Surf fishing can be daunting. Standing on the beach looking at the crashing waves and vastness of the ocean makes you feel small. It’s not like a pond or river that you can more easily break down.

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They call it longcasting, a refinement of the surfcaster’s art to reach unimaginable distances, but it doesn’t resemble the casting you learned as a youngster. The style more closely resembles a ...

On July 9, 1956 Ernie Giglio caught a 49-pound striped bass that was good enough for second place in the Long Branch City Surf Fishing Contest that year. Hanging on a hook from the ceiling of Giglio's ...

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Standing on the shore of a big lake or reservoir with a rod in your hand can be daunting. Still, the fish within that body of water are confined. The same can’t be said of the Atlantic Ocean. Catching ...