now that they're getting older I'm anxious to get back into it here and on the Cape. (Just finished reading Jim Freda's Fishing the New Jersey Coast). Most of my surf/salt water fishing exprience was learned (I'm still learning) by trial and error on the Cape, since my mom's a Capee and my dad has been roaming around there since he was stationed at the NIKE site in N. Truro back in the 50's, so all summer long I was taken to many, many fishing venues mostly from Dennis out to P'town. I know I'm a washashore, but I feel like my roots are on the Cape rather than Long Island displaced to NJ. I would like to someday retire there, give up the hectic engineering lifestyle, cross paths with some of the great personalities I see posting here and write and make plugs and lures (the desire for those last two likes fueled by the influence this website to which I am greatly addicted and thankful it continues to thrive).

Hi, my name is Jim. I'm married, 2 boys 4 1/2 and 2yrs old. I fish wherever I can, but I usually launch in green harbor or plymouth until June then I dock my boat in Falmouth for the rest of the summer. I mated on a charter boat in quincy in the late 80's when bluefish were the only game in town, stripers were very far and few between. I joined the Navy in 1990 when I got out in 1994, Boston Harbor was cleaning up and stripers were very catchable. In the Navy I served on the guided missle destroyer USS Arleigh Burke(DDG-51) and my rate was quartermaster, so I gained alot of navigation experience that led me to getting my 6 pack license 3 years ago. SB-com is my favorite fishing site of the many out there, I don't know for sure why it wasn't mentioned in the Fishermans article this week, but I have my suspicions. Anyhow, my complements to the chief cook and bottle washer that runs this place, and if anyone see's 17ft Seaway w/75hp rude on the back stop by and say hi, cause if you try me by radio, my handhelds range is about the same as shouting distance.:D
oh yeah and if i'm broken down ... can I get a tow in.

No my screen name is not what I drive, and my last name is not morrison. It is my first name...nuf' said..

I've lived in Quincy since I was like 2 and basically grew up on Wollaston beach. It was much cleaner then !!

I've been fishing since I can remember and have always had a boat. My dad's boat became mine once I was old enough. Bay flounder by the bushell and mackeral from the shore. Smeltin' in the winter.

I used to fish from the shore mostly, cause the boat was too small for the open ocean, and at that time the bluefish were thick in the boston area anyway.

I'm married got a daughter 17 and son 14, he likes to fish also, but getting him away from the video games is tough. It is getting easier though. She wants nothing to do with smelly fishies anymore !!!!

Now that time is a premium (work/kids/house etc..) I don't get as many chances to fish as I would like. I make an effort to get out a weekday/week in the summer to avoid the weekend crazies, but I ususally end up out one day on the weekend too.

I have a 21' proline fishing machine set up real sweet. Good seaworthy boat dry and comfortable (not a CC,,,,doh !), also still small enough to get close to the rocks.

Through John's website I've made some new aquaintances (sp?), and hope to meet more in time. I also got more involved with the MSBA, (which I've been a member of for 4-5 years), by talking with other members here and then meeting up out in the sea, at the marina and at the club. I am a full fledged vounteer now...My son is a junior member in the club too.

Hope to meet more fellow boaters and non-boaters this year on the water and on land.

One day I might even dust off those old surf rods and go back to the "hard" way to fish (sorry surfguys/gals)....MAYBE !!!

My name is Bill S, I migrated over here from the WMI site when it became total nonsence and John started this site.I grew up on the water in Bpt, and have been fishing and boating all my life.
I've been married forever, and have a 17 and 13 yr. old boys.I work as a purchasing director, but love to restore my old house, a car for the kid, and especially my old boat.
Before www.classicseacraft.com/Sirotnak23deckbefore2.jpg and After www.classicseacraft.com/Sirotnak233.jpg
I do my share of fishing but mostly from the boat, which works well because I live in Ct. and we don't have the shore you Rhody guys have. I'm always willing to meet up and wet a line with any of you guys, because we have a great bunch here.

HI,my name is walt and have been married for 40 years and have 3 grown sons and 1 grown up daughter.started fishing at 6years old for trout in southern ct.fished fresh for years and started going to cape over 50 years ago on vacation .before national seashore,caught bass,fluke and macs.took all sons fresh water fishing then got them into salt fishing.all sons are great fishermen and catch large,we all try to go to cape at least every year together and fish eels and plastics.had a boat in the 70's and sons took trophy blues every year from striper club.sold boat and did'nt fish much,work and college bills kept me busy.now retired and try to fish surf everyday from end of mar on,catch mainly schoolies during days.fish with sons whenever possible.love this site and made 1 leg last year with son #3 iceman6.hope to make more legs this year if possible.

Hi my name is Jul's, I am Bill "aka Baitcaster", from Bill & Jul's Shore fishing guide services other half.

I am originaly from PA were I grew up on a farm, worked my butt off from the time I was a kid until a few years ago when I suffered a shoulder injury which has changed my path in life dramatically. But most definatley for the best.

I grew up fresh water fishing on streams, lakes and ponds. When I moved to MA about 9 years ago I got hooked up with MSBA thru a friend and then met Baitcaster. We have been fishing partners ever since and what fun we have on the water. I am totally addicted to saltwater fishing, it is my passion indeed and gives me a little bit of home away from home as my whole family still lives in PA, growing up we were big outdoors people, hunting, fishing, you name it, we did it. But this is different in alot of respects. Saltwater fishing to me is something that was a great passion for my Grandfather who used to travel to the Carolina's every year in search of Bass & Blue's. I think I ended up with a few of his genes.

So BC & I decided to continue that passion with as many individuals as we can teach thru our guide service, (which we started a few years ago), to be able to enjoy the same passion we have for this wonderful sport. Teaching for BC and I, has brought so many memories and we have met so many nice people. There is niothing more awesome than seeing a persons eyes light up when they catch their 1st stiper, especially a child. That is what this sport is about is helping other people to enjoy the same passion that we all love so much.

Right now we are working on getting our Master Captains liscence so we can teach that experience from boat and Surf. We have know JohnR for many years even proir to him starting up this great site. JohnR, Schoolie Monster, BC and myself used to fish a little spot on the south shore quite alot and catch alot of bassies, those were some great times. We have met alot of members on this site and exchanged alot of info with each other and also have made many new friends, without JohnR's hard work, this would never have been possible, my hat goes off to him and thanks to all who have helped us with information, and hope we have helped many as well. We look forward to meeting alot more of you over the coming months. tight lines and we will see ya out there "If you can find me" LOL!!!!

Originally posted by Strider
Hi, my name is Rich and I'm the new guy on the block......

hey now, i know you! about time you stopped http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/Lurking.gif good to have you aboard.

well, my name is Toby. i already know alot of you guys, even fished with a few. i live in western mass which is WAY too far from my home waters of the RI south shore. only good thing about where i live is the awesome spring striper run we have on the CT river. i have yet to find a better place to catch a true trophy from shore. currently, i drive a delivery truck for a Hood milk distributer. the work sucks, but it pays the bills till i go back to school. i started fishing about the same time i started walking, and was introduced to surf fishing by my dad when i was about 6. now, 17 years later, i live to fish the surf!

Hi all,

My name is Bob Boyd. I was born and raised in the Boston area (North Shore) and now live in southern NH. I've been married for 10+ years and have 3 kids (8,6,2). I'm 40 but don't act, look or feel like it.

I was heavily into fishing as a kid and teenager. Mostly freshwater with spin and fly. As I got into my twenties, I developed other interests and became just as obsessive about those. I ended up living in Tahoe/San Francisco for about 10 years. Fishing took a back seat to skiing, biking, surfing and work.

