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Crafty Angler · 11-25-2004, 08:52 PM

Thanks, Chef - we're happy to announce that the Saltwater Edge is now carrying our work here in Newport - I just dropped those prints off to Pete on Wednesday.

The 1881 Graves Point photo is still my all-time favorite - 10 basswith an average weight of 49.5 lbs. is a pretty good morning's fishing, especially when you consider the equipment they were using. Next time you're there, check out the 58# in the photo - it's a racer

I actually have a greenheart striped bass rod from that era with a vom Hofe leather thumb-brake reel that still has the old Cuttyhunk line on it. Just found 3 spools of unused Cuttyhunk line and I still want to give it a shot some night just to see what it must have been like

But I'll use eels instead of the the lobster tails those guys were probably using for bait -

If you want to stop by some time I have a small gallery and we're doing an Open House on weekends 'til Christmas - or just shoot me a PM during the week - we're just 3 blocks north of the SWE off Thames.

We also just finished the website (with the help of a well-known Webmeister) on Monday and expect to have it up and running within the week -

11-25-2004, 08:52 PM	#7
Crafty Angler Geezer Gone Wild iTrader: (2) Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,397 Blog Entries: 2	Thanks, Chef - we're happy to announce that the Saltwater Edge is now carrying our work here in Newport - I just dropped those prints off to Pete on Wednesday. The 1881 Graves Point photo is still my all-time favorite - 10 basswith an average weight of 49.5 lbs. is a pretty good morning's fishing, especially when you consider the equipment they were using. Next time you're there, check out the 58# in the photo - it's a racer I actually have a greenheart striped bass rod from that era with a vom Hofe leather thumb-brake reel that still has the old Cuttyhunk line on it. Just found 3 spools of unused Cuttyhunk line and I still want to give it a shot some night just to see what it must have been like But I'll use eels instead of the the lobster tails those guys were probably using for bait - If you want to stop by some time I have a small gallery and we're doing an Open House on weekends 'til Christmas - or just shoot me a PM during the week - we're just 3 blocks north of the SWE off Thames. We also just finished the website (with the help of a well-known Webmeister) on Monday and expect to have it up and running within the week - Last edited by Crafty Angler; 11-25-2004 at 09:11 PM..
	"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.