{"id":1817,"date":"2010-12-10T17:53:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-11T00:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishtales.abatemarco.com\/?p=1817"},"modified":"2010-12-15T10:02:21","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T17:02:21","slug":"fishmas-card-2010-fishmas-bells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fishtales.abatemarco.com\/?p=1817","title":{"rendered":"Fishmas Card 2010: Fishmas Bells"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tick Tock. The proverbial \u201cfat lady\u201d is in full voice as the surfcasting season for striped bass draws to its official conclusion on December 15. Moving from fishing season to holiday season, the spirit of one blends into the other and so inspires an annual rewrite of a classic holiday carol by me and big brother Frank. Here then, homage to Jingle Bells, which we call Fishmas Bells:<\/p>\n

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Fishmas Card 2010<\/p><\/div>\n

Fishmas Bells<\/p>\n

<\/strong>(To the tune of Jingle Bells)<\/p>\n

Dashing to the beach<\/p>\n

In a rod-filled SUV<\/p>\n

O\u2019er the dunes we go, fishing all the way.<\/p>\n

Bait at Ditch Plains rise,<\/p>\n

Making stripers bite,<\/p>\n

What fun it is to cast teaser flies<\/p>\n

For quality fish tonight.<\/p>\n

Striped bass blitz, striped bass blitz<\/p>\n

Bluefish on the hook,<\/p>\n

What fun it is to catch them all and take then home to cook.<\/p>\n

A day or two ago<\/p>\n

To Napeague we did ride<\/p>\n

Captain Harvey Bennett<\/p>\n

was seated by our side.<\/p>\n

His truck was fast and sure<\/p>\n

And Jack Yee knew the spot<\/p>\n

We tied on the right lure<\/p>\n

And fish we caught a lot.<\/p>\n

Striped bass blitz, striped bass blitz<\/p>\n

Albies in Gardiner\u2019s Bay,<\/p>\n

Oh what fun it is to bang keepers on Fishmas Day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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