Moved back east to spawn.

About 5 years ago, I picked up a piece of sh_t shakespeare combo from MVP and took it to the Cape on vacation. Caught a couple blues and schoolies but really caught myself. Went a little more each year as time permitted.

Last season I started to get serious. I got some decent equipment and tried to soak up all I could and apply what I learned. I averaged about one trip a week and although I had my best year ever, I discovered that I've got a lot more to learn.

I really enjoy this site. I read way more than I write. The expertise and insight that most of you freely share has helped me considerably in the short time I've been doing this. I can't wait to get back out there.

my name is david and i live in norton ma. i worked for the same company as " steve in mass " did a while ago and he introduced me to this site about 3 years ago and i have been on it ever since. i am a mechanical engineer for a pollution control company here in needham mass. i have been fishing all my life fresh and salt up here in the boston area or in bermuda where i moved to in 88. i worked as a mate on a charter boat that mostly catered to tourists down for a week or two looking for a blue marlin or some wahoo and yellowfin tuna. i do a few tournaments here and there for billfish a year and that is truly my passion but enjoy catching anything that swims. ik have only surfcasted a hand full of times and so i 97% of the time am on a boat. i have a 25 ft proline walkaround c.c w/ T 150's here in quincy that i am out on in boston harbor.

Whats up, I'm Tony from southern Mass...I have a great wife and am blessed with three wonderful children...4,9, and 11. I've been very lucky to have lived near the ocean all my life. I also love to bow hunt. I hate being indoors for any extended period of time. I wrap a rod or two. Last but not least, I have faith in God and try and be a good Christian.

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John R (our leader) - John
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MrMacey-Mike
Fish n Dive-Noah
179-Don
Fishdump-James
L.i fish in Vt-John
Joe-Joe
Steve in Mass-Steve
Tim Aube-Tim
Mako Mike-Mike
Jimbo-Jim
Fishsmith-Jim
Van-Van
BillyBob-Bill
Hesh2-Walt
Fisherwoman-Juls & Baitcaster-Bill
t. Lapinski-Toby
hooked-Bob
Mr. Kav-Dave
Goose-Tony

Got it right ?????

I'm Ed. I'm 38 years old, I've been married to a great woman for 9 years and my wife and I are blessed with two boy(5yrs and 3yrs) and a girl (1yr). I grew up in Rhody and spent most of my youth fishing freshwater for largemouth. Went to school in Boston without realizing that there was excellent fishing just a short ride away. Spent 8 years in The Green Machine (Army) and finally returned to RI in 1995. I started tinkering with shore fishing and really got interested when I met Saltheart in 97. I've been here with John since he opened his doors. I work as a Department Manager/Engineer in brazing metal plant and in the little spare time I have I tinker at plug building. I fish mostly from shore but catch a boat ride any chance I get.

http://www.striped-bass.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2718

I stumbled across this thread a while ago. No need to re-write history.

I'm Denis,54 years young and lived in Rhody all my life.Have a great wife of 30 years and a daughter in her second year of med school(man they grow up fast).
I'm retired from General Motors,so now I spend 5-6 days from April-November fishing for striped bass,with time out to hunt deer and turkeys.
Mostly fish from the boat(17sundance cc) but still enjoy putting on the waders now and then.Fish with a fly rod and light spinning most of the time.Like to catch lots of fish don't really care about size,just in keeping a tight line.

Hello, my name is lenny, live in Fairhaven Ma. 43 years young, I have 2 teens , been married 24 years. I work for a printing co., love to fish, and would like to thank all for sharing information. I am a surfcaster. I fish with my dog Luther a black lab, If ya see me around the hurricane dike or out on the neck say hello!

My real name is Chris. I live in fairfield CT and fish down here early in the season at the mouth of the housie and penfield reef. Do mainly flyfishing down at this end of the state but then move over to bigger better fish on the CT river and RI. I've been to 1 of the get togethers and have already met many of the guys on the board. Fish a lot with Rich and Toby. By trade I'm a graphic designer. Pretty much eat,sleep, and breath the RI shore once it gets warmer out..

Hi my name is Mike, I,m all Rhody , been married going on 34 years to a great women [OUr first offical date was Striper fishing out of Westport at 5AM ==had to know right away} I have two great kids?? 32&29 1 granddaughter & one in the oven,Job wise kind of done whatever it tales to pay the bills , from 15.5 years as a accountant to commercial R/R , to photography, clamming, currently in realestate , plus some jobs I can,t remember {OR} post here
been on the water over 50 years, done alot, seen alot , not all positive
I fish 95 % stripers w./ maybe a couple trips for fluke or tautog if a couple of guys want fish for the freezer////
I mostly plug & plastic fish , but can,t pass
up herring season , sometimes I get in a groove and will do eels for a while/////
I mostly boat fish & will extend my range this season
I do shore fish /but not as muchusually early spring and again in the fall,
I had a partner for 18 years & we fished together 4 to 7 days aweek , it really screwed me up when he dropped//
But I found this site almost 2.5 years ago & its been great, with help ,bought a surf setup, even caught a couple of fish
Can,t handle
walking miles in waders /over rocks ,Ive ha d great times on this site and with people from this site
Before thingd were [[[ASK ME NO QUESTIONS & I>LL TELL YOU NO LIES }}} funny how life changes/////
I try and make all the sites functions
I fish hard & often ,but now its for fun, and thats what i want , for those that know me they understand {ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE}} its been great here & looking forward to more fun ,, Cutty , the Bay , Channel Markers, Hooters, REds spot, the 4 legs WHatever ,thanks People ,for a great time in a chapter of life
MIKE


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My name is Carl and fish the south shore of RI. I grew up in northern NJ and fished on party boats 1-2 times a year with my dad and grandfather. I also fished the ponds I could reach on my bicycle. I moved up here in 1994. My father-in-law introduced me to the surf in (Rye NY)at the end of the 1996 season. I started out on my own in 1997. I had no idea what I was doing. There wasn't much progress those first few seasons. I found the wmi board and met Saltheart in 1999 and eventually found this great site. I read what people have to say here and have learned a whole lot. At least I can say I am moving up the learning curve. I have a looong way to go. I have met some of you throughout the years at the four legs, shows, dinners, etc. I have been married (happily) since 1995 and have two children, 3 years old (next month) and a 9 month old. My best shore caught bass was last fall at 16.5 # weighed by none other than Specialist.

My real name's Andrew. I'm 27, and with the exception of attending college in Atlanta, I've spent my life living in the greater Boston area. My folks have a place on the Cape in West Dennis, and I spend most weekends between May and October down there. I primarily fish artificials from the shore, but I will drift bait from the boat. I split my fishing time about 50/50 between the shore and the boat. This could change as I went in on a 20' Grady walkaround for Boston Harbor, and I look forward to learning how to produce in these somewhat unfamiliar waters. On the Cape, I fish Chatham the most, followed by the rips of Monomoy and the outer beaches.

As far as the woman goes...I'm getting married to a fantastic girl next weekend, and I'm really excited about it. After that, we'll be looking to buy a house in the Boston area, and I'm really pushing for Winthrop (Wonder why). So...when you seem me pedaling around Deer Island on a canal style bike in a few months, say hi.

