 Montauk, New York Fly Fishing: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
Posted by jeremy on September 28, 2008
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Montauk Albie Video
Northeast saltwater fishing, for me, has always been about the camaraderie, the crew and the energy of it all. I grew up in Rhode Island and for as long as I can remember I always had a “crew” of fishing friends. Whether we were running and chasing fish down miles of beaches, riding rusted out bicycles to hot fishing spots or taking out our tiny barely running beat up hand-me-down boats to rips and reefs that we had no business being at; I always had a crew. So much time has passed since the earliest memories and crews and the methods of fishing and crews and names and faces have changed many times over. But, regardless of whether the crew was a bunch of kids with duct taped surf rods on rusted bicycles, ex-cons and other types of castaways on off-shore commercial long-liners or fly rod wielding albie addicts ... the fundamental fishing energy and sense of camaraderie remains unchanged. There are many forms of more relaxing and mellow saltwater fly fishing of which I love to do. You know, hunting and sight fishing to a solo striper or bonefish or whatever eating crabs or shrimp in skinny water. I love the hunting and visual aspects of saltwater fly fishing and the energy of the sea and being surrounded by its many life forms. The more life and energy, the better! So, amongst many Northeast saltwater fisherman, there seems to be a somewhat generally understood never ending quest for more life and more energy! Sure, many times the goal is one nice fish from a difficult environment or one big fish measured in inches or pounds but many times the goals and respective measurements are inherently different. The hunt and
the visual dynamics remain the same but everything else is super magnified. Anyone who has spent time fishing in Northeast saltwater has seen or spent time looking for the epic “Blitz.” It usually involves covering many miles of relatively lifeless water by foot, boat, bicycle or car looking for the inevitable signs of massive volumes of life. This could include but is not limited to hundreds if not thousands of birds, seals, porpoises, dolphins, whales, stripers, bluefish, albies, bonito, bluefin tuna and millions upon millions of helpless baitfish. It is not as easy as one might think to find a “Blitz.” Infact, it can often be just as difficult as finding a tailing bonefish. But the signs of a “Blitz” are almost always consistent with birds dive bombing into the baitfish and all sorts of fish smashing and crashing through the bait causing the water to appear as though it is boiling. It is very difficult to effectively describe the energy and life, as it is something that can only be felt. And, regardless of the actual crew and its names and faces, that same feeling is felt by everyone. And, not only does the sea come to life during a “Blitz” but the entire crew comes to life. It is almost as though we are part of the “Blitz” itself and the crew feeds off the energy surrounding us. I suppose that non-fisherman would feel nothing at all and some fisherman would not feel the same electric energy of the blitz. And, that’s cool … just as long as they are not part of our crew! So, when my friend Greg Snow called me and said, “Dude, wanna make a run to Montauk? I heard there was an almost epic blitz today?” I said, “Of course, can Alex and Boz come?” There was a moment of silence and he then politely said, “Dude, those guys are like brothers but 4 fly rods fishing at once? Whatever, let’s do it.” So, we ditched my boat on Block Island and all jumped in Greg’s boat. I had one of the best days of my life and it was epic with literally miles of albies surrounding us in every direction. Our crew was part of the blitz from the time we arrived until the time we left. And, somehow the four of us managed to fish and maneuver around the boat as an almost single entity casting four fly rods and chasing and hooking countless albies without a single tangle or issue. Oh ya, except for the last cast of the day when I drilled Alex in the back with an epoxy fly (see very last sequence of the video). But, I think I was just subconsciously getting him back for when he cracked me on the head with his fly reel a couple years ago during another albie blitz. I tried to put this video and tune together in a way that tries to capture the energy and essence of the blitz. But, ultimately ... a "Blitz" can never truly be described with video or words or whatever; it can only be felt.
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by greg on September 28, 2008 http://www.fliesandfins.com | | One day you will go to cast and I'll be there to shove you!!!! Great scene of total chaos! I guess you could say this is an action packed 4 minutes that is memorable and deserves a short cut on my desk top screen for winter veiwing. The weather makes it more fun if you have a strong stomach. Great treatment of the video, makes the ticker pump! |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by waterwhippa on September 28, 2008 | | Wow, lotsa machine gun fire going on there. really got the blood pumping, everything happens so fast out there and you did a supper job capturing that feel with this video. grade A fishing and filming, excellent. |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by geib on September 28, 2008 | | Killer video..... I could have used some Dramamine while watching it. Haha. |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by KodiakCommando on September 28, 2008 | | One word......Hardcore!! |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by wrh on September 28, 2008 http://www.theanglersnet.com | | That was excellent, getting excited for some salt water myself. |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by joey on September 28, 2008 http://www.fliesandfins.com | Loved it. I have never experienced this type of fishing and it looks like a killer time. Definately hard core. Nice song too jer, I dig.
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by Pete on September 29, 2008 http://www.fishingjones.com | | Awesome. You captured it well. It's why I spent hours cruising around in the rain yesterday just on the hopes of finding one blitz, passing up rips and structure and shoreline where I knew I could get fish blind casting. This time of year, it's what you live for. |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by Shaq on September 29, 2008 http://www.theanglersnet.com | | That looks killer! Awesome place and great fish |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by fishingMOZ on September 29, 2008 http://www.fishingmoz.com | | Looks like an absolute ton of fun, I'm sure the heart was pounding and your hands were a trembling. Great Work! |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by snowmobile on September 29, 2008 http://www.snowflycharters.com/ | Nice work J! I'm always suprised at how killer your vids come out. That was a real sick albie bloodbath we had. It was great having you, Boz and Alex out to fish "The End" via Block Island. Raging Albies for hours never sucks!! Triple and even quadripple hook ups on the fly is something to be proud of with not even ONE crossed line. I'll be out on BI untill the 15th so we'll maybe get out again. I have an all day charter over there on Tue so I'll give you a full report.
Tight lines & Strong tides dude. Capt. Greg Snow www.snowflycharters.com |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by msanchez on September 29, 2008 http://www.patagoniaflies.com | muy buena pesca Alex!!1 felicitaciones , la verdad da envidia verlos disfrutar tanto , aca ya falta poco , solo 1 mes , espero que sigan pescando bien , les mando un abrazo gigante desde Bariloche y hasta pronto .
excelente trabajo
Miguel-Bariloche-Argentina |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by NiC on September 29, 2008 http://www.fly-only.dk | Jeremy... Sick video.
Actionpacked !
I really liked it, liked the way you used the different formats as well.
I have to try some of that Albie fishing out some day :)
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by alex on September 29, 2008 http://www.patagoniaflies.com | | What a day...... Jer the video is just simply intense portraying the the controlled chaos and madness of the fall New England blitz... I love the song man and I am still wasted on the high of the Albies screaming backing off all of our reels. Snowman and Boz it was so great to catch up with you guys this year and thanks so much for getting us into the game....cheers Alex |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by Austin on September 29, 2008 | | That is some sick albie action! I don't know exactly what i would have done if i was on the bow of the snowmobile at the time, but i know for sure i would be tangling lines, casting too short and mising the fish, etc...a job well done by all of the blitz crew on this trip! seems as though the stars truely aligned, and the perfect crew and perfect fish finally came together! great song, story, and of course outrageous shots and video editing! Way to rock and roll guys! |
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Re: Montauk, New York: Albies & The Energy Of ''The Blitz''
by simpson on September 29, 2008 | | absolute carnage and mayhem. love it |
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