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Backbeat - Return Of The Drum

And a familiar spongy confectionary treat.

  • May 30, 2025

Memorial Day Weekend Report

We are ready.  Especially Ray.

  • May 23, 2025

Bass, Blues and Fluke in the Surf

Should you go fishing?  Yes, you should go fishing.

  • May 20, 2025

Governor's Cup Weekend

And the fish are here.

  • May 16, 2025

Striped Bass and Bluefish and Fluke, Oh My!

Now is the time to go fishing...

  • May 09, 2025

Things Are Getting Interesting

A lot of different fish are moving into the local waters

  • May 06, 2025

Bass And Drum And A New Look

And free hugs from Scott.

  • April 28, 2025

And the drum played on

While the bass joined in.

  • April 22, 2025

Still A Back Bay Bite

But the ocean should turn on soon

  • April 10, 2025

A Sad Week In The Fishing Community

But the fishing remains good...
  • June 06, 2024

The Bass Remain, The Drum are Back

The drum made us look like liars...
  • June 03, 2024

Sliding Into Memorial Day Weekend...

... with some good fishing.
  • May 23, 2024

More Drum Than a Marching Band Battery

The Black Drum Bite has been incredible.  Get some clams and get out there.

  • May 20, 2024

The Rain Isn't Stopping The Bite

Why should it?  The fish are already wet...
  • May 16, 2024

Got Mullet (Or Bunker Or Mackerel)? Get Bluefish

The Striped bass are still around too.
  • May 13, 2024

Got clam? Get Bass

And fluke and blues too...
  • May 09, 2024

Great Weekend Of Fishing

That almost ended in "tragedy"
  • April 29, 2024

The Surf Is Getting Good

Whoever dreamed up "Take Your Kid To Work" obviously did not know how to fish.
  • April 25, 2024

Beach Bite Is On

Honestly you can fish either side of this island right now.
  • April 22, 2024

And the Drum (and Bass) Plays On

It's musical fish lately.  If anyone catches a guitarfish, we want to know about it...
  • April 18, 2024

It Has Blown Wide Open

Hoping it has staying power...
  • April 15, 2024

Spring Stock Up Sale & Casting Demos Weekend

This is a big Grumpys Weekend.
  • April 11, 2024

Happy Eclipse Day!

Great eclipse, but worst apocalypse ever!
  • April 08, 2024

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

And a Grumpys Tackle first...
  • April 05, 2024

We May Owe You An Apology

But you are not going to get one...
  • April 02, 2024

Out Like a Lamb My...

The "Old Wives Tales" are not working anymore...
  • March 28, 2024

Is There a Doc In The House?

And Ray is not under alien control.
  • March 21, 2024

The Good Fishing Continues...

Did anyone know Ray knows how to juggle?
  • June 05, 2023

Not Just Bass, Blues and Fluke anymore...

Last week I asked for someone to catch something different and you came through...
  • May 29, 2023

We are Running Out of Titles that Say Bass, Bluefish, and Fluke Fishing is Good

Someone go catch something different to spice this up...
  • May 26, 2023

Still Good Fishing On The Beach

But some other bad news...
  • May 19, 2023

Bass And Blues Are Still the Name Of The Game

Plus a graduation and Ray's power of ruing the seasons of sports teams is impressive.
  • May 11, 2023

A Great Weekend

One for the record books
  • May 08, 2023

A Nice Mix of Bass and Blues

And some unicorns.

We have a big weekend planned.  Check it out.
  • May 05, 2023

Bass and Blues Despite The Weather

And a Devils win despite Ray's best efforts.
  • May 02, 2023

Bass Fishing Still Good, But....

...we have some weather coming in.
  • April 27, 2023

Even More Bass. And Drum Now...

If she can catch fish from the surf, why aren't you?
  • April 25, 2023

Snot Throwing

It's not what you think, or maybe it is...
  • April 18, 2023

The Surf Is Heating Up

And more trout drama...
  • April 14, 2023

Easter Weekend Startup

Some life in the surf, and some Easter trauma for Ray
  • April 10, 2023

Happy Easter Weekend

There is a zombie joke here, but I am not gonna say it...
  • April 06, 2023

New Stuff, New Contest...

...same Old Ray
  • March 30, 2023

New Scabelly Item, plus a Fishing Report

And two of the Grumpys crew going through, well, something...
  • March 28, 2023

Happy Spring!

That means we are having a big sale, and the fishing has picked up.
  • March 21, 2023

Bug Bites!

Both the good kind and the bad kind. (Yes there is a good kind of bug bite)
  • June 20, 2022

Striped Bass, Black Drum, Bluefish & Fluke, all making a showing...

Like they are happily marching in a parade together
  • June 14, 2022

Bluefish and Weakfish and Cobia!  Oh My!

There truly is no place like home.
  • June 06, 2022

Starting Off June Like May Ended

In like a bass, out like a fluke?  Nah that doesn't work...
  • June 02, 2022

Memorial Day Fishing Report

And a YouTube Sensation
  • May 30, 2022

Looking To Be A Good Weekend

Except maybe the rain on Saturday morning.  But the fish won't care if you get wet.  They may even respect you for it...
  • May 26, 2022

Clams, Clams, and Clams...