Hi,
My name is John. I was born in Hartford, CT in 19 and 54.Spent the first 28 years of my life living in N. CT and W. Mass. Lived in Upstate NY for 8 yrs. and central PA for 4. I currently reside in Indiana. I started SW fishing when I was 9. My dad would take me striper fishing, live lining herring off CT beaches in May.
When I got my drivers license I started surf and jetty fishing in RI and Cape Cod.
I'm in sales and marketing to pay the bills, and I make plugs, tie flies, build rods, fish and play a little golf to have fun.:happy:
I'm married and have 3 daughters in college.

John

my name is Christian. im 16 years old im in the 10th grade. i live in Boston , specificly West Roxbury. ive been surf fishing for as long as i can remember. i also make plugs. i dont sell but i am sure some day i will. i am just about to begin my first rod so i geuss ill put down rod building too. i also like to pick bikes out of the trash and fix them, like those old 3 speeds and stuff. i also do some spearfishing too. i dont have a boat so basically all of my fishing is from shore. my friends do have boats and i do fish with them a bunch. i am also into party boats targeting cod. i caught my first and pool fish at age 13. the areas I fish are Boston Harbor( and areas around there Quincy, hull, islands, winthrop), Plum Island, Duxbury, the vinyard, and occasionally (York) Maine. i wouldnt say i get out as much as i like in the summer, i normally fish at least two days a week. hopefully ill be able to do more this summer.

My name is Bob, or GS depending on the event:). Married for 22 years, 3 boys; 1 sorta grown up:(, 1 thinks he's grown up:( and one who seems to has a clue. I've been fishing since I was a kid and always had a tie to the ocean; my true love. In Jr/Sr High School I'd spend some time fishing the local ponds and streams, but I spent almost every free moment (weather permitting) out on my trapeeze on my International 110. It's a 24 foot long 4 foot wide banana with a 300lb keel, planning hull, goes like a bastard, oversized surf board, damn fun boat to sail kind of thing. So much so I even refurbished a second one after getting married and had fun with that for a few years. Then I bought me a Tracker V-17 and started fishing seriously. First at the freshwater club and federation in tournament level with some success, but I always had my hand into stripers around my hometown of Scituate Mass.

After 5 years I decided the tournaments were cutting into my striper fishing and put all my free time into my striped bass and bluefish fishing. Got involved with pouring my own plastics a long, long time ago to save costs on the fishing and also to design my own baits. As most regulars here know, I've gone commercial with my baits and have a full range of striper baits from 4 inch jerkbaits, up to 13" monsters. From straight jerks, to swim baits and curly tail grubs. There is enough cross over to appeal to everything from crappie to tuna. Click the link on the home page if your interested in taking a look, many good articles on my site as well, along with some unique rigging and presentation methods.

Took the trophy hunting seriously for a number of years. Got a 52 & 55 lb striper, a 9-2 largemouth, 6-2 smallie, 6-5 pickeral, 13 bonefish and some others, but I really fish for fun and action now. I'm long since given up the all night cow fishing, although you might still find me out there under the cover of darkness. I like passing on my knowledge to others and really enjoy getting out fishing with some of my new S-B friends.

Ok I'm rambling, tight lines.

My name is Don Kim and almost 63 yrs old, still married to my former fiance, five children (three married and two to go, two girls' wedding took away all my reserve for fishing gear), two grand children and two more underway this spring.

I am a former opera singer and Tae Kwon Do master. I was trained at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and lived many years in Massachusetts. I introduced Tae Kwon Do to New England in 1965 and I taught many schools and taught Navy boys at Fargo Building in Downtown Boston.

Now Real Estate broker for a national company in Manhattan.

I have been coming to the Cape since 1966 and my frequent visit to Falmouth for Tae Kwon Do promotion test for my students lead me into fishing.

I try to fish Fridays and Saturdays every other week on the Cape during fishing season and fish day and night non-stop for two weeks during my summer vacation in Chatham every year.

I mainly fish Chatham and Monomoy.

I fly fish when weather is good and baitcasting and spinn fishing when weather is bad.:o :p :eek:

ok...names Jenn :D :rolleyes: live in western mass. or should I say too far from the Cape???:D starting fishing (for stripers) w/ my dad on family vacations when I was about 3!! but the teenage rebellion came along and didnt get back into it for myself until about 5 or six years ago. love snowmobiling, shooting, outdoors...and many more things that I could mention...but I wont...;)

it will be ten years w/ hubby this year....3 of which we have been married (HOW TIME FLIES!!!) no kids no cats no dogs...and thats the way we like it!;)

I no expert at fishin but I sure am having fun...and always try to keep an open mind and keep learning. one of the few things in my life that I am really driven by and those feelings just keep getting stronger!

Hi, I am chris and I like to (blank) with (blank) in the (blank)ing ocean .
I have no clue who I am or where I am . Ive been golfing now since I was smaller !
I learned how to tie my shoes and read this year . This upcoming season Id like to learn how to hit that little ball a little further and to be able to tie a tie .

and to be able to tie a tie .

what would you need to know THAT for?????;)

for the PGA of course .

Hi My name is Tony but most people around the Ditch call me Canalratt. I have been fishing and hunting the South Shore and Cape for over 30 years but I'm still a youngster. I have been on this site since the beginning and make a few appearances now and then. Good guys here and we do help the rookies out just don't ask a million questions...;)

Name is Chris, I live in Charlestown(RI) with my wife and 2 kids. I've been in the produce business for 19 yrs:( . I moved to South County 12 yrs ago and discovered surf-fishing. I fish mainly the Breachways and Narragansett and last year purchased my first boat(21 ft CarolinaSkiff). I prefer to surfcast in the spring and fall and use the boat during the summer. I really enjoy this site because having 2 young children I'm not able to get out on the water as much as I used to, but being on here keeps me in the loop. I've met some good people and had the good fortune to fish with a couple of them. Lots of useful information here and some very knowledgable fisherpeople.

Hey All, name is Jim and I am from Needham. Grew up not far from here always had a thing for the water. Spent many summers on the charles river fishing for carp and whatever was bite'n. I still fish out of the same boat and sometimes the same river. Looking to upgrade the boat this year if all goes well.

Spend most of my time in Gloucester and rockport fishing and diving. Just really kicked into high gear this past year with the fishing, up till then mostly diving. Had a super year catching stripers and Blues. My friend and I placed 7th overall in a tournament up in Gloucester last year. Not too bad for rookies.
I started fishing Boston Harbor this year and watched my wife catch her first blue fish!! Pretty exciting for me, not sure about her feelings....

Married 17 yrs, one son (17) who has not quite gotten the bug but I'm workin on him. He did catch his first Striper this year but has also discoved girls! Not sure who'll take priority this year...

Have worked in the computer field for the last six years or so. On my own last year and a half. Hopefully this economy will turn around eh?

Look forward to meeting some of you folks out there this year. Great site with alot of info......

My name is Mark and I live in North Attleboro, MA. I am a operations consultant. Basically I build distribution centers and implement DC software. I have a Mako 241 that I keep in Newport. I grew up in Middletown RI and have spent a good part of my life on the bay. I was a commercail shellfisherman thru high school and college. I am married to a world class woman Maryanne and we have two children, Evan and Emily one of each 9 and 12 . My son is a little fisherman and caught his first big striper last summer. I enjoy this site a lot and visit it almost every day. I have met a few of you and took Steve from Mass out on the boat. Yes he did catch the biggest fish. I pretty much can make my own schedule and am going to charter my boat this summer. Surfrunner Charters out of Bowens Warf, Newport. The name of the boat is Surfurnner and I fish Brenton Reef and BI mostly come in by if you see me. tight lines.:cool:

My name is Mike
I am 41 years old I live in West Wareham, Ma. Been married for 15 1/2 years to wife Barbara. We have a daughter named Felicia who just turned 10 last week.
I have lived in Wareham for 18 years and our family has owned
M & D’s bait & Tackle for 18 years and we started our website Cape Cod Tackle 3 years ago.

