American Sportsman: Bluefish

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I'm only purified by some New York and I'm a fish in my wheel round.

Bring a little blue fish for me.

Bring a little blue fish for me.

Bring a little blue fish for me.

Every little one's in a while.

Cast my real life baby for this I could cast.

And all I got on the end of my line was a pretty white bass.

When comedian George Kirby sings it's usually in a TV studio or a nightclub.

But today he's alone except for manager and old friend Charlie Carbender and fishing authority Al Reinfelder who has taken them to Long Island Sound for their first try ever at Blue Fishing.

I noticed how the birds flutter.

And then sometimes he just glide over and make a scoop like that one did just then.

What they're doing is looking for the baitfish at the blues and driving up to the top.

See that one there? Yeah.

He's watching that plug.

He thinks that's a blue fish.

I see.

Oh, I had one he got off.

That sound like a familiar fishing story.

Oh, well, I had one he got off.

I can't hold.

Can't I? Really? I had one but he got away.

I like that rod George.

That's a special spinning rod just for popping.

Very nice.

Got one George? Yeah, I got one baby.

This is a big one.

All big CC.

All right now.

What about a big one? I'm standing here just waiting.

Listen to that him sing.

Sing out baby.

I'm going to get the lettering.

Oh, come on you little awful lot.

Yeah.

Come on you rascal.

You're not going to get away from me.

Not a pretty good fight, George.

Not from Tarzan.

It's a big one here.

How's he fighting? Good.

Oh, that's a nice fish.

Oh, that's a nice fish.

Oh, CC, look.

Look at him.

Look at that.

Look at that.

Look at that.

Look at you, Bo.

Look at him.

Maybe it is.

Look at him.

Maybe it is.

Oh, look at this big fella here.

Oh, look at this guy.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Oh, he doesn't get you.

Oh, is that a beauty? Look at all the water surface now.

Look at that.

Hold him up.

That guy is a beauty.

Oh, man.

Good.

Oh, I'm misty.

Oh, I swing him out again.

Oh, I'm trying.

I'm trying.

I'm trying.

There.

There.

There.

There.

There is.

There is.

Oh, there is.

Can you get it? I got him.

Oh, look at the side.

Oh, man.

That's a seven -eight pounder, right? Yeah.

Oh, man.

Look, like goodness.

Why hello there, Chef, huh? I know mama.

That's food fish.

That's your alley.

That's really good.

In that beauty.

Oh, man.

Oh, good eating tonight.

Good eating tonight.

Hey, George.

Yeah.

You know what I was just thinking? Yeah.

These guys got to be some kind of nuts to come out here, waving in the water off the shoreline, trying to catch fish this early in the morning.

You are the angel.

Yeah.

What is the difference between the fisherman that gets a boat and the fisherman that fishes off the shore like that? The surf catch is, I have to wait till the fish push the bait into the beach and then they are able to catch him.

But whereas we can get him out here, pretty much most of the day, they'll have to wait for the doorknour dusk.

Is it really a gig? They can come out of the infusion, still go to work.

Is it? They're the most of these guys they go to work.

They go to work to win them eight odd deeds.

Right.

Because they were out here when the dawn was breaking.

Ah, there are mebuckle.

Out she goes.

And she comes.

Scumble Martin.

I'd be waiting on you know.

What's up with something out there, Charlie? Might be.

Yeah, you got to take it easy now.

Pull it.

All right, I'm working.

That's it.

I'm working.

See him boil after that plug.

Okay, make him take it.

Make him take it.

He's a man.

He's got it.

He's got it.

Oh, look at that fella going.

Come on.

Don't let George Kirby out do me.

Oh, let George Kirby out do me.

Oh, you got him.

Good.

Looks like a beauty, Charles.

He's fighting too.

Fightin too.

Oh, too.

Look at that.

Fight.

You rascal, you.

I tell you one thing.

There's a lot of easy swing in a golf club.

There he is.

See him? Got big one.

Is he a big one? Yeah, yeah.

That's a good fish.

It's about the biggest one.

Biggest George Kirby, huh? Are you seeing him? Yeah, I can help him.

He's coming up.

Oh, man.

Get him, get him, get him, get him, get him.

Oh, he's not, isn't that close enough here? Get him right up on the surface.

