Ryan Skibinski shows off his first ever cod caught on his own, and a nice black sea bass, from last week's wreck fishing trip aboard the party boat Hampton Lady out of Hampton Bays.
Like a lot of newcomers to the Montauk surf fishing scene, Greg Klein was one of my first friends on the beach. In a social circle famous for its gruff characters and locals-only exclusivity, Greg was unusually welcoming and friendly for a Montauk local once he had encountered you on the beach at least a few times.
When I was a teenage newbie from the netherland of Southampton, working in Freddie’s Bait and Tackle, trying to catch a few fish, learn a few tricks and maybe earn at least a nod of recognition from a passing local, Greg was one of the folks I was always happy to see arrive at the beach in the mornings.
He was hard to miss. Greg was big and he was loud (maybe not Gary... more
When I was a teenage newbie from the netherland of Southampton, working in Freddie’s Bait and Tackle, trying to catch a few fish, learn a few tricks and maybe earn at least a nod of recognition from a passing local, Greg was one of the folks I was always happy to see arrive at the beach in the mornings.
He was hard to miss. Greg was big and he was loud (maybe not Gary... more
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