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I received a PM regarding where the Rock is that is shown in the photo posted by Goose. The reply to the question posed to me is posted here for all to see.
"There are places all along the Striper Coast that show the foot prints of those who came before us.
As you note, Beaver Tail has them.
Newport, West Island, Sakonnett Point, along the Elizabeths, The Vineyard.
Where the fish of old days came to feed, the Bass Stands stood as monuments to those who fished for them."
We have to remember that all along the Striper Coast those who sought to catch the wily bass would do what was neccesary to gain the prize.
Eben shows a photo from long ago. Some have had the thrill to finger the pages of some of the Day Journals of long ago and been in the hallowed halls where these early fishermen ate and slept, drank and smoked and told stories of fishes caught, and about the one's that got away.
Remember, these were in the days before engine powered boats that could carry the fisherman to his prize. In the etching that Eban posted, note the sea conditions. Would any one attempt to bring an oar powered boat into those waters to search out the Striped Bass? I think not? The Reels and Rods used in these early days of sporting were not of the caliber to cast out a couple hundred feet. There were no Star Drag brake to hold a surge, no level wind, no braided line.
Note the "Gaffer" below the stand, open to the surf, in place to bring the caught fish to the land. Are any of us up to such a position today?
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