And even clams...

(And Bomber plugs...)

  • May 23, 2022

Dannys, Bags, and a Whole Bunch of Fish

If you haven't been fishing yet, what are you waiting for?  Go!
  • May 19, 2022

Free Stuff - See Inside

And a fishing report too...
  • May 17, 2022

They are back.

Actually, they likely never left.
  • May 12, 2022

Winding Down From a Nor'Easter

That was a lot of wind and rain...
  • May 10, 2022

Good Fishing, Bad Weather, and Poor Ray.

Ray looked like he had enough...
  • May 05, 2022

All Clams All The Time!

Well...  Almost....
  • May 02, 2022

The Striped Bass Are Hungry...

...And they want clams!
  • April 28, 2022

I don’t want to play, I just want to …

...want to bang on my bass all day doesn't sound right.  Good thing the drum showed up.
  • April 24, 2022

Ocean Bass, Bay Bass, and...

...something old is new again
  • April 20, 2022

Easter Weekend Fishing Report

"Post Bunny" Summary enclosed
  • April 18, 2022

Happy Easter and Glider Mayhem

Gliders and Glider-caught fish inside...
  • April 14, 2022

A Nice Weekend of Fish

...and back to our regularly scheduled abuse of Ray
  • April 11, 2022

They’re BAAAACCCKKKK!

And it will only get better...
  • April 04, 2022

Recovering from the sale…

…with another sale.
  • March 30, 2022

Big Weekend Coming Up 

Ray is not dressed as a leprechaun in this one.  It's worse...
  • March 25, 2022

Spring Has Sprung

And we got something big going on that will rock your world.
  • March 21, 2022

They Are Here

We would say they are back, but it is likely they never really left...
  • March 02, 2022

Opening Day Is Tomorrow

I don't know about the rest of you, but that felt like a tough two months...
  • February 28, 2022

New Rods and Muppet-Puppets. Oh, and fish of course.

A peek under the covers of Grumpys Tackle...
  • June 18, 2021

Post-Scabelly Recovery and More Fishing Reports

A Scabelly sale is the tackle shop equivalent of a bluefish blitz...
  • June 17, 2021

Busy Fish Day Yesterday For a Monday

A fishy Monday, and the return of Ray...
  • June 15, 2021

Little Drummer Boy

Pa rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum
  • June 12, 2021

Hollow Ace, ODM Evolutions, and Lightning

Where we discuss ODM Evolution Rods, Hollow Ace, Lightning and Camping...
  • June 10, 2021

Moving into a summer pattern

Looks like we are starting to move into a summer pattern, except for those pesky big striped bass in the surf.
  • June 08, 2021

They ARE out there…

If you want to catch the bass of a lifetime, now is the time to go.
  • June 06, 2021

Leprechaun Gold and a Celebrity Weigh In

Leprechauns, Jigs and Fluke, oh my...
  • June 04, 2021

The New "Weigh Ins"

A new player has entered the field, and the current players seem to have chickened out.
  • June 02, 2021

Fish? Yes. Fishermen? Not so much...

The fish are here, the fishermen are not.  And an update to the Battle of the Bulge Fluke Tournament...
  • June 01, 2021

Fishing is coming back after the weather...

Custom Rods, the fish are back after the rough weather, and an update to the Grumpys Battle of the Bulge fluke tournament.
  • June 01, 2021

Happy Memorial Day

In Flanders Field the Poppies Grow....
  • May 30, 2021

A wet weekend predicted, but all is not lost...

The weather stinks, but you have options.  Frankie Z is a TV star and Ray gets a rematch.
  • May 29, 2021

Pre-Memorial Day Weekend Report

We hope everyone has a happy and safe Memorial Day.
  • May 28, 2021

Striped Bass, Bluefish and Ducks? Yeah, Ducks.

Whereas Ray meets his feathered nemesis...
  • May 19, 2021

Good fishing all around the shop

Surf caught bass, the return of backwater bluefish, and where the heck did Ray go?
  • May 17, 2021

Less People, Less Reports, Still Fish

We had less participation even though the fish are here.  And the fluke season is looking to start with a bang!
  • May 14, 2021

Surf Fishing Remains Good

We added a few items you may be looking for, and the fishing remains good, and should be getting better very soon.  Oh, and Blackcloud Bob Went fishing.  Imagine that...
  • May 12, 2021

Larger fish moving in.

We have some larger fish moving in, and we did some minor remodelling of the shop.  Oh, and we picked on Ray some more...
  • May 10, 2021

The surf heats up

The surf fishing is getting good, and we know why that rocket crashed.
  • May 10, 2021

Reports of Unicorns

We heard of a couple of unusual reports, and Ray celebrates Star Wars Day.
  • May 05, 2021

What a weekend…

The Berkeley Striper Club had their annual fisherman’s flea market a little late this year, and because of COVID-19 restrictions, needed to have it...

  • May 03, 2021