[Life's A Beach]

The House has set the opening odds. "Come on Lord, love me hate me.......just show me you're there"

As always..........I will report the truth, the whole truth and nothing like OPPS BUT the truth. and to those that disagree with the odds......."you can't handle the truth"

Opening Odds:

1.The Chalk, The Favorite, The One to Gun For. He's probably the youngest guy on the trip. He can't see over the rail. He doesn't have a 19# or an 18# to his credit. He'll fish with mono on a bi-centennial jigmaster that makes more noise than a newell on a rod that cracks when he swings. He'll sneak into the smallest spot between 2 fishermen and steal the Pool Fish. He'll be using more lead than he can lift over his head and will be fishing with the biggest crabs you've ever seen. He doesn't eat but lives on butts and cawfy. 2 to 5 !
2.He only fishes “half day”. He'll steal your lunch then choke on it. I've seen him THIS CLOSE to tears on a charter last year (yeah Labby can take you out of your game baby). He'll crush your hands for a free Cluck U dinner. He WON'T have his Saboteur with him to tangle up the competition. He's the Dave Kingman of blackfishing; he'll strike out three times stranding 5 runners but hit the game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth. He'll whine and cry and bitch but at the END OF THE DAY, don't bet against him. Even Money
3.Most of you may not know him but I do. He's a fishing lunatic and hard core. He'll be comfortable on the Mimi with Captain Kenny. Don't let the odds go to your head Noodle Rod Tommy. 2 to 1
4.He's been on a real downslide for AWHILE. He whines like a little girl when he ain't catching but has da skillz to pull this one out. Tiny Tim aka Black Cat. 2 to 1
5.He lost his edge this year after putting a diamond (not jig) on a finger but he's proven he can pull with the big dawgs. Caught and released a 15#er last year. Just don't let him clean YOUR fish after a brew or two. Cheesehead Scott goes off (and he does, right PBJ?) at........ 3 to 1
6.You can call him Bobby Brown, Booby, The Lawn Doctor or FinS Bob. Just call him. He's come along way from njfishing.com's pretty boy with the carthardts and the $200 sunglasses. (hell, how many wives ago was that Bob?) But this is for all the marbles and I'm not sure he can keep up; Andre outfished him?! 10 to 1
7.PB&J. Here's the TRUTH IN REPORTING. He's been riding Boston Pete, Cheesehead Scott and FinS Bob's coattails long enuf. They bailed his big mouth out last year on Miss Beach Haven. Barry and David Goldman bailed him out up here last year. He foul hooked ONE lousy keeper fluke all year and ruined THAT catch by having the pic taken with his shirt off. He too is a whiner/cryer; don't smoke upwind of him and PLEASE, PLEASE don't expect him to clean the boat. He'll steal your filets and smile while doing it. He got kicked out of Brooklyn and was told by the Union Beach Chamber of Commerce he was NOT welcome to buy in that town. Residing in Keansburg but using Boston Pete's address as HIS mailing address.........he's our very own Peanut Butter and Jelly John. 50 to 1
8.He's got 3 degrees and has an IQ in the 160s but I keep hearing “we're counting cards” whenever I'm with him. He can be found fishing all over the eastern seaboard, trying for his personal bests OR using a bunker snag in the canal trying to get his fishing poles back. The nicest guy you'll ever meet (sorta like me, no?). He's Da Perfesser aka Scotty. 99 to 1
9.Fire Chicken.....Top Gun fishing team. College kid? Ha ha. The Sharpies will take this Youngun' to skool. Hey, I'm from Missouri....Show ME! 200 to 1
10.Reel Nauti. I like your style. Try deck boots with spurs......you'll clean the spot reel good that way. BUT you lose points for asking what PUOSU means when it was in my original post. was 30 to 1 but starts off at 40 to 1
11.Scungilli aka Baccala aka Dave. He'll be busy getting food for Stellie, getting crabs for Stellie and following Stellie around. I luv ya Dave but nice guys finish last. 100 to 1
12.Turfman. You're starting with two strikes. What we have here is Failure To Communicate; READ THE POST. And the 30 pack (see cheesehead scott's odds). If a “is anyone bringing whiteleggers?” was your question, your odds would have opened lower. 88 to 1
13.ToggyTime. OMG. With a name like that you BETTER bring your A game. Being a “nice guy” I'll start your odds at 101 to 1
14.El Raton. A proven puller in three states. “when you wake up you'll know you went too far” is still the best line going. 10 to 1
15.Scardino. HMMMMMMMM this one has The House worried. Not enough intel available, he's flying under my radar. But he DID use the magic word.....66.6 to 1
16.Padiwan Robin. You MUST explain the name to me. If it's not from a movie I've seen, I'm lost. “I don't know WHERE she's going but she'll be there by 10:30 tomorrow”. See Turfman's odds re: reading initial post. 127 to 1
17. Who WON'T be fishing with crabs? SMS will be strutting all day, catching nice 4#ers on his Cooked, Peeled and Deveined Shrimp but "Steakers" ain't winning this one. Bring the cocktail sauce for the ride in Steverino. 99 to 1
18.MVP, 260SEEVEE, Groovedog, MickRazz and Eamon round out the initial field. MVP we ain't with Grumpy. 260SEEVEE we ain't in Cape May.......You'll have to work for these fish. Groovie.......this ain't jigging for perch thru the ice. MickRazz will be picking up Da Perfesser's crumbs (again ha ha ha; I'm funny) and Eamon (fishing with the sharpies on BMH helps but this isn't a nice crowd) round out the current FIELD. Take 1 or take 'em all .............250 to 1 WOW