Take it easy.

Oh, he's back with Charles.

Look at the size of that fella.

Oh, there he comes.

Oh, boy.

Oh, boy.

Look at the size of that.

Oh, this is a bluefish for you.

Look at all the foam.

I can't believe that I caught this, will they? Look at the size of that, baby.

That's a beautiful fish.

That's a good fish.

That's got to be eight or ten pounds.

And you got him on a plug.

Oh, look at that.

Look at that.

Oh, boy.

That was a fish.

Phew.

And I am tired.

You turn.

George Kirby.

Next up.

That's my favorite water.

Beautiful morning.

Oh, what a beautiful day.

I've got the craziest feeling.

Fish are going to come my way.

Guy and L.

Ryan Felder searches for fresh flocks of sea goals and turns for the birds of the key to fighting new schools of bluefish.

Watch the birds.

Oh, look at them dice.

Right.

They're all around us now.

Now should I catch them? Now this way.

This way.

Where the birds are.

Where the birds are? Right.

Let's get to the birds.

Here they go.

Take it easy.

Beautiful.

Keep up.

But you know what this reminds me of, George.

One of those teenage nights, I used to go out on my grandma's farm.

And I used to go out and get me a pool with those little corks, a piece of lead.

Then you throw your three shaggles, you just sit on the bank and wait for them.

But in the meantime, cotton mouth, moccasins, they just had a habit of coming up watching your fish.

Oh, these little snakes.

Two of them six sides.

Yeah, the same as the front.

You can watch your fish, man.

You have to be pretty careful, you know.

Oh.

Hey, I think George had a boil.

Well, you do that again.

I got one.

Big one, too.

Look at this.

I'm gonna fight.

Well, I'm gonna fight, baby.

Now fight.

Look at this big, I'm gonna hit it.

Him, big fellow.

He'll be a catch on big fellow.

He's not gonna fight.

You're working, George.

You're working.

You look like a fisherman.

Get the net, baby.

Oh, I sure will, George.

You keep pumping.

Keep it set up.

You'll probably sell it.

Where's with it? Weed him over into the net.

Oh, don't let him get on the boat.

There he is.

There he is.

See how easy it is? That was beautiful, just beautiful.

What do you think of that fish? Oh, that's a fighter.

Those yellow tails, they don't fight like this.

Oh, my hands, man.

Jiminy Christmas.

There's almost if I had a sailfish on there.

Good fight.

See him jump? Yeah, and then he went back down the way he did.

He didn't give up.

What, try for another one? Yeah, let's go.

I'm ready.

Get your hands and check.

All right.

Sitting in the evening sun.

I'm waiting for the blue fish to run.

Oh, sitting in the evening sun.

Uh -oh.

Uh -oh.

Uh -oh.

I got one.

Oh, I got one.

Got him on that book, Ted? Oh, I got him.

Look at his bed and that book.

Oh, come on, baby.

Oh, look at here.

Oh, what a beautiful day we've had.

Yes, we have.

Oh, what a beautiful day.

Looks like you're going to catch the last fish.

How lucky can you be.

Oh, and it looked like nothing was going to happen there for a while.

What it did? I love you.

I wonder if I got a pillowcase.

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh.

Look at here.

Wait.

Down.

Look at here.

There he is.

Look at that.

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, sweetie pie.

Come to me.

Look at him.

That's a beautiful fish.

G .K.

I surrender.

Look at that.

Well, too much.

Think you had enough of today? Oh, man.

Yeah, that's beautiful.

How beautiful day.

I think I'm here to know.

Let him go.

He's a beautiful, fine guy.

He's a beautiful, fine guy.

Beautiful, fine guy.

Let him go.

Got to fish.

Let me start up the motor.

I'm going to drive back because you drive too slow.

I'm going in like when the New York car drivers, Jim.

I'm going straight over here.

Oh, boy.

I sure hate to see this come to an end.

How about you, Al? I was good.

Listen, that was beautiful.

I'm so glad I ran into U .S.

Cargo.

I don't know what to do.

So George Kirby and Charlie Carpenter found that great fishing doesn't have to mean distant travel.

Not when the blues are exploding within the shadow of the New York skyline.

I'm going to drive back.

So I'm going to drive back.

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