Barb & I run the shop & I build custom rods for a living.
For fun like most here I Surf, Canal & Boat Fish

We own a 23’ Sea Hawk WA called “Lillian T” and usually fish out of the Canal to MV & the Islands. I am an avid hunter so much it may cause a divorce if I don’t slow down. I also have stood on the BoD at Carver Sportsmen’s Club for the past 5 years, and 3 years as secretary.

My most proud accomplishments are first raising my daughter. Stalking and getting a 10pt buck from the ground with a Bow and a 48Lb Striped Bass from the Cape Cod Canal.

I am very happy to have meet lots of people from this board that I know I can call friends and hope to meet lots more.

I hope all of you enjoy our quiet little fishing community and thanks to John R. for bringing us together on this board

Hi All,
My name is Jim (seems like there's alot of Jim's here)....I found the site this summer and have been a "reader not a writer".

Married with 3 kids (9,6,2) + a niece in college.....all girls, which is why I need to fish more!

Spent most of my summers in Green Harbor, MA. and have fishing the whole area (Dux beach & bay to North River) for 20+ years. Had a 19' Mako as a kid but prefer the surf.

In-laws have a place in Dennis, so I try to get out when I get on Cape.

Haven't really fished the Canal more than 1 or 2 times but hope to do so more this year.

Job is in TV.....FSNNE.

I've really enjoyed reading the threads on this site and have picked up a thing or two (Sometimes it pays to listen).

Hope to get to meet some of your this year!

Helo..my name is Elwood.....
Mass. ...Love fishing...mostly salt..mostly conventional...some spinning..some fly...roll my own rods...turn wood but never put anything together..YO BM..love Barter Town..
I don't know everything but I know enough to be dangerous.. Kids and wife first and what ever is left over is my time...I figure they'll be plenty of time later..I hope...YO Ratt (bow to the Leper)..
Married 24 yrs....2 boys 15 ,,,17...one saltwater guy one fresh..
L.U. 33 Boston Carpenter...Weee Man lives..:smash:

Yo Elwood My Man:smash: :D

Heya Taggah! :hee: :bo:

How's me favorite soccer mom? :laughs:

hello people, i'm ed, eddie,edzo and a few others i'm sure i've been called over the years. 47 single/the big D in 90. 13yr.old son who likes to fish with his dad when he can fit it in his busy schedule. i'm a construction worker currently at pilgrim nuclear power station here in ply. you don't need headlamps when fishing with me,they say i glow in the dark!! i've always been the outdoor type fishing and camping my favs. started fresh water fishing in my early teens,mostly largemouth till i met my mentor and later best friend in early 80's.he was older than i by 10yrs.and a fanatical striper and blues fisherman by boat. we were partners for over ten yrs. till he got sick and just couldn't handle it any more.i always lived on or near the ocean in ma. rexhame bch,green habbah,brant rock,to name a few, and wet a few lines in the surf there taking some nice fish.kinda got away from fishing for quite a while.just got back into it 2yrs.ago and i really missed it cause now i'm the fanatic. last year i fished almost every day or evening except for maybe a couple times all season. to me there is nothing better than to watch the glow off the water at sunrise. my best days are on or at the waters edge!!!

Yo to y'all,

I am Joseph Tien. I am a deaf 19 years who just begun fishing last March 2002 on the Solomon Pond behind my school and Ashland Resevior with my pals. After catching my first 19 inches largemouth bass, I became mentallity obessed with fishing and my WHOLE family think that I am a loon. Why? They had to pick me up at a late time and I arrived home late. Plus, I always carry an excessive load with me, which made me look like an ass. I keep catching 1-4 largemouthies in an hour or two at Crystal Lake. Then I decided to challgenge myself to saltwater fishing. It was a sheet! But I persisted. I asked Capt. Jason Colby for advices and he got fed up with me and threatned to charge me $70 an hour for further inquries. Damn, don't mess with that man.

I caught a few schoolie-sized stripers at Back River. Rick from the Fore River B&T, was the best dealer because he knew how to sign a little and was generous and informative to his cutomers. That man knows how to run his business well. He is like an "after-school father" to me.

Then I sought an aid and tutlage from my therapist's (ADHD and depression, it's a long story. I will tell you about it when we go fishing together) friend, Adam Bolonsky. Man, that man knows the place in MA. This guy led me to my first keeper (the one you disagreed on it) in Rockport! And also Phil Klug from the Stoddard's.

I am a Martial artist and a liondancer. I do a little of Muay Thai (Damn, I need to exercise more). I learnt Malaysian (Mudea Mude Siliat), Penjnck Siliat (Indoensian style), JKD (Bruce Lee), Shooto, Wing Chun, and Kali. I study Wah Lum stlye and Hung Gar (an hybrid one, my uncle Kai combined it with Choy Li Fut, Jow Ga, and TKD).

I like to read comic books and to draw, but I like to fish, fish, fish, and to fish.

I am a student at Gallaudet University now.

I haven't tested all of the water in MA. I am learning how to fish better now. Of course, with your aids, then I will be a better one. There are many methods I want to experiment. I would like to test mysaelf on the Cape Cod water, Quincy Bay, and Boston Harbor. I want to try RI and Connecticut on the boat and shore.
And again, my parents think that I am nuts, but glad that I didn't turn to porno stuffs anymore :D .

Another thing, my dad is concerned about me making our family fat because I keep catching fishes all the time. Any remedy to that?

I hope to become an Amauter Muay Thai fighter someday.

Hi my name is Barry,
I am 40, married 11 years, 2 kids a boy 9 and a girl 4, I am a teacher. I grew up fresh water fishing and started to get into salt water fishing about 6 or 7 years ago. I fish from the surf most of the time. I fish the cape, canal, Boston harbor some..This year I hope to try the north shore and RI some. Last year I started to fly fish and tie my own flies. I am still trying to complete my first batch at making plugs. I also belong to MSBA . I've learned alot from the people on this site and MSBA, thanks to ALL. Thanks again to John for all the work you do to keep this site up and running.

Barry, I fish off the North Shore (Rockport). I will take you there in May or summer. PM me whenever you want to go fishing. Or better, send me an email to this address, it's a two-way pager, JosephTien@wyndtell.com.

