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Compromise Over Beach Access Is Needed

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Ritch Pintauro hefts the 25 pound bluefish that Aaron Shmuel decked about the Sundance in Shelter Island Sound last week. Mike Pintauro

Ritch Pintauro hefts the 25 pound bluefish that Aaron Shmuel decked about the Sundance in Shelter Island Sound last week. Mike Pintauro

While the rest of us were poking around looking for a couple 5-pound fluke or maybe a 20-pound striper

While the rest of us were poking around looking for a couple 5-pound fluke or maybe a 20-pound striper

 the crew and customers of the Viking Starship was over the horizon hunting monster tilefish: like this collection of slobs that ranged from 40 to 61 pounds. Courtesy the Viking Fleet

the crew and customers of the Viking Starship was over the horizon hunting monster tilefish: like this collection of slobs that ranged from 40 to 61 pounds. Courtesy the Viking Fleet

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In the Field

  • Publication: Fishing & Hunting
  • Published on: Jun 28, 2016
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
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