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Cheferson, he is speakimg about the "Pins" in the top of the rock. They are what remains of the large steel bolts that were hand set into the rock, many years ago, by hard working fishing Guide Persons, who made their lively hood from taking care that rich folks would catch Striped Bass.
These rocks pepper the shore of a very special place on this earth. A place known for the Striped Bass that frequent it's shores.
In the late 1800's men of wealth would come in season to this place and the Natives would chop up bushels of Lobsters and walk out on narrow structures that were bolted into the rocks. The Natives would spread the broken Lobster chum around the ends of these Fish Stands so that at the appointed hours of fishing, the fish would be there to eat. The Fisherman would come out onto the narrow planked stand and cast his hook to the surrounding waters. The hook would be baited with a whole Lobster tail or body, crushed for the occasion by the Native Guides.
Goose was lamenting that the Natives had not used Stainless Steel rod for the bolts that were driven into tapered holes, hand drilled into the rocks. I suspect that had there been Stainless Steel Bolts there, our friend Goose and others that know this sacred ground would go there even now and rebuild the stands that were there low those many years ago.
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