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beachwalker · 06-15-2003, 02:30 PM

Hey,

Yes, good post.

I went up fishing at Great Point last night. Left at 6pm, nice night, fishing should be steady. I had prayed aloud for a small crowd as I put it in 4wd. It would be a busy night up there (nearly a 10 mile trek) and that I should first hit some of the secret spots that I frequent and then get up there by 10:00. Bluefish should be done eating but I would have to prepare myself for the Saturday night weekend warrior crowd that makes night rips fishing such a joy.
I arrive on schedule to only find one truck. Stoked. On Saturday night no less. It's a couple of great local fisherman and we rig up and start getting bumps and pretty soon we are landing good 30's when lights appear. 3 trucks, booming music, it looks like a bunch of college kids out partying. Before we know it there are 6-8 rods packing around the point with a lot of Spanish being spoken.

Right there a lot of us would have got a little uncomfortable and it wouldn't have been long before one of them "Did it wrong" and we had some words.
Well these guys were not only cautious, albiet pretty clueless, that when they started landing fish and hooting and hollering, we didn't care what the heck they knew about good manners. They were having a blast and not really bothering any of us. We had some laughs between us and I conveyed the 1 fish limit info to them (HeeHee). I am happy I did. They had no clue and would have taken as many fish as they caught. A kneejerk reaction would have been that he was full of it. I was there. He had no clue. Imagine the sadness and the absolute innocence that they would feel if they got busted with
too many fish and probably some shorts.
Addict, I agree with your points and comments but I am not sure about the noise comments. These guys were having an absolute blast. Maybe the wind and weather had something to do with not being subjected to the loud music or the remoteness of it all doesn't make it a great example for your cause.
Regardless, it was a memorable evening of fish and laughter.

A diamond in the rough compared to a lot of the situations that arise at most competitive, popular fishing holes.

Let's keep talking.

06-15-2003, 02:30 PM	#3
beachwalker Below Me iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2003 Location: low Posts: 2,909	In the know Hey, Yes, good post. I went up fishing at Great Point last night. Left at 6pm, nice night, fishing should be steady. I had prayed aloud for a small crowd as I put it in 4wd. It would be a busy night up there (nearly a 10 mile trek) and that I should first hit some of the secret spots that I frequent and then get up there by 10:00. Bluefish should be done eating but I would have to prepare myself for the Saturday night weekend warrior crowd that makes night rips fishing such a joy. I arrive on schedule to only find one truck. Stoked. On Saturday night no less. It's a couple of great local fisherman and we rig up and start getting bumps and pretty soon we are landing good 30's when lights appear. 3 trucks, booming music, it looks like a bunch of college kids out partying. Before we know it there are 6-8 rods packing around the point with a lot of Spanish being spoken. Right there a lot of us would have got a little uncomfortable and it wouldn't have been long before one of them "Did it wrong" and we had some words. Well these guys were not only cautious, albiet pretty clueless, that when they started landing fish and hooting and hollering, we didn't care what the heck they knew about good manners. They were having a blast and not really bothering any of us. We had some laughs between us and I conveyed the 1 fish limit info to them (HeeHee). I am happy I did. They had no clue and would have taken as many fish as they caught. A kneejerk reaction would have been that he was full of it. I was there. He had no clue. Imagine the sadness and the absolute innocence that they would feel if they got busted with too many fish and probably some shorts. Addict, I agree with your points and comments but I am not sure about the noise comments. These guys were having an absolute blast. Maybe the wind and weather had something to do with not being subjected to the loud music or the remoteness of it all doesn't make it a great example for your cause. Regardless, it was a memorable evening of fish and laughter. A diamond in the rough compared to a lot of the situations that arise at most competitive, popular fishing holes. Let's keep talking.