Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Snarky Joe posted on the long thread about having a NYC Meet-Up in Peekskill at the Peekskill Brewery.
The good is that the Peekskill Brewery is almost at the Peekskill train Station and is less than a block away.
The bad is that trains back and forth on the weekend are about an hour apart on the weekends.
There really is no ugly, but basically it is a day-trip using Metro North.
Did you know that you can take a bike on Metro North. Hmmm. Could be interesting to do a Tour de Peekskill. Hmmm… I’m open to anything.
In fact I posted in a thread if anyone would like to go to City Island and do a charter boat for Blackfish in the Long Island Sound. I have some new gear, and I want to get my lines wet.
BTW Blackfish are really good eating fish, but it takes some skill to catch them. At first you will feel a nibble, but you have to wait untill the fish actually has the bait in its mouth. There is a definite pause between the nibble and the bite. Understand that Blackfish have front teeth about as big as ours, and they have molars that are almost human size to crush clams, muscles and crabs. Also their mouths are tough and leathery.
When you feel the bite, pretty much you have to lift the rod as violently as you can for two reasons: first the leather like mouth needs a lot of force to set the hook; then you have to take away the opportunity for the Blackfish to dive into structure to snag your line. Understand that Blackfish are sturdy fish and they have thick broad shoulders like a football player. They pull like a MoFo.
The difference in length between a 2-3 pound Blackfish and say a 5-7 pounder is only 2-3 inches, but the girth grows exponentially.
Because Blackfish mostly eat crustations they can kinda taste like lobster and they have very firm meat like a lobster, especially the bigger fish. Know that with their front teeth they can peel barnacles off pilings.
Cal
The good is that the Peekskill Brewery is almost at the Peekskill train Station and is less than a block away.
The bad is that trains back and forth on the weekend are about an hour apart on the weekends.
There really is no ugly, but basically it is a day-trip using Metro North.
Did you know that you can take a bike on Metro North. Hmmm. Could be interesting to do a Tour de Peekskill. Hmmm… I’m open to anything.
In fact I posted in a thread if anyone would like to go to City Island and do a charter boat for Blackfish in the Long Island Sound. I have some new gear, and I want to get my lines wet.
BTW Blackfish are really good eating fish, but it takes some skill to catch them. At first you will feel a nibble, but you have to wait untill the fish actually has the bait in its mouth. There is a definite pause between the nibble and the bite. Understand that Blackfish have front teeth about as big as ours, and they have molars that are almost human size to crush clams, muscles and crabs. Also their mouths are tough and leathery.
When you feel the bite, pretty much you have to lift the rod as violently as you can for two reasons: first the leather like mouth needs a lot of force to set the hook; then you have to take away the opportunity for the Blackfish to dive into structure to snag your line. Understand that Blackfish are sturdy fish and they have thick broad shoulders like a football player. They pull like a MoFo.
The difference in length between a 2-3 pound Blackfish and say a 5-7 pounder is only 2-3 inches, but the girth grows exponentially.
Because Blackfish mostly eat crustations they can kinda taste like lobster and they have very firm meat like a lobster, especially the bigger fish. Know that with their front teeth they can peel barnacles off pilings.
Cal