Hi Guys,
My name is Rick, I own a small restaurant in Needham and live in Medway.
I love to cook (good thing) and got to meet lots of people through our get together a couple of weeks ago.
I have a brother who looks like me and is absolutely crazy. Usually I fish with him. I also tote him around as an assistant; he can be quite handy and very funny. Good thing for the problem kids of Springfield, as he is their adjustment counselor. Lately he has been working on Chris L.
Anyhow, I fish Cape in Spring, Rockport in Summer, Rhody in fall. As I work all the time, and am married, and an insomniac sleepwalker, fishing is a very convenient pastime for me.
Curently seeking therapy for the sleepwalking thing, most experts say don't sleep, keep fishing and I will feel better. I am very confident in their advice.
I love the boards, and everybody affiliated with them. If anybody messes with John or BM or Specialist or nightfighter I will sick my brother and Chris on them to subdue them with bad fish rapping and 80's metal.
Seriously, you guys are loads of fun and take up most of my spare time.
Later,
Rick:happy: :smash: :cool:

rick, i live in newton. i live on the winchester street, part of newton highlands. so we are practically neighbor. and man, i gotta go one of your restaurant. we cld fish together, man.

hi my name is dennis and i live in woonsocket ,ri.
been surfishing for ten yrs and love evry minute. i have two sons 30 and 23 and 4 grandaughters.
i have learned so much from this site its unbelivable.
hope to see you on the beach.

my name is mike and i am a 29 yr old carpenter from weymouth, ma. i have been fishing for as long as i can remember. my father used to take me flounder fishing at the hingham shipyard and we spent quite a bit of time sweetwater fishing at various south shore ponds. he used to tell me that the striped bass were wiped out. i believed him til about 5-6 yrs ago when a buddy of mine insisted i go down to the back river with him. i caught a striper that day and have been hooked since. :cheers:

Another Mike, I'll be 50 on my next birthday. Got reared in surf fishing early on by my dad, struck out on my own after he died 22 years ago. Used to bass commercially back in the day. Born in Pawtucket, and family still has a summer shack in South Plymouth. Most of my early fishing was the Canal and the Cape beaches. Now exiled to Eastern LI. I have two kids, soon to be 10 and 13. They live with their Mom. Recently remarried and the new bride is a math teacher and a fly "fisherperson".

Charter member of the Lepers with Canalrat1.

One time internet head-butter, now mostly the old sage who lets the youngsters do the flaming while I sit on the edge and egg them on :D

And yes, for those who don't know, I am Ditch Jigger on SOL.

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from parts unknown, weight unknown...

hi, i'm seawolf. not to be affiliated w/ the seawolfe tackle company. i chose this name before i made that realization. been around these boards since most were created. i remember the old wmi days and those great wars. i miss those days... i've been known for a good battle or 2 on these boards and i'm not afraid to state my point or feelings on an issue.

been fishing since my old man thought i'd like the sea and be able to handle it. sold the boat and since i have learned to fish the surf. never looked back! still fish from the boat from time to time mostly for fluke, fly fishing for speedsters, and for stripers. my primary passion is the surf. if you can find me, i'm usually fishing the south shore of rhody at anytime except winter. i do a little fw fishing in the spring and summer and some ice fishing in the winter. i don't hunt, but i get all the tails from my friends.

i'm also a rod builder. been doing that for many years. i do this both commerically and for myself. there isn't much i don't do. i tie flies, jigs, rigs, pour lead, etc.

My name Jose Jimanez... (not really)

Boy if that doesn't date me.

I'm Hugh and I'm from Delaware. I'm known as "Plug" here and other places on the web. I mostly lurk here because of the colloquial nature of the board but think it's a great site with a fine bunch of guys.

I make my bread managing a grain elevator but my calling in life is to be a minister of the Gospel and a church pastor. I'm 47 years old and have been married for 26 very happy years and have four children.

I've been an outdoors person all my life and enjoy hunting deer, turkeys, ducks, geese and doves with traditional archery equipment and shotgun. However fishing has always been the pursuit that winds my clock and I am happiest standing on the end of a wave washed jetty, on a coal black night, with water all around me and a million stars overhead, whilst casting plugs, jigs or rigged eels into the ocean for rockfish.

Hey, Plug, good to see ya stop by again!....:) You gonna get up here to fish this year?

Hi Plug! :D

lookin forward to it Steve.

too little time... too many responsibilities... too many places I want to fish...

sometimes I think rather than Thomas my middle initial stands for Too
:(

but I'm coming north this year




hey fishwhizz

My name is Jamie, and I've lived in Connecticut my entire life. No one in my family ever liked to go fishing, but we did go camping occasionally. One year at the campground, when I was 7, I was hanging out at a fishing pond watching kids catch bluegills. I told my Dad it looked like fun, so he bought me a little Zebco outfit. Five minutes later, I hooked a 4-pound largemouth, and I was hooked.

We lived near Long Island Sound, so I naturally progressed to fishing for stripers and blues. Turned it up a notch with my good friend Marc Z a few years ago.

I split my time 50/50 between boat and shore. Since my wife (of 6 months) and I building a house this fall, the boat will likely have to go. Looking forward to spending more nights at the beach.

My name is Greg. I'm pretty sure I'm 33 but I don't have my license handy... I've been married over 7 years and now have 3 beautiful daughters... one 5 year old who could out-negotiate Johnny Cochran and two new (should be) one month old twins. Hopefully, they will be sleeping enough by May to allow some fishing time. Otherwise, my wife's gonna be yellin' at me alot.

I got my business degree at Penn State (HOME OF THE NITTANY LIONS!!), but switched to an IT career in the Financial Affairs office at Boston U a couple years ago... a little web stuff, some desktop support, etc. Much more my style.

Enjoy spending time with the family, workin' around the house and yard. When I find the time, I love to workout and practice a little martial arts (not quite to Notaro's level. I thought of offering to get together with Notaro to fish, workout, etc. but I know the difference between sparring and getting beat up ). :smash:

Unfortunately, I like to eat about as much as workout. Sometimes more.

Fishing has always been a huge part of me. I grew up in Western PA and fished for bass and trout with my dad, uncle and cousins. All artificials for bass. Garden hackle for trout (aka worms), some flies. Lots of camping trips, etc. My mother's side of the family had roots in Mass and we vacationed in Nantucket several times when I was growing up. I got into quite a few bluefish blitzes on those trips and even caught a nice 24lb striper one year.

Moved to Quincy, MA (now in Weymouth) in '94 after school and only fished on vacations, etc. I really was missing something and I had no idea what fishing opportunities were around. I met John R in '97 and we discussed some fishing. The next season we fished as often as we could and my saltwater obsession has snowballed since. I cut my teeth eelin' with John and it was all surf until the past couple seasons. After one season in an aluminum bass boat, I bought a 17' center console last year. I mostly just fished light tackle and artificials in Boston Harbor this past year. I'd like to work on my live bait fishing for bigger fish this year, but I'm usually pretty happy to just to get out there and get a few fish.

Over the past 3 years, I've also become a bit psycho over fishing down in Florida for redfish, snook, trout, etc. Haven't targeted tarpon yet. The sight fishing on the flats really appeals to me and I even brought it into my striper fishing last year in Nantucket and even Boston Harbor. I could work a flat all day.

This is a fantastic site with some really cool people. I knew and learned alot from John and Fisherwoman/Baitcaster before it started, and since I have been turned into a bit of a plastic nut by Got Stripers. I haven't been able to take advantage of all the site has to offer (get togethers, reel maintenance), but I really enjoy the on-line friendships here. I encourage people to participate, 'cause these are some of the nicest darn people you could meet. Just outright generous people.

hi to all my name is Kenny. I'm 45 years old, I striper fish every weekend during the season maybe a few week days when I can.
I keep the boat at Hewitts Cove in HinghamMA. Fish from Boston to bouy. Enjoy top water days and rubber jigs.
Been married for 26 years have 2 grown sons.Am self employed in the construction trades
Give me a shout on 69 somtime

Hello everybody I'm fishing person and my name is Bob. :D
I mostly surf cast but have been known to step on a boat every now and then. I do most all aspects of surf fishing, Live bait, chunks, plugs, lures and I just purchased my first Fly Rod and reel last season. I also tie my own flies (see post"fly swap")
Anyway, I'm a member of MSBA, I'm 53, and live in Weymouth, Ma. I fish mostly south shore areas to include the Cape and RI (love that lil state)

If your feet aint wet...U aint fishin

OK, I guess I have to give a little history about myself.

