From left to right: Sonny Michaelszyn, AMF Auto Clinic; Gene Hammond, Sevys Auto; Mike Crilly, Crilly Car Cures; Frank Ricci, Car Clinic; Jeff Weigle, Chips Auto Center; Tom Wizda, Wizda Auto; Joe Tomlinson, JASPER Sales Representative; Dan Pizzuto, Southern Auto; Craig Hessenauer, JASPER Regional Vice President; Doug Durkee, Durkee Automotive.
Date: Thursday 5/8/14
The day started at 3:30 a.m. at the Christiana Mall in Newark, DE, where we all met to van-pool to the marina. Tom Wizda said, "On an overcast day, the fish really bite." How little did he know how true his statement would turn out to be.
We arrived at the marina in Chesapeake Beach, MD a little after 6 a.m. and set out on the 50' Bay Hunter. The mate had barely cast six lines when Tom Wizda landed the first rockfish of the day! The captain's excellent fish finding skills had us pulling in up to three fish at a time. All keepers, no less. Dan Pizzuto had the feistiest fish. It gave him a great fight and almost wiggled its way off the boat. Doug Durkee and Jeff Weigle helped the mate by manning the net during the furious fishing frenzy.
We trolled the Bay for a while for some catch and release while enjoying a "little boat ride," said Craig Hessenauer. The boat docked, the fish were filleted and we headed to a local restaurant to enjoy some lunch while discussing important issues facing shop owners today.
Memories were made that will not be forgotten.
Joe Tomlinson
JASPER Associate Owner