I am not much of an ass kisser. For whatever reason, I never developed social skills to be a good bullshit artist and be loved by masses. Ask my wife if you don’t believe me. She said that I have the worst social skills of any man she’s ever met. As such, I generally turn down almost every fishing invitation, preferring to fish alone. I don’t know, socializing for sake of socializing was never my thing. I fished with Crazy Alberto twice in my life, and both times he spanked me. Which is fine to be honest. Yes, I always thought that he was an exceptional angler but never really thought that he was head and shoulders above all other “experts”.
I recently however had a change of heart in regards where in the food chain of top anglers would I place him. I spent few days in Florida and had a chance to bounce around some bridges and even do some kayaking. I do not understand how this man learned so many spots in a year he has been there. I don’t understand how he knows at what time, almost down to the minute when the fish will show up. It is beyond my comprehension why we are looking at thousand mangroves, all looking alike, and not holding any fish until he says “cast to that one” and we pull a fish out. I am still trying to figure out how he found a depression in the bay that is 10 miles long and only two to three feet deep. How he found a small 6 foot depression that had more speckled trout in it that I could have ever hope for…all without any electronics. I don’t understand how he found a canal in buckfuckville Florida, behind someone’s house where we watched giant redfish piled one on top of another. Or a pier were giant drum ,shark and snook patrol the shadows in mere two feet of water.
I know what it takes to get this knowledge. Actually, I know how much time it would take me to acquire it….but I only have one life to live. The fact that he managed to get so familiar with a new place, while having less free time than at any other point in his life is astounding. I did always thought he was an exceptional angler. Our paths didn’t cross that much as I was more of a surfcaster while he was strictly a big fish hunter. I turned down many invitatiotios from him over the years when he would tell me we would start at 2 am…on a weekday. But a month after fishing with him, I am still amazed on how his mind works.
In his honor, we’ll give you a chance to win this Tactical Angler lure and TA Clips that he designed and developed. Al picked one picture in this issue as his favorite, your job is to figure out on what page is it located. You know Al is also an outstanding photographer (one of his many talents). Give it some thought before you spit out a page #
Good luck and stay warm….my son walked from school today. Actually ran…and he came in the house yelling “God Bless you dad”. I said “What did I do?”. He said he froze his ass outside for 5 minutes and did not understand how I could work outside in construction all day in this weather. Stay in school kids 🙂 …and get an office job.
Every guy that responds with only “I am in” agrees to have SJ tattooed on his forehead
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↓pg 162 Thanks Z
↓I’m in, and I Guess pg. 151
↓I’m In Thanks for the chance Z… 🙂
↓Oh Page 143
↓132. Thanks you.
↓I GUESS PAGE 154
THANKS
↓Page 169 thanks
↓Page 132
↓“I am in” page 62
↓pg 147 thanx. I didnt know Al designed those but I should’ve known;)Love that Hoby Al. Take care Z.
↓i am in lol whats another tattoo haha need one anyway page 132
↓Page 162. Thanks!
↓162, thanks
↓I’m in…at page 148
↓Pg.12 Thanks.
↓Front cover
↓pg. 44 thanks!
↓page 85 …less we forget…
↓hey z, i think its 153
↓i am in…thanx
↓forgot…front cover
↓alberto
↓I’M IN (i’ll skip the forehead ink) page 155
↓Page 12
Thanks for fhe chance
↓Does anyone else have an issue loading the magazine on a droid phone?
↓Page 115. Thank you
↓47 thanx
↓page 129
↓Page 132 for me. Thanks
↓Page 175… Thanks for the shot Z.
↓I’m in!
↓81 ummmmmmmm
↓I`M IN TO WIN WITH PAGE 155 . THANKS .
↓page 132…thanks..
↓page 153
thanks for the chance.
↓i’m in………..Lets do it.. “SJ” on forehead
↓PG 132 THANKS!
↓Dang I saw the update late and there are a bunch of guesses lol. I need to get up earlier!
AS far as the Droid my Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket seems totally fine. Tiny bit laggy but it could be the data amount.
I would like to say I love Albertos sub darter and the smaller popper. Excellent casting/darter action is a long sweep. Popper makes the water look like its boiling when fished like a pencil. nice fat bottom…just the way i like ’em! lol
Steven Cohen…I’ll be right over with my tattoo kit…HOOKED ON PHONICS WORKED FOR ME!
↓Page 171
I’m in!