Well, I’ve been an active member, supporter and participant for organizations such as the IGFA, LIBBA, NYSFF, RFA, SCA and NYFTTA.
In addition, I’ve traveled extensively to seek out many elusive fishes that tug the end of my line. I’ve fished throughout most part of the United States and other countries such as South America (Brazil), Central America (Nicaragua and Honduras), Mexico (Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Cozumel and Mazatlan) and the Canadian borders.

I’ve also been cited in many publications such as the Newsday, Daily News, The New York Post, NY Times, The Fisherman, NorEast, Offshore and the SaltWater Sportsmen.

All in all, during the process, I’ve been very fortunate to be able to meet and fish with many national and international fishing celebrities throughout the globe which am honored and humbled to call them my personal friends.

My interest lies in big game, surfcasting, bottom & wreck, Extreme, Kayak, flycasting, light tackle and freshwater fishing… With strong emphasis on chasing those bottom dwellers and the elusive stripers.

Furthermore, I am a field tester for several fishing products and fortunate to be able to spend many days on the water enjoying what I do best. The previous years, I’ve been able to log over 265 days a year on the water and this year is no exception.

I was born in Hong Kong, raised in Brazil and for the past 30 years now a proud citizen of this great United States!

With nearly 40 years of fishing experience, my goal is to promote this wonderful sport to the best of my ability and get as many new comers to partake in this wonderful sport. Its all part of giving back with great hopes that this sport will endure as long as our body of waters exists.

Now that I’ve bored you with my credentials… Can we talk fish? :)

“Crazy” Alberto Knie
NonStopFisher@aol.com

I' ve become a fishing fanatic over the last 35 of my 51 years. Been married to the same woman since 1974. Two kids, one of each all grown up now and proud of them. Fish every weekend during theseason on the extreme lower Cape. Work in Marlboro, MA. Same job for 20 years. Lord, I need Spring . Truro is my Haunt...Family ties there Luckier than I deserve

Name is Russ--Live in Granby, Ct./Southwick,Ma.Was married 30 years-divorced. Still friends with ex. Close to son--fish together etc. We all live within 6 miles.Seriously started saltwater 3 years ago. Almost entirely Rhody south shore. Strictly surf-fisherman.Don't do the overnight thing--have to leave here at 2:30 A.M. to get there at false dawn. Not driving myself crazy looking for trophies----enjoy the company and conversation with people of like interests.
Would like to thank John for the site and the effort he puts into it!!!!! I've been all over the internet and this is the best saltwater site---by far. And maybe not so coincidently, the best people seem to dwell here. :)



:smash: Too Far North

Striper77,
You should meet my bro, he lives in Holyoke...He's always out on the prowl.
Get in touch with me and I'll get you in touch with him.
Later,
Rick

OK, I'm Ross, or Rosco. Been in Marblehead area most of my 45 years. On the water for most of em too, except up till five years ago,, it was focused on making racing sailboats go fast, or building or delivering them to the next race. Hmmm.....five years ago is when I also got divorced after 15 years. And I found great solace and pure pleasure learning about the pursuit of stripers, especially from the surf! It's become a passion. I do get out on the boat and do a little chartering on a friend's 28' Pursuit. (Really using all of that 100 ton ticket, huh Red Crabber?) After 21 yrs managing other people's money, I am now a Gen Contractor, mostly remodeling, finish work, etc.

Got great, well adjusted 10 year old twins, B/G, who will appease dad occassionally and go fishing with him. I am blessed just to be their dad.

Glad to say I am more comfortable in my own skin now than any time I can remember, and fishing helped me get there. Hell, I even fish with others now! I consider fishing one of the major gifts I received from the divorce. Life is good. Not perfect, but good nonetheless. Friend of Bill W.

Would love to see more S-B members venturing up this way.

Thanks to the guys who've assisted me so much, you know who you are. JohnR, carryon, it's all good.

Name's Bill, live in South Kingstown RI. 39 years old, married with two daughters, 8 and 11 -- none of whom like fishing! Been fishing the area beaches and rocks for about 15 yrs, mostly plugging and jigging, but also love light tackle and plastics. Also have a 15 foot boat that I run out of Salt Pond for inshore fishing, but love the surf, especially in the spring and fall. A great bunch of people on this board

Hi All,

Live just north of Philadelphia and fish the Jersey coast Except for when I visit your fishing heaven. My father-in-law has a house in Eastham so we usually spend 1-2 weeks a year up there. Not being the most accomplished saltwater fisherman I mostly lurk here, not having much to add. I hope you guys don't mind me spying on the knowledge you guys give ;)
Wife is from Worcester MA and I have a 18 month old and twins due late April so my fishing time will be less cosidering i am 1 1/2 from the beach. Fish for Stripers and Flounder with a friend off his boat and do overnight trips to the surf.
As my yearly pilgramage draws closer I'm sure I'll be asking a lot more questions.

Thanks for such a great board

D

Hi everybody i'm leo, i live in blackstone mass with my wife of ten years and my three year old boy. i work for ford motor company and i will be 42 in may. love to fish (saltwater) mostly in rhode island (love charlestown) just surf fishing. i started last year in april going fishing alone, joined this group of guys and gals in june for the rhody leg of the s-b.com and have never fished alone sence. i have played trumpet from age 10 and i also teach part time in the summer with our local h.s school marching band. i started building rods this winter and really come to enjoy it, my son like's to watch bob the builder all the time so this hobby really helped me keep sane.
see ya out there :D

My turn.....my name is Steve, but I go by the handle of Homerun or Saucey.....raised on Long Island and have fished all the waters of Orient Point, Montuak, Hallocks Bay, Sherlter Island, the Dumps, the Race, the Gut, etc.....fortunate enought to have a few boats at my disposal as a kid....moved up to MA about 15 years ago and took a 12 year leave from fishing......got a surf rig about 10 years ago and played around on Matunuck, but needed to get back into a boat....so, I bought the Whaler last spring and really enjoyed BI, PJ and all the Cape (Cuttyhunk, Hyannis, Horseshoe Shoals, Monomoy, etc)... I have fished many waters including Pacific Northwest, Alaskan, Mexico, Chesapeake and Florida. My signiture fish was a 210 pound yellowfin tuna off BI coast.

I am married to a saint (for 14 years now, so I guess I am the "Marriage Grandpa" around here at the tender age of 38)...we have 2 great girls -- Kim who is 11 now and whose nickname is Saucey (hence the boat handle), and Kelly who is 4 (whose nickname is Soupy).....all three of them HATE fishing, so I often get the solitude of early morning fishing in silence on my Whaler.....cast and retrieve.....cast and retrive.........:)

I am a veteran of the computer industry for 15 years now and am very proficient in all areas of technology....have always been in sales, most notably all enterpsie-wide solutions, including ERP, CRM, PLM/PDM, WMS, APS, MRP/CRP, Asset Management, BI, Analytics, CFPR, Datawarehousing, Data Marts, Logistics and the rest of the alphabet soup technologies.....with the collapse of the technology market 2 years ago, I have found myself looking for work.....it is so slow out there it is pathetic.....guess that just means I'll be fishing everyday this spring and summer....;) Too bad for me......

I have had great help from many on this board....too many to mention......all the folks are great and I look to reciprocate in any way I can this year....good luck to all.

Hi I'm Saltheart. real name is Mike . In the non fishing world , I'm an Engineer. Once had my own company making space reentry materials. Now I work for a big company in the area.

I was born in , live in and hope to die in RI (but not too soon). Grew up in central falls and cumberland. still live in Cumberland.

