If you want to fish Cuttyhunk.... you better start exercising those legs.

[Raven]

are not that expensive at Sears
i was lookin at them this afternoon...
i need a new pair
...mine are kinda worn out now...
from cutting locks
SO.....combined with a battery powered sawz- all
and my forty foot heavy chain, plus a four wheel drive
they will cancel out any gate in no time....
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if silence is required instead........i'd just pour corrosive chemicals
on the fence combined with rope & potatoe sacks
filled with big rocks...or heavy garbage bags filled with sand

and totally melt it ....and make it all sag...over night
it's all play time.....

and thats only if my key collection didnt work
i hate all that private- world CRAP

[likwid]

Ahhh internet tough guys.

[tattoobob]

I am thinking Bonnie from the fishing club has a key, and unlocks it when need be.

[Slipknot]

so how do you get permission knowitall?
I don't see the harm walking those roads to get south.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

so how do you get permission knowitall?

You don't.

Here's an excerpt from an article about Cuttyhunk.
If you don't get it from this, then I can't help you.

A few years ago, a woman from Cuttyhunk and an off-islander friend were watching a bulldozer at work filling in a marsh. The friend asked her if the landowners had gotten clearance from the local conservation commission. "What conservation commission?" she asked. "The one that administers the Wetlands Protection Act," he said. "What Wetlands Protection Act?" she asked. "The state Wetlands Protection Act," he said, to which she replied, with a slight smile, "What state?"

Originally Posted by Flaptail

That's what happens when the interblab and articles get written on how good it is there. Thre is a lesson here if you read between the lines. Cutty is thei and Cutty is that and now Cutty is going to war aginst the plundering hordes. (Used to be a nice place, oh well....)

Which brings it back up on the subject how would you feel about people wandering in your yard day and night acting like you own the place? Wouldn't like it would you? One group screws up, everyone pays for it.

The Elizabeth Islands have stayed pristine because of their owners. They're kept far prettier and cleaner than any park service could ever do.

[Slipknot]

what are you saying? that people are walking over peoples yards acting like they own the place? That doesn't sound like the fisherman that go over there to catch fish and might stay at one of the Inns over there. There are plenty of boaters that go there to explore the island and enjoy it also, do you live there? Have we as fishermen ruined things over there talking about it on the internet? I don't mind walking the shoreline, what's the big deal if private property is kept private? It won't bother me, the few times I've been and will go. So you say without permission you won't be allowed to walk the dirt road, and you can't get permission, what happens if you trespass anyway?
isn't the fishing better from sailboats anyway?

[likwid]

Its private property. They set the rules on the island however they want.
How hard is that to understand?
And considering how many people were on the island this past year compared to past years, I'm sure they're ready to make an example of someone.

Originally Posted by Slipknot

isn't the fishing better from sailboats anyway?

Certainly a lot cheaper than a stinkpot even with the gas price down.

[WoodyCT]

... they would see anglers as partners in conservation. You think anyone paying to fish Cutty is going to throw trash around and damage the ecosystem? I don't. Seems like a job for RISSA or a similar organization to work out with the Trust. I don't think tough guy talk paints a good picture of us. We need to be partners and allies, not adversaries. JMHO.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Raven

are not that expensive at Sears
i was lookin at them this afternoon...
i need a new pair
...mine are kinda worn out now...
from cutting locks
SO.....combined with a battery powered sawz- all
and my forty foot heavy chain, plus a four wheel drive
they will cancel out any gate in no time....
------------------------------------------------------------------
if silence is required instead........i'd just pour corrosive chemicals
on the fence combined with rope & potatoe sacks
filled with big rocks...or heavy garbage bags filled with sand

and totally melt it ....and make it all sag...over night
it's all play time.....

and thats only if my key collection didnt work
i hate all that private- world CRAP

See. Just listen to me. BUY A BOAT!!! They you will be done with all of this crap

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by piemma

See. Just listen to me. BUY A BOAT!!! They you will be done with all of this crap

[Grapenuts]

If you take a minute and think about it....has the internet awakened a sleepy island?...were once only word of mouth kept the crowd's down to a dull roar...now how many people know about this place because of threads like this one and others that came before it....do you really blame the owners for clamping down when they see as someone said the gangs coming over the hill?? we humans have a way of burning spots all to often and then piss and moan when the owners shut us out....we only have ourselve's to blame.

[chris L]

Im not a human being ..... Im an animal

[Mr. Sandman]

I thought all of the Elizabeth Islands except Cuttyhunk and Penikese are privately owned by the Forbes family. I took a rather formal tour of all the Elizabeth’s including CH a number of years ago and the historian narrated the entire way speaking of the Forbes and their history on all the islands on the way out, however, when we arrived at CH he mention that ½ of CH was publicly owned, but the western half was private. I asked him about this and I thought he told me Spalding owned that house on the end and that half the island was pretty much his.

Maybe Spalding gave it to Forbes? I don't know for sure it was a while a go that I took this tour (10 years?) and I am losing my mind now. Lord knows, I have been wrong on other things.

I do agree with you and think that it is quite impressive that Forbes has kept the islands pristine and it is one of the few places left that when you approach by boat, that IS the way it look hundreds of years ago. I know you are allowed to hang out on a couple beaches during the summer but I still would like to walk its shores with rod in hand. IMO some of the coves on those islands would be simply outstanding surf fishing spots...as good or even better then CH

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Islands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naushon_Island

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttyhunk


BTW, technically the town of Gosnold is part of Dukes county, which means MV is in charge!!! LOL!!! HEY!! THAT IS MY ROCK!! GET OFF!! LOL!

[likwid]

Sandman: Half of Cuttyhunk is owned by the Forbes.

While the fishing is great from the beach there, by boat its even better.