{"id":706,"date":"2009-12-23T04:21:45","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T11:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishtales.abatemarco.com\/?p=706"},"modified":"2009-12-23T04:22:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T11:22:00","slug":"merry-fishmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fishtales.abatemarco.com\/?p=706","title":{"rendered":"Merry Fishmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"

DECEMBER 23, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Fishmas Card for Surfcasters: Striper Blitz!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The beginning of the holiday season is, alas, the official end of the striped bass fishing season. In years like this, when the bass are wont to hang around our beaches in the mild ocean waters right up until the very eve of Christmas, the two seasons meld together so as to make the passage a tough one for local surfcasters. In honor of this winter segway, my Big Brother Frank and I make a tradition of rewriting a classic holiday tune. The annual \u201cFishmas\u201d song is a therapeutic way for us to smooth the transition from lure casters to stocking hangers.<\/p>\n

Lyrics by Fred and Frank Abatemarco (with apologies to Silver Bells song writers Jay Livingston and Ray Evans), graphics by Chaweenie, photo by Jack Yee.<\/p>\n

STRIPER BLITZ<\/strong><\/p>\n

(to the tune of Silver Bells)<\/p>\n

Montauk beaches, busy beaches<\/em><\/p>\n

Filled with Sharpies galore,<\/em><\/p>\n

In the surf<\/em><\/p>\n

There’s a big school<\/em><\/p>\n

of stripers.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bass are splashing<\/em><\/p>\n

Anglers casting<\/em><\/p>\n

Throwing diamond-jig lures<\/em><\/p>\n

And from ev\u2019ry surfcaster you\u2019ll hear<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Striper blitz, striper blitz<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Fishmas time out in Montauk<\/em><\/p>\n

Keeper bass, on ev\u2019ry cast<\/em><\/p>\n

Soon it will be Fishmas day.<\/em><\/p>\n

Soon it will be Fishmas day.<\/em> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Fish at first light<\/em><\/p>\n

Even twi-light<\/em><\/p>\n

Caught on lures red and green<\/em><\/p>\n

With a teaser<\/em><\/p>\n

That mimics a sand eel<\/em> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Make your first stop<\/em> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Harvey\u2019s Tackle Shop<\/em><\/p>\n

This is Jack Yee’s big scene<\/em><\/p>\n

And in Paulie\u2019s of Montauk<\/em><\/p>\n

You’ll hear<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Striper blitz, striper blitz<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s Fishmas time out in Montauk<\/em><\/p>\n

Keeper bass, on ev\u2019ry cast<\/em><\/p>\n

Soon it will be Fishmas day.<\/em><\/p>\n

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