Guide house

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by Pete_G

Yeah. It kind of works in some ways, for me at least. I'm usually bored out of my mind by most fishing shows but I'm riveted by this one. I've met several of the people in the show either at the SWE or at fly-fishing shows over the years so it's particularly interesting to see how they handle Montauk with clients.

I actually had the idea of doing a fishing reality show as well for a while. SWE Real World. There's enough characters here to keep a show going for years. The Ironman alone is a dozen episodes. SWE crew after hours on the town is also virtually guaranteed high ratings. Plus the fishing!

Reality "fishing "on kittyhawk.

[Rockport24]

I saw it and quite frankly, it looked like the guides really didn't know what they were doing, it seemed like all they did was chase blitzes and sit around and wait for blitzes. I don't know anything about Mantauk, so maybe that is how everybody does it around there, I don't know.
The part that amused me was how when they were out a few hundred yards from the shore and one of the guides was commenting on how there were a lot of surfcasters lined up on the shore, so that must mean the fish are around or a that a blitz may happen here. If I was paying a guide and that's the best they could do I would be pissed! Oh yeah and not a lot of fish were caught at all, the woman guide only got her client on one fish and one guy only got a couple of small ones too....

[Bigcat]

My first thought was why would you put your sports in that postion,one guy hooked a boat with his back cast,getting to close to the beach, and fishing in the middle of all them boats is lame.
It's the fall run motor down the beach a ways it should be happing all over.
I did not see to many fish caught and when a sport hooked up with a few small schoolies the guide was saying this is why people come to Montauk

[Striperhound]

I like the show because I have been part of the combat fishing which is Montauk in the fall. Pretty accurate depiction of the guides and type of fishing that happens there in the fall. What happens there gives new meaning to "run and gun" The surf guys are trying to take boats out with 3.5 oz pencil poppers and boats end up on the beach. It really is an experience everyone should participate in 1 time, thats why they call it MECCA.

[JohnR]

Guide House - Block Island. Join Five Surfasters that sleep all day, Fish all night, don't get seen except for the tattoo lady at the Airport for 6 am breakfast...

[Rockport24]

now THAT would make an incredible show! Especially if there was another "needlefish rock" episode.

[Steve K]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Guide House - Block Island. Join Five Surfasters that sleep all day, Fish all night, don't get seen except for the tattoo lady at the Airport for 6 am breakfast...

I don't think that she works there anymore. I have not seen her for a long time.