Monday, June 15, 2009

Night of the Dead Fish

Ever wonder what kind of fish are swimming around the waters of Martha Vineyard late at night?

Wonder no longer, courtesy of John, whose eyes are bulging out further than those of the fish he landed:
To hear the fish tale, this was a 17 pound striped bass that John caught late Sunday night in one of the estuary ponds on Chappaquiddick. Said fish was subsequently filleted, and is sitting in John's Vineyard freezer, awaiting his final fate on a dinner table at a date TBD.

According to the Old Man of the Sea, he caught him using something called a Sluggo, which is either Mr. Bill's arch-enemy or Nancy's boyfriend:

2 comments:

Barry Scanlon said...

Saturday Night Live once had a skit which contained the line Mountains Do Strange Things to a Man. Judging by the photo of John, the updated version is the Vineyard Does Strange Things to a Man.

Contrary to popular belief, John didn't actually catch the fish, he simply stared at it and caused a massive heart attack.

carlos said...

Word on the street is he used his cumare's fish finder