I fished southern RI for about 25 years and now , for the last five , fish mostly at the Dicth but still fish RI early and late in the season. I have always been a 95% surf fisherman. Smokey and I fish together every week at least once and more when time allows. I have had a sailboat for 21 years now but only troll off the back when there is no wind. Sailed everything from New Haven to Nantucket in my Bristol 22. Probably have to sell it this year do to health concerns. :( I consider myself an expert surffisherman. Know every inch of the RI coast and some parts of MA. Always loved fishing from when I was a kid doing freshwater myself and going to the saltwater with my Portogee uncles. caught a cod fish off the west wall back in about 1965! never had use for stripers when i was young but got hooked on chasing them in 77 and now that's all i really target. fish catch and release about 99%. kept about 3 fish in the last three years.

I love the ocean. fishing , sailing , digging for clams or just sitting on the beach. I feel alive when I breath ocean air.

I like to do handcrafts. Been making jewelry from silver and goldsmithing to cutting and setting stones. started making custom rods and love to do the thread art. Built the addition on my house myself including a full bathroom. always liked working with my hands. Had an auto repair business back when i was in graduate school. Also like to cook but have to watch what i eat lately so that puts a damper on gourmet cooking. :(


I'm single but attached. No kids but love them. Love dogs and especially cats. Always had one or the other or both. In fact I like almost all animals and almost all people. :) Anyway , that's the story of my life.

Saltheart -------"I 'm single but attached. No kids but love them. Love dogs and especially cats. Always had one or the other or both. In fact I like almost all animals and almost all people. Anyway , that's the story of my life."

:happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:


:)Sounds like a great guy !!! Saltheart Rules!!!!:bgi:

Ok,I guess I will,sinse I'm the new guy on the block.

I'm 28,I live on that long island in NY.I grew up on the water,& have been fishing since I was able to cast myself.My dad took me everywhere he went.& taught me alot.I've fished from the skinny waters to the deeps of the hudson canyon.I've owned several boats in my years,but now I can't afford 1,Except my freshwater boat(my other luv).Now I just fish on freinds boats.I can honestly say I am a High school drop out due to my luv of fishing.(should I be proud of that)No I'm not.I would put fishing instead of earning a degree,I now wish I didn't,but it's to late now.I own my own Drywall bussiness,which is doing well.I was allways good with my hands & not my brain.
I have been fishin the suds for about 10 or more yrs now.Take away some time I went down south(1 year)to start my life over & get away from the bad things.I have been back for 5 yrs now,& all that is history.For the last 5 years I can say I have been a diehard,surf rat & fish from 4-7 days a week. My family thinks I am crazy as all I talk is fish talk.I am not married & don't plan on it.I own a small ranch with all I need in the back is my man cave.I spend allot of time in there,doing my newly found hobby of making plugs.I'm new at it & still wanting to learn.Just like fishin the surf.Everytime I meet another Diehard or old timer I learn somethin new.


I could go on for days about my life,but I think I've bored you enough.I am new to this computer thing,as I've only been online for a little over a year.Thats my story.

Who's Crazy Al???Never heard of Him:D

My last name is Bailey - that's where the Beetle comes from - been called that since grammar school. 44 yrs. - married - 2 teens. Just got back into the fishing scene last year. Fished with my Dad from a young age into my late teens - then discovered Girls and getting buzzed.
Got married - had two kids and fell into a carreer. The end. :smash: Sounds like Al Bundy - don't it ?? (i don't sell shoes )
Anyway, re-joined MSBA and have been helping the club with whatever i can - you'll hear a lot from me about the Charity Tournament coming in June.


:jester:

Hey all! My name's Bob. It's been a lomg time since I've posted here. Long hiatus. Been out of commission (health problems) for a while. Back on my feet again and ready for a good year of fishing on the salt. Mainly fishing out of my boat. I can't seem to get enough. I grew up fishing the sweetwater until a friend took me striper fishing about 15 years ago in Duxbury. I caught my first keeper and have been hooked ever since and am still learning new stuff every year. Been married 23 years (she doesn't fish but loves to eat them). We have one daughter whose not such a bad fisherperson in her own right, but I now have a grandson of 2 1/2 years old. Can't wait until he's old enough to fish with "Pa". He already owns a rod and reel and likes to break it out and imitate Pa when he sees me with my stuff out.
Anyways, John R, and all else who help out here, you got a great site here and a lot of good people on board. I should be posting more from now on.
See you all on the water!

Hello All,
My name is Fred. I remember my Grandfather taking me fishing when I was about five years old. I'm 41 now and still fish to this day. It's not the same today as it was when I was a kid. I remember trying to scrape up enough money to buy a dozen sea worms and some hooks to go flounder fishing. I use to use nuts and washers as weights. I was born and raised in Quincy and bought the house I grew up in. I have worked at the same job now for 18 years. Let's just say it's adult day care. I don't have to use nuts and washers for weights or even a drop line. I don't know why but I still get pumped when I catch a flounder. I guess I'll nerver grow up. You can find me on VHF ch. 69. My boats name is " MOOSE-NUCKLE."

Hi, my name is Dave, I look like this guy:happy: . Live in Massachusetts now after a 10 year hiatus. (used to travel doing construction) Got back 5 years ago and started surf fishing again. I've been married for going on 12 years to my loving wife Mary. How she puts up with me I don't know, as I fish everytime I get the chance, usually 2 or 3 times a week from April through Oct. Then Its deer hunting season, she must be a saint.
I recently started making my own plugs and am going to swim them tomorrow to see how they do. This is as addictive as fishing.

My name is Charlie an Im a Hemopheliac

Hi, I'm Brian. I'm 29 and I've been fishing since high school, went a lot as a kid too and can remember catching flounder off the A street peir. In HS I only fresh water fished and got into salt water around 96'. I mainly fish Boston Harbor.

I've been married for 2 years and have two children. I do Telecommunications for a living.

Time is moving too slow, must fish, having withdrawals.

My name is Dave... I live in Westport and wake up every morning to the drool inspiring view of the Westport river (drool puddles are larger in the winter due to lack of bass!!! :drool: ) I have been fishing as far back as my memory goes and I have been in love with stripers for about 10 years (when I caught my first at 12). I am a surf maniac if theres water I'll wade it. I fish eels, plugs and a little rubbah. Can't stand chunking :sleeps: too boring! I too have joined the plug building bandwagon and the addiction is well in place. I fish at least 3 times a week Late April through Late Novemeber and I look forward to fishing with many of you. Here's hoping a great season to us all!!!! :cheers:

-DAve

Hi, I am Joey. I live on the Southern tip of VA's Eastern Shore and I am a Conservation Officer. I like any kind of salt water fishing. I especially like using live mullet for flounder, trout, and stripers. I also like to catch spade fish and chunk bunker for cobia. I usually fish all along the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and especially like the High Rise and the Third Island. I hope to start getting off shore to the wrecks this coming spring.

my name is Bob, 45, happily married (most of the time) 15 years to a beautiful and understanding wife and have two beautiful daughters 11 & 13. the whole family likes to fish, but are not as addicted as your truly.
i have lived in westport, massachusetts all my life so far, cept for a stint in the air force in the 70's. Started fishing saltwater when i was nine and the first fish i caught was a 6 lb. tog off of stone bridge. i fished commercially for 12 years for red crabs and ran the boat for the last five years. we fished the edge of the continental shelf in 400 fathoms, hauling and setting traps like lobster pots only a tad larger year round. i quit fishing commercially in 92...no regrets. i currently work as a heavy duty truck mechanic, and am certified in all aspects of the job. i started my own truck refrigeration business about 2 years ago. i just havn't had the balls to venture out on my own yet.
as for fishing ..can't get enough of it. my primary species is striped bass. and there is nothing like being on a beach on a hot starry summer night and hearing your drag go off, or the tap on your eel.

so welcome to all the new people here. you are definately going to like this place!