↓I would say 43. thanks
↓steve says page 43
↓and I am in.
pg 163
Thanks
↓132
↓hey next time he asks you say hey i got a great guy for you hed love to go i can fly to fla in fact i have to go there in march
↓I would Say 153 😉
↓I’m in. Page 47.
↓pg 65
↓Page 1. Thanks again.
↓113
↓I’m in thanks for the chance 41
↓Paying homage!
pg. 85
Thank You!
↓133 is the shot
↓153 is my favorite. hope it’s al’s too. thanks!
↓pg. 155
Sure missing Florida fishing on days like today!
↓171 is the one..Thanks.
↓Page 60, thanks.
↓Thank you for the opportunity!
↓Page 85
pg 133 is the shot……thanks
↓picture on page 174
↓Ooops! picture on page 175
↓page 153,thanx for the chance
↓Pg 45 is my guess
↓Oops! Sorry Z I meant pg. 44. Disregard my previous pick please.
↓I’m in page 4-5
↓Page 31
↓Im in Page 106 regs jim
↓Im in Page 106
↓Page 131. Thanks guys for the chance. An SJ tattoo would be sweet but not on the forehead.
↓Page 115.
↓page 123, thanks for the chance
↓I’m gonna take a guess at page 156. I know Al take a great many outdoor scenic shots… but I’m guessing that this one tugged at his historic heart strings a bit. Wish me luck!
↓I think the one on page 175 holding the bluefish.
↓174,…JP at the mouth.
↓or is that pg 175? i guess scott B beat me anyways.lol
↓Page 2-3. although not a picture it’s got to be Al’s life motto.
↓I’ve seen him turn gray after not sleeping for 2 days.
I’m going to say page 69. Alberto has great shots and I wish I could find fishing areas like he does. Lets all have a great year. Thanks guys.
↓Page 155 I hope. Thanks
↓Is it 133 as everyone said or is it actually 132??
↓page 81. thanks for the chance!
↓I’m in. 🙂
↓153? and a forhead tattoo sounds awsome
↓im in
132 is my guess.
↓im in and no tattoo on the forehead, but maybe somewhere else
↓Page 134..
↓pg 60 thanks
↓sorry i forgot the page no. it is 192
↓Couldn’t be said better about Al. Great guy & friend
↓the last page #192.
↓I’m in
↓Page 42
↓p 144
↓page 187
↓page 165
↓The Cover, thanks for the chance
↓page 113. we can get the tatoo anyway if we want right?
↓I’m in
↓Pg 192
↓P. 51.
↓I’m in
↓page 172 im in thanks
↓I’m torn between 46 and 53 I like the Ariel shot of cow harbor. also the fish shot on 53….. I’ll take the chance and call it 46. I’m in … and I already have SJ tattooed on my truck… my forehead might be next.
↓p. 62
↓I think I married your wife’s sister.
↓page 155
↓Thanks
Pg 133! Gotta be
↓144 is my vote, who doesn’t like a bucktail? Thanks Z, just bought Surfcaster from your site and can’t put it down…
↓Page 5
↓Page 84 Thanks
↓pg 22
↓I say it’s page 51
↓page 132 fly fisherman
↓page 153! Love the classic surf rats!
↓Page 131…a mans art begins with tools 🙂
↓Page 22
↓Al is the MAN page 149
↓page 81
↓Page 60
↓pg. 120
Thx MikeH
↓Al likes rocks how about 62
↓pg 121
↓thanks
155, a real striperman’s bag
↓Page 101
Thanks
↓53
↓p117 =)
↓freezin my azz off last few days…..glad its warmin up…..a little
↓#132
↓Kodachrome Pg 154 old pic. & Big fish. I wish it was me.
S.S. ~>
↓listening to Al talk on catching big bass, his advice was, if you have a girlfriend, dump her, a wife, divorce her. I bet he loved pg 153.
↓im inside p153
↓Pg 138
↓I’m in ! #61 When will alberto write a book? What do think zeno?
↓i think 132 and no tatoo lol
↓I think it is the picture on page 44.
↓fantastic pix in your header-LL
↓River’s End ad–p 44
↓Pg 138, I’m in
↓Pg #155…I’m in!
↓No doubt pg 155. I’m in.
↓P 81
Thanks
↓can’t pick,i vote for all
↓133,I’m in
↓P134
↓Al’s lookin for kayak spots.
p149 = Daha!
↓pg. 164
looks like Al’s kind of pic
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