There Are No Fish Here August, 2002

Oh Dave, the weakfish are all gone, you should have been here yesterday. The fluke are all shorts... and if you want sea bass, you've got to go all the way out for the big ones. Gee, I guess those 6 weakfish we caught inside Jones Inlet by the shore line were our imagination and the 10 nicey nice fluke we got in 90 feet of water off the needle, oh those guys, they're just joking around. And those sweet humpback sea bass we found on a small rock pile in 80 feet were not there either. Mother Mary and Joseph, listen lad, don't believe everything you hear. Some guys are just lousy fishermen and have been snake bit. Better known as black luck. You have to put garlic around your neck, you know. And when these fishermen talk, see if they're staring at the ground, like they're looking for lost, gold coins. If they are, just nod your head, look polite now, and leave and be on your way to where your were going to fish.   As Mike and I proved again and again, take it with a grain of salt when it comes to information from a frustrated, tight lip fisherman. When it comes to fishing hot spots, except for blackfish, fluke and the rest, help out your fellow guys. It's good karma and it comes back in spades.

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