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john,great pictures, That video your talking about----He was one ofthe guys that we went to thefishing show in warren his name is Dapper and he told us about the night. #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& I know where your coming from , I was part of it. If you really knew hoe to fish you proabably sold,. back then there were 3 sizes that went to the Fulton market, 1-6# small 6-15 MEdium, any over were large. I remember one dealer who would only take my large if I had schoolies, alot of times we made more money than the guys with the pickup truck full of cows. this was the late 60s an 70s cows were 10-15 cents if you could find a place to sell them. maybe it wasn't right ,but that all be knew. plus you had the gill netters , the Maryland tiny fish catches the beach netters that polled the nets in my trusk/jeep . there are some of the old still around they just smile when the guys today brag how they smoked them . back then fishinf help raise my family and I have no regrets// Some of the guys still fish , some for fun and others still sell, John Martini , uncle to Gary C 57 stripers over 50#, Ray J use to come to the old RI Fish with his fish in a u-haul. Joe Bettencourt/-- 65 pounder at Beavertail on a worm in a 14 ft skiff.Yeah there was more fish around then but dont be fooled by today . they [we] could fish , paid our dues and were rewarding for it . Some of the charter captains of today , that are making a nicen living from things that they learned as or by meat fisherman// Guys ,, today is another time, PLEASE don't judge from years before that was our way of life, and this is now. I still have memories, and no regrets, some some great friendships and some not so great, but live and learn For the few of us that still fish let us try to enjoy oursleves . we remember the old days but also live in the present. you may never know that tip or a trick or spot that was shown may have come from a old time meat fisherman . Thank for letting me share my feelings/////
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