ESPN2 Going Coastel - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

NIB · 01-12-2009, 04:57 AM

Can ya see that guy and the camera crews going into twin maples..The shop owner while a nice man,is not the warmest of folks.Definetly a Islander..I found that part of the segment amusing.I bet they woke him up at 11 am...

WoodyCT · 01-12-2009, 08:15 AM

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Can ya see that guy and the camera crews going into twin maples..The shop owner while a nice man,is not the warmest of folks.Definetly a Islander..I found that part of the segment amusing.I bet they woke him up at 11 am...

That's just how John is. Been on that island all his life. Seen it all. Done it all. His father Mac before him. Check out Leo Orsi's book "Striper Chronicles" to learn more about them.

NIB · 01-12-2009, 10:01 PM

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That's just how John is. Been on that island all his life. Seen it all. Done it all. His father Mac before him. Check out Leo Orsi's book "Striper Chronicles" to learn more about them.

I hope I did not come out in a condescending manner
I think he's just typical.You gotta love it.
I purposely bought something every time in.NIB knows what makes the world go round..Even on a Island..
After a while I think he looked forward to our meetings just to shoot the bull.
He's a good guy..
I remember reading something on the shop in the book.Seems I am getting more forgetful these days.I guess I will have t reread it.

Nebe · 01-12-2009, 10:18 PM

John is unique- DZ hit the nail on the head- I have seen John give the same talk about 20 times to normal tourist folk on how to catch fluke at the channel or how to catch a schoolie here or there.. I can relate as I have to do the same thing in my line of work...

Joe · 01-13-2009, 08:23 AM

One time I siezed up my spinning reel and Mac worked on it for a half hour and charged me $5 - not too many like him.
Mac once kept NBC Anchor Brian Williams waiting to buy a boatload of lobsters while he explained fluke fishing to two kids on bikes buying bait.

Mr. Krinkle · 01-13-2009, 08:38 AM

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One time I siezed up my spinning reel and Mac worked on it for a half hour and charged me $5 - not too many like him.
Mac once kept NBC Anchor Brian Williams waiting to buy a boatload of lobsters while he explained fluke fishing to two kids on bikes buying bait.

I love it! That's a great story

WoodyCT · 01-13-2009, 09:06 AM

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I hope I did not come out in a condescending manner

Not at all!

Speaking of buying in there, ever see those home -made looking black, green and pink needles hanging next to the Lupos? BUY SOME!

NIB · 01-13-2009, 10:01 AM

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Not at all!

Speaking of buying in there, ever see those home -made looking black, green and pink needles hanging next to the Lupos? BUY SOME!

Ya, I have a fe they are not the neatest but they catch.

DZ · 01-13-2009, 10:37 AM

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Ya, I have a fe they are not the neatest but they catch.

The scud needles: I know they don't look pretty but builder Marc Ducharme is from the old school. His plugs adhere to my old adage which is "Don't give me pretty - just give me practicality". Marc started making his homemade needles in the late 1980s. One of the most unique things about his needlefish plugs is that they were developed and designed "specifically" with the Block Island environment in mind. Of course they also work in other areas but they really excel in the shallow boulder fields of the west side I call home. For his needles to be carried in Twin Maples is a testament to their effectiveness.

DZ

RIROCKHOUND · 01-13-2009, 10:45 AM

and, if you are picky, you can poke through and find some 'unique' colors and shapes!

they are my inspiration when I make plugs; they aren't pretty but they catch!

RIROCKHOUND · 01-13-2009, 08:46 AM

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That's just how John is. Been on that island all his life. Seen it all. Done it all. His father Mac before him. Check out Leo Orsi's book "Striper Chronicles" to learn more about them.

About the only interesting part of the book; that and the part about Zeke's on Jamestown.

DZ · 01-12-2009, 09:03 AM

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Can ya see that guy and the camera crews going into twin maples..The shop owner while a nice man,is not the warmest of folks.Definetly a Islander..I found that part of the segment amusing.I bet they woke him up at 11 am...

NIB,
I’ve known shop owner John Swienton a long time and he’s always been like that – just squinting under the long bill of his sword fisherman’s hat – you’d be like that too if you had to deal with all the summer time yahoos over there. When the shop is not occupied you can ring a bell outside the door to notify him. He stops whatever he’s doing in his home which is next door, opens the shop and waits for these guys to figure out what they want – many times they just want info – and then after 30 minutes they leave without BUYING anything. If you’re going to make a guy open his shop and be brazen enough to ask for “hot spot” info, for god sakes BUY something first!

His dad Mac gave me my first pointers about the island and directed me to my first island bass. I watched as his physical condition deteriorated over the years and it was a sad day when he passed. Really miss him.

As far as this TV episode goes I wish they would have shown more of the island – best parts were scenes from the bluffs and of the dead fish photos on the Twin Maples walls of fame. I recognized a few of the fishermen - one was striped-bass.com member (rebaalk).

DZ