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Hi, My real name is Joe,and I am 40 years young. I was born in New London Ct and my family is from NY. I have lived in Mass since I was 5 years old and have always love the ocean. Started fishing with my dad at a very young age. Started from shore. Use to go over the railroad tracks behind Maco Bait and catch flounder all day long.
I really got into the fishing about 10 years ago with a friend Manny, He taught me just about everything I no. He was killed in a car crash 2 years ago and he is sadly missed.
I got the name Macojoe fishing with a friend about 30 miles off sure when a maco grabed my cod on the way up, He was 6 feet long and I will never forget that as long as I live.
I mostly fish the Vinyard. There is nothing like this pace any where. You can go there and catch Fluke, Bass, Sea Bass, Scup, Tog, Banito,Blues all in the same day.
I have a Wellcraft V20 steplift. It is old but I love this boat,so much so I have just about finished converting it from an I/O to a outboard. I have a 175 Yamaha for it and will be ready May 1.
I found this site because I started building some of my own rods and was looking for some info to make it easier. I went to search typed rod building forum and here I am.
I have been Married for 22 years now I have a son 17 and a daughter 14. My daughter has applyed to the lower cape tec and wants to take up, are you ready Marine Macanhic!! So I guess you can tell who she takes after.
This is a great site and I am glad I found it. I would like to get my six pac and do some guiding. But we will see what happens. I fish Commercial for the Bass and The fluke. I don't make much. I am more interested in the fun but I have to suport this habit a little:laughs:
Well Thats it.Pretty boring stuff.
Later Macojoe

Hey Folks,

I'm Rob, I'm in my mid-30', live in CT, and like John, I'm married to a wonderful woman who puts up with A LOT of crap from me!

I just started fishing again last year, after about 20 yrs off. Back in the day, I was a fresh-water basser but got the taste for salt last fall.

I'm almost done wrapping my first rod and hope to build another before I hit the surf this year. I'll also be fishing outta' a' yak' this season - Yellow Tarpon 160.

And... Although I missed the shin-dig, I WILL be harassing some of you in person this spring - so be forewarned! ;)

Regards,
Rob

hey macojoe, welcome to the board. you have a boat? that's great because we all can stay on your boat for fishing. just kidding. so do you catch flounder on the railroad track behind maco's? are you still catching them now? behind the maco, i mean.

Hey Notaro
You have not been able to catch flounder there for years now. But was great in the day. There might be some there but i have never got there in years.
Yes I have a 20 foot boat and would like to meet a few people from the board. I always have room for someone who wants to go.
Maybe a bunch of us guys who have boats can invite people who don't have boats and meet up somewhere for a day of fishing?
Any how if anyone would like to go to the vinyard sometime just email me and we will see if we can set something up. I usualy go commercial and have a boat permit that covers everyone on board. So pleanty of fish to go around.
Later Macojoe

macojoe, thanks, man. alright, i will remember that one. ill ask maco about it.

Ok I was paid handsomely for this . Thanks Mom & Dad .

My name is cliff and Im a postman oops wrong chat room .
No here it is ! My name is of no importance and I have been married for a long time (19). Im older than some and younger than the rest . My wife has 2 girls 5/8 Jessica and Alexis . My wife is lucky to be married to me as are my daughters lucky to have me as a Dad . My wife hates to fish and my daughters love it for now . I live in No haven Ct in a house on a street with other houses and 5 street lights and a fire hydrant . My house is the 3rd one on my street from the corner.
I have been fishing for most of my life (43 years). I fish from LI to Ptown and someday will catch a fish . I once had a friend throw me a fish in the super market and I caught it .
I fish fresh , salt and pepper and ice . I spent 6 years in the Army driving a tank and busting chops on the officers . I have now been in the Telecommunications business for 22 years ,11 as a PBX system installer and 11 as a computer network specialist . I also drove a tow truck and unloaded lumber from rail road cars , cook , garbage man .
Im 5'6 160 # hazel eyes mustache long brown hair oops wrong chat room again .
when I was younger we used to have to walk 35 miles to school and had to share the one pair of a shoes to pass along between us . We now share our dental bridges and hearing aids .
This is all a lie hahahahahahaha !!!!!

:laughs:

Hi, I'm Dave and I'm addicted to fishing(at least thats what my wife says). I live in R.I. and have 4 ever. I'm 37 years young and am a Chrysler tech. I have 3 kids, I've been fishing since I was a kid, fresh & salt. I fish mostly salt now for the past 12 years or so. I have a 20 ft. center console that I bought new in 2000 and I love it dearly. My wifes famous quote is "Well you bought that stupid boat" whenever she wants to buy something expensive. How can anyone call a boat stupid? I mostly fih alone because I can't get anyone to get up at 4 am to go fishing. I fish Narr. Bay, Point Jude, and Block Island at times. If any of you guys ever want to hook up, let me know.:cool:

BM when your going to put a pic like that you should warn us it scared the shi$ out of me!!!:eek5: only kidding
Macojoe

mullet!!!! not the fish the hair style.:D

who the hell is that UGLY guy !

Hello to all. My name is Bob or Bull as the guys at work call me. I have been fishing for as long as I can remember. My father was a firefighter and fished commercially as side job. I have lobstered, longlined, gillnetted, scalloped, swordfished, and otter trawled (dragging). I skippered my own boats for many years when I was younger. Now Dad and I fish a small inshore scalloper.

Presently, I am employed full time as a Lieutenant with the Plymouth (MA) Fire Department. I work out of our Manomet Station. We are located about 300 yards from the beach. I retired 4 years ago from Boston Edison. I was employed as a Fire Protection Engineer at their Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. I was able to spend many days before and after work catching stripers and blues at the discharge canal for the Plant. As a result of Sept 11 that freedom no longer exist.

Today I spend equal amounts of time fishing the Canal, Plymouth's many miles of coastline, and our large harbor. If you come across a 6'8" 300 plus pound guy in shorts, Plymouth Fire tank top, and sandals fishing any of the above locations come say hello. I'll be happy to show you around.

Hello to all. My name is Bob or Bull as the guys at work call me. I have been fishing for as long as I can remember. My father was a firefighter and fished commercially as side job. I have lobstered, longlined, gillnetted, scalloped, swordfished, and otter trawled (dragging). I skippered my own boats for many years when I was younger. Now Dad and I fish a small inshore scalloper.

Presently, I am employed full time as a Lieutenant with the Plymouth (MA) Fire Department. I work out of our Manomet Station. We are located about 300 yards from the beach. I retired 4 years ago from Boston Edison. I was employed as a Fire Protection Engineer at their Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. I was able to spend many days before and after work catching stripers and blues at the discharge canal for the Plant. As a result of Sept 11, that freedom no longer exists.

Today I spend equal amounts of time fishing the Canal, Plymouth's many miles of coastline, and our large harbor. If you come across a 6'8" 300 plus pound guy in shorts, Plymouth Fire tank top, and sandals fishing any of the above locations come say hello. I'll be happy to show you around.

My name is Pete I am a 15 year old fisherman
I run for athletics
I fly planes for fun
and I fish for life
I am a civilian observer for Easton Fire Department I od alot of work with the guys there most of them fishermen
I do every kind of fishing you can think of
I always listen to advice good or bad