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Photos © Above: Frank Mundus with the first mako of the year
caught in Montauk on June 4, 1986. Weight: 703 lbs. First Mate:
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finally picked Frank up in New York on June 11, 2007. That was nearly
a month before the official kickoff of the summer shark fishing
season in Montauk marked by the 'Star Island Yacht Club & Marina'
Tournament. By following the links below, you can trace our steps
from June or jump into the action wherever you want. As of this
writing, it's August 21st and we're knee-deep in the production
of the series, negotiating distribution, playing with the sharks,
handling press obligations and promotions, converting the Cricket
II to a full-time research vessel, working with TLC on a Monster
Man / Great White-themed motorcycle for the television series, 'American
Chopper', and so much more we can't begin to tell you. Time is moving
fast and we have a lot coming at us, but one thing's for sure, we're
having the time of our lives and we're just getting started.
Like
everything else, this segment was also filmed and it documents our
brief visit with Bert Pence before we grab Frank at LaGuardia and
head for Montauk where he'll be reunited with the Cricket II. |
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Bert
Pence's flat in Manhattan (above). Some nice digs for weary travelers.
Causing trouble with Frank Mundus (below) the same day we met Bert
in Montauk. |
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The
Three Musty Steers |
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The
sequence below represents a proud moment for the two of us and the
others involved with getting the Cricket II back into Frank's hands.
The pictures speak for themselves. |
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An
interesting shot above. Looming in the background is a replica of
the largest fish of any kind ever caught on rod and reel. It just
so happens to be the same one memorialized on the back of Frank's
shirt -- a great white weighing 3,427 pounds. |
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Joined
by Captain Tommy Hoffman (2nd from left above), we plan a list of
final necessary restoration and repair items. Later that night,
Brooks and I (below) take a few moments over a cold one ... or two
and contemplate what we've gotten ourselves into. It's another proud
moment. |
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The
next day the Screwy Crew of the Cricket II assembles to tackle the
list. |
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Frank
(above) gets under the hood ... way under the hood |
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Brooks
displays his skills with a table saw demonstrating its devastating
effect on both hard wood and soft tissue. |
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A
visit and interview with Corey Kilgannon from the New York Times
(above left). |
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The
next day we'd be heading to our old stomping grounds at Liberty
Landing Marina in Jersey City across from Manhattan. We had some
good friends and fellow adventurers there setting off to row across
the Atlantic Ocean in a few days, and we need to help give them
a proper send off. That that's tomorrow so there's still time for
a quick nightcap at one of our favorite Montauk watering holes ...
Salivar's. |
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