The Night i walked on, No RAN on water!
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The Night i walked on, No RAN on water!
It was 1976 approximately January, Location Old Long Key bridge catwalks.
Me and Chris Baxter were both Sharkin the other 2 guys were just there for the party.
Chris gets spooled on his 9/0 very slowly, And the pisser was after getting to the knot it spit the bait.
A little while later my 12 gets a fast hit. We end up gaffing it with my meat hook drag him down the catwalk to the seawall. This is where it gets sticky The guy took the picture below Rick Occpinti, Well he backed up the car to the seawall to help pull the shark up over the wall.
The only problem is we had partied hard that night and well Rick hit the gas instead of the brake by accident!
Unfortunately the shark was still very alive and upset and i was in between the car and the seawall. So the car knocks me for a loop into the dark night time water around 2-3 am.
This is when i Run on water to get away from the thrashing shark
I make Rick run the car all night with the heater on high,- It was in the 40's that night as you can see by how we were dressed.
This is a pic he took the next morning facing old Long Key bridge.
REMEMBER THIS WAS 1970'S AND YES WE KILLED SHARKS...NO WE DONT ANYMORE.
The only pic of me with the shark has a big water stain blotch on it...sorry
But hears a pic of my Uncle Harry with the jaws im stanging in the doorway.
Me and Chris Baxter were both Sharkin the other 2 guys were just there for the party.
Chris gets spooled on his 9/0 very slowly, And the pisser was after getting to the knot it spit the bait.
A little while later my 12 gets a fast hit. We end up gaffing it with my meat hook drag him down the catwalk to the seawall. This is where it gets sticky The guy took the picture below Rick Occpinti, Well he backed up the car to the seawall to help pull the shark up over the wall.
The only problem is we had partied hard that night and well Rick hit the gas instead of the brake by accident!
Unfortunately the shark was still very alive and upset and i was in between the car and the seawall. So the car knocks me for a loop into the dark night time water around 2-3 am.
This is when i Run on water to get away from the thrashing shark
I make Rick run the car all night with the heater on high,- It was in the 40's that night as you can see by how we were dressed.
This is a pic he took the next morning facing old Long Key bridge.
REMEMBER THIS WAS 1970'S AND YES WE KILLED SHARKS...NO WE DONT ANYMORE.
The only pic of me with the shark has a big water stain blotch on it...sorry
But hears a pic of my Uncle Harry with the jaws im stanging in the doorway.
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WOW, look how narrow the walkway use to be.
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Wow great pictures and story . Funny how you hair hasn't changed in 3 decades.
Dreaming the dream that one day I can be as good as some of the boatless pros and catch some 12 inch mangrove snapper.
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fishnfool73 wrote:Wow great pictures and story . Funny how you hair hasn't changed in 3 decades.
Ya think so??
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Wow. Did that old catwalk run the entire length of the bridge? Was this before the new bridge was built and the railroad bridge was turned into the fishing bridge? It looks like there were no power poles then, must've been nice to shark fish Long Key without them.
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PhishingPhanatic wrote:Wow. Did that old catwalk run the entire length of the bridge? Was this before the new bridge was built and the railroad bridge was turned into the fishing bridge?
The cat walk went out i would say 1/3 of the way out then it went under the bridge to the other side which had the same.
And yes it was before the new bridge was built. Also at that time you had NO power lines to get in your way they were under the bridge.
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What I would give to have been able to fish the bridges back thenMoJo wrote:PhishingPhanatic wrote:Wow. Did that old catwalk run the entire length of the bridge? Was this before the new bridge was built and the railroad bridge was turned into the fishing bridge?
The cat walk went out i would say 1/3 of the way out then it went under the bridge to the other side which had the same.
And yes it was before the new bridge was built. Also at that time you had NO power lines to get in your way they were under the bridge.
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Isn't now when Satan is supposed to appear in a puff of smoke behind you with a contract for your soul?PhishingPhanatic wrote: What I would give to have been able to fish the bridges back then
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Look how big his glass of milk is. No wonder the mf'ker is so large. Its all the steroids from the cow's milk. He was 13 years of age in this picture.MoJo wrote:fishnfool73 wrote:Wow great pictures and story . Funny how you hair hasn't changed in 3 decades.
Ya think so??
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If you look at my eyes you can tell i had the MuNcHiEs
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That was your fifth pound cake mister?MoJo wrote:If you look at my eyes you can tell i had the MuNcHiEs
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Boy oh boy that's a bunch of ugly girls in those pictures. Especially the one with the stache.
Bolo first thing I htought was how narrow it was too. No room to manuever.
Bolo first thing I htought was how narrow it was too. No room to manuever.
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PaulieBoy wrote:GREAT PICS MOJO....I love seeing old pics like that!!!!
Ok then here is some more pics of intrest.
The same bull shark from above but the pic is a bit messed up.
One of my Jewfish hanging next to my Grandma Madge.
Nice sail that i had smoked...yummy "pic taken at a bait and tackle shop on griffin rd" cant remember there name.
Another sail, Caught on my boat that i used to have till the bank wanted it back!
Ohhh Yeah 2 hot Filipino nurses from San Diego..God i wanna go back there "wonder why"?
Ahh and last but not least diggin4groupers mom, Who by the way is wearing 1 of her sons business shirts!
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kinda does look like brad!
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Nice pics Mojo....That tackle shop front porch kinda looks like Hinckles B and T ....
Great stuff man !
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Yeah it was Hinkles i forgot the name.Cookinman wrote:Nice pics Mojo....That tackle shop front porch kinda looks like Hinckles B and T ....
Great stuff man !
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Thnk that is the old one on eastbound Griffin west of the Pike .....
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Yes you are correct sir!fishnfool73 wrote:Thnk that is the old one on eastbound Griffin west of the Pike .....
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...lolMoJo wrote:Yes you are correct sir!fishnfool73 wrote:Thnk that is the old one on eastbound Griffin west of the Pike .....
Home of the " hog head bass" and "Key Deerigator"
....lol I kinda miss that place !
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Cookinman wrote:...lolMoJo wrote:Yes you are correct sir!fishnfool73 wrote:Thnk that is the old one on eastbound Griffin west of the Pike .....
Home of the " hog head bass" and "Key Deerigator"
....lol I kinda miss that place !