Posts Tagged ‘News’

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Barefoot Bandit Caught After Bahamas Boat Chase
Posted on July 12th 2010 - Pete McDonald
According to this article from Vanity Fair, the two-year saga of the Barefoot Bandit, aka Colton Harris-Moore, ended after a boat chase with Bahamian authorities. The ...

BP To Work With Private Boat Owners
Posted on July 8th 2010 - Pete McDonald
The BP oil spill in the Gulf hasn’t come close to being contained. The company’s getting a slight reprieve from media scrutiny while LeBron James ...

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 ...

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: ...

No Fishing License? No Prize at Big Rock
Posted on June 21st 2010 - Pete McDonald
The crew of Citation thought they had the $912,825 prize in the bag for their 883-lb. blue marlin at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament ...

Costa Del Mar’s New Blog
Posted on June 17th 2010 - Pete McDonald
The sunglass maker Costa Del Mar has started a new blog called The Watery Rave. As part of the company’s mission to protect fish habitats, ...

TESTED: Scout 210 XSF
Posted on June 14th 2010 - Pete McDonald
I tested the 2010 Scout 210 XSF today. Ran out of the Shinnecock Inlet, courtesy of Dave Bofill Marine. I have a full review due ...

BP OIL SPILL: Florida Charter Captains Already Feeling It
Posted on June 9th 2010 - Pete McDonald
Businessweek reports that Florida charter captains are already hit with losses due to the BP oil disaster. As one captain said to the reporters, “This ...