Pete McDonald

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OLD SCHOOL: Johnson Sea Horse
Posted on July 6th 2010 - Pete McDonald
Spotted this weekend in the North Country: an old direct-drive Johnson Sea Horse outboard. 1940s vintage. It has no clutch. A guy pulled it out ...

Vet Memorial Adorned With Nautical Stars
Posted on July 2nd 2010 - Pete McDonald
Edson Marine makes and sells these nautical stars for boats. Since we’re approaching a patriotic weekend, this seemed like a good time to post about ...

Falvey’s Long Island Fishing Book Sighting
Posted on June 30th 2010 - Pete McDonald
I hit Barnes & Noble to pick up another fishing book (The Longest Silence by Tom McGuane) when I noticed a “Staycation” display featuring local ...

R.I.P. Bob Hewes
Posted on June 30th 2010 - Pete McDonald
I saw the news in Soundings Trade Only yesterday that Bob Hewes had passed. Hewes is credited with building the first modern flats boat in ...

FLIP-FLOP Bad News Continues
Posted on June 29th 2010 - Pete McDonald
This report from CNN puts my footwear of choice in a bad light. But I am going to ignore all evidence to the contrary and ...

MORE iPHONE: Free Boat Ramp Locator App
Posted on June 28th 2010 - Pete McDonald
Takemefishing.org has put out a free Boat Ramps iPhone app. Notice the “free” is not capitalized. The app itself is free, rather than an app ...

MoGo iPhone App Lets You Report on BP Gulf Disaster
Posted on June 26th 2010 - Pete McDonald
You can file your own “citizen scientist” reports on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster and contribute  information about what’s really happening down there. ...

Get Yer Daily Sea Surface Temps
Posted on June 24th 2010 - Pete McDonald
A fishing buddy turned me on to this a while ago. Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences publishes daily surface temperature readouts for the ...

Great White Shark Caught in Montauk Tournament
Posted on June 23rd 2010 - Pete McDonald
An angler fishing the 24th Annual Star Island Yacht Club Shark Tournament landed a 300-pound great white. His catch is landing him in hot water. ...

UPDATE: Winning Blue Marlin DQ’d at Big Rock
Posted on June 22nd 2010 - Pete McDonald
The board of directors for the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament have disqualified Citation’s 883-pound blue marlin, according to this press release. Here’s the meat: ...