So this past week, I had been in Manhattan at the Beached Whale
listenin' to old salty party boat captains out of Brooklyn. They were
braggin' about how they would catch the biggest basses ever in the
East River on the Brooklyn side. They even said there were a few
times they had to throw back 50 pounders 'cause they were the
runts! The captains were all whisperin' this fishing area is the
best kept secret in Brooklyn because of the mixture of the salt and
fresh water within the manmade reefs of dumped subway cars and taxis. Plus,
there is an abundance of food for them from all the old
hotdogs and pretzels that get tossed in the river. The bass had gotten so big and out
of control that they chased away the Navy at the old Brooklyn piers!
So this past weekend, myself and my fearless chick, Stephanie, set
sail to Brooklyn in our row boat. Our fishin' did not go as smoothly
as planned. The bass where huge and they had attitudes. One bass
that took my bait was the toughest bass I ever fought! Well,
actually, it wasn't really a fight at all. See, what happened was,
it swam towards me as fast as the Q train on the Manhattan Bridge.
This crazy bass then dove inside my boat, slapped my fishing pole out
of my hand and started to eat my lunch! Before I knew it, a bunch of
his pals surrounded our boat and started tossin' all our gear into
the river! They were rantin' that we weren't from Brooklyn and
shouldn't' be here! Suddenly, a few more popped out of the water
threatenin' us and tellin' us if we fell in the water, they'd be sure
to give us special shoes!
I think next time we will get a local guide!
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"East River New York Fishing"
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