Jan Vintje's Trip
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Jan was a big man in everything but height . Though he was about average height , he had a huge head , thick neck , broad shoulders , very deep chest , powerful shoulders and arms and massive thighs and calves . Though not at all fat , he packed o...
John Wesley Fulkerson
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John Wesley Fulkerson was born on a farm in Grayson County Kentucky in 1886 . His family was one of the oldest in the United States, having come to Nieuw Amsterdam on the very first shipload of Dutch immigrants in 1613 . At the time of his birth ,...
The Mullet Run Part 3
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As I change lures , each swell lifts me off the bottom a couple of inches and drops me back down as it passes in a slow dance .I watch the mullet near the end of the jetty . A 30 pound striper rips into the school . They scatter , but regroup quic...
The Mullet Run Part 2
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I make my first cast . The swimming plug is too light and not very aerodynamic . It is like trying to throw a beachball . It goes about 30 yards .I retrieve it slowly , letting its wiggling action do the work .It comes through the school of mullet...
The Mullet Run
posted about 1 year ago, updated 2 days later | 0 comments
It is early September, a high pressure system is sitting in the Atlantic off of Long Island , bringing with it a cool , dry wind out of the northwest .The tide started going out 3 hours ago . As it flows out of the bays and through the inlets ,it ...
