Fishermen are notorious liars. So on the eve of next week’s inaugural Brooklyn Fishing Derby award ceremony, we asked fishing folk about their best catch and their best fish tale.
— Stephen Brown
Biggest fish caught: A measly 10-inch striped bass.
Biggest she ever said she caught: A deadly mutant crab with nine legs.
<b>Mike Bruno, 26, cinematographer</b> Biggest fish: A 20-inch trout. Biggest fish he said he caught: A 35-inch trout that I said I caught when I was kid even though my dad caught it. Then I probably inflated it by six-inches.
<b>Maria Haddad, 22, graphic designer</b> Biggest fish caught: A measly 10-inch striped bass. Biggest she ever said she caught: A deadly mutant crab with nine legs.
<b>Ben Sargent, 32, co-founder of the Brooklyn Urban Anglers Club</b> Biggest fish caught: A bluefish over 22-inches off of Cape Cod. Biggest fish he said he caught: I’m good about not exaggerating. It comes back to get you. It’s bad karma.
Biggest fish caught: A six-pound dolphin-fish.
Biggest fish he said he caught: I caught a really big piece of wood covered in seaweed — that was an adventure. I could have lied about that one.
<b>Michael Louie 32, printer</b> Biggest fish caught: A six-pound dolphin-fish. Biggest fish he said he caught: I caught a really big piece of wood covered in seaweed — that was an adventure. I could have lied about that one.
Biggest fish caught: A bluefish over 22-inches off of Cape Cod.
Biggest fish he said he caught: I’m good about not exaggerating. It comes back to get you. It’s bad karma.
