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I agree with all of the above posts. It was a good article by Joe about a darn good fisherman and an even better guy.
Some things that Joe did not mention about Dennis that affect all of us. Dennis has been at the forefront of fighting for fisherman access on Aquidneck Island for many years. This involves a personal commitment of many hours of going to town meetings, speaking up to represent fishermens interests of parking and access and discussing these issues regularly with councilors.
When some of the local waterfront owners see fisherman trashing a spot, they don't call the city or the cops, they call Dennis. He comes out with trash bags, talks to the fisherman in a diplomatic way and helps them pick up the area. As president of the Newport Saltwater Fishing Club, he also organizes and participates in shoreline cleanups, runs fishing clinics for kids and on it goes.
He is also on the Rhode Island striped bass advisory committee, and always sets an example for all of us to help make our sport better.
PS. Joe you could cut up that shirt for an eel rag like I was going to do last month on the Cape but he's got about four more just like it.
Ed
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