[Mattsea]

The Charter captains in Montauk are like a murderers row line up. The ones who have been there for years and years lasted there for a reason and are all amazing including the ones just named. I've fished with many of them over the years and only found one who was a great fisherman but did not know how to show his charter a good time. We were all experienced live liners but he would insist on dead sticking the rods and setting the hooks himself rather than lettiing us fish (WTF?). That was the one and only charter with that captain. Rob Aaronson of the OH brother can really find some of the biggest bass I've seen and is a good Captain. The best duo in my opinion was Otto Haselman and his mate Terry (red man) Cooper of the fishhooker. They could put you on the fish and were the nicest guys you could ever find. I was sad to see Otto retire a few years back as I had fished with him on many a trip.