By Zeno Hromin

This article originally appeared in the Fisherman magazine

Surf Fishing Tips from the Pros:

Steve Petri

This month’s feature sharpie is Steve Petri, inventor, custom rod builder, seminar speaker and surfcaster whose exploits are well known in the surf fishing community. He feels blessed that he was able to learn from one of Long Islands best, his dad. After all, it was under his father’s watchful eye in 1981, at the tender age of 17 on a Cape Cod beach Steve landed a 57 and a 69.08 lb bass on consecutive nights. This multi-talented fisherman is also an accomplished inventor who among other things created a Petri-fish rubber flounder lure. In addition he is a custom rod builder operating out of Bob’s Bait & Tackle in Copiague. Although two of his largest fish came out of Cape Cod beaches Steve also has two fish over 50 lbs to his credit from the LI surf and numerous 40’s.Let’s see if he will let us in on any of the strategies that has worked so well for him in the past.

Hello Steve. We all know July is a tough month for surfcasting. Tell us how do you approach it? 

I would try to stick with the areas were the water is cooler; I wouldn’t even fish the back bay areas because of this. Stick with the oceanfront beaches. The last few years we had big bunker schools in Read More→

What do you say we pick a winner of A.O.K. Tackle giveaway in  a day or two? Last chance to enter to win a great package of fish catching lures, courtesy of Steve Adams from AOK…don’t miss the interview with Steve in this issue of Surfcaster’s Journal Magazine either . We are working hard on September issue and I hope to have few surprises…ok, we are trying to work but between this oppressive heat, kids graduations and fishing…not much is getting done Spent most of the day drowning the sorrow after USA loss with my buddy Samuel Adams…I forgot that I don’t know how to drink…when I got up at 2 am to hit the suds I felt like an old man.  

 The dream season is continuing along New Jersey beaches while the rest of Northeast is not so fortunate. I did hear the rumors that Cape Cod beaches much, much more productive this spring then they usually are. I don’t know how long you have been fishing or are your spots undergoing changes over the years. I can only talk about spots that I fish, around Jones beach due to close proximity to my house. They never really were a great beaches to catch fish, certainly not when compared to some other locations but they are close, convenient and for the most part, consistent once you learn the wind and tides.  

You got your regulars and few stranglers Read More→

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I have been on a real Roasted chicken kick lately… Read More→