Alberto will be doing one of the main seminars on the topic: "Taking It to the Next Level / The Edge!"


Rich "Swiss" Swisstack
Swiss is one of NJ's favorite sons and one of it's best surfcasters. One of the hardest working, most intense bass hunters on the east coast.
He is a licensed Capt. and a surf guide with Shore Catch Guide Service, and also guided a client to the All tackle World Record Weakfish in the spring of 2008, weighing 19 lbs. 12 oz's.
Swiss will be doing one of the big 3 seminars at Surf Day 2010.
"NJ's Early Bass: How to catch NJ bass from early March through the bunker run."
Which means March 1st spring kick off, clam fishing to the chunking season including targeting "Giant Weakfish" !
The JSS warmly welcomes this local ace.


Bob Misak
Bob Misak is from Forked River, NJ and fishes Long Beach Island.  A long time NJ expert and rock hound Bob will be divulging his secrets to jetty fishing for blackfish and fluke. Bob's resume for these fish is outstanding! He also has mastered the art of catching sheepshead, triggerfish and even blowfish from local NJ rock piles. He writes for The Fisherman Magazine, as well as Fur, Fin and Game. He does weekly reports to local papers, tackles shops and websites in the LBI area.
Bob will do a workshop discussion on "Catching fluke, blackfish, sheepshead and more from local jetties." He will demonstrate baits, rigs and techniques required for success.


 
 DJ Muller
DJ is a striper expert that travels the northeast in pursuit of striped bass, he is no stranger to places such as Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, Cuttyhunk, Cape Cod and Montauk. He writes for The Fisherman Magazine, On The Water, and other fine fishing periodicals.
He has published two books on surfcasting, "Striper Strategies" and "The Surfcasters Guide to the Striper Coast."
He is a surfcasting guide, that teaches new and old surfcasters alike, the best approach for catching old lineside. For more info you can go to: www.djmullersurfcaster.com
DJ will be leading a discussion group on surfcasting at the highest level. Discussing technical skills and tactical strategies. Included will be the components that go into making a top-level surfcaster.

 Armand Tetreault
Armand Tetreault the founder of Rhode Island Poppers has been fishing the waters of New England his whole life outside of a stint in the Army. He's fished the surf from Cape Cod through New Jersey and spends most of his time now fishing from his boat for everything from Fluke to Giant Tuna. Armand has been building his own lures for 20 years and started Rhode Island Poppers back in 1999. Like the name suggest the business started with a simple line of Poppers that were specially designed for bluefish with a built in leader and has grown to a robust line of metal lipped swimmers, needlefish, pencil poppers and some very, very, specialized poppers and perhaps the finest pikie swimmers available. The company expanded into fluke lures, striper tubes and a line of offshore lures for tuna and big game. Armand's wife Iris and their children have taken over most of the building operation while Armand has been dedicating himself to more research role because of a disability. 
Armand will be doing a seminar entitled "Refurbishing Your Prized Lures". He will cover rewiring, sealing, painting, finishing and terminal tackle. There will be resources giving for finding the needed parts and techniques for re-assembly. 
For more info go to: www.atlanticoffshorelures.com  
 

Jim Hutchinson Jr.
Jim Hutchinson joined The Fisherman magazine as Managing Editor of the New Jersey edition in 2002 and was promoted to Executive Editor of the four-way magazine group in 2006 after publisher Pete Barrett retired in 2006.  Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) in 2006, Hutch was hired full-time to be the national political action organization's Managing Director in 2009.

Born and raised at the Jersey Shore, Hutch has spent most of life surfcasting along his home beaches of Long Beach Island - like other local casters he's seen the great improvement in the spring fishery with the reemergence of the annual bunker migration since RFA and others helped pass the "bunker bill" in 2002.  "It was the hardcore lobbying efforts of the RFA that really got this menhaden legislation signed into law here in New Jersey back in 2002," said former New Jersey Assemblyman Jack Gibson, then Chairman of the New Jersey Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.

 As a respectful nod to Dr. Bruce Franklin's similarly named book (The Most Important Fish in the Sea: Menhaden and America), Jim and friends will lead a workshop discussion on "The Most Important Fish in the Surf - Bunker!"  From bait to plugs, let the spring season begin.

 
John Skinner
John Skinner is a long time trophy bass hunter from Long Island. He works as a field editor for Noreast.com. 
John has authored a must-read book for any surfcaster, “A Season on the Edge.”
John will doing one of the major seminars on "Hunting Big Bass Using Live and Rigged Eels."
He will have a table and will be on hand all day long answering questions and doing eel rigging for all to watch. 

  
   VENDOR LIST
THE FOLLOWING VENDORS WILL BE JOINING US ON SURF DAY 2010:

Afterhours Custom Plugs
Effinger's Sporting Goods
RI Poppers
MAK Custom Surf Bags
Backlash Sportfishing & Custom TackleTackle
R&H Custom Rods/CTS Blanks
Custom Surf Tackle-Eric Peterson
Van Staal
Aquaskinz
AOK Tackle
Stingo Lures
Korkers
Guy Cotton Foul Weather Clothing
Super Strike Lures w/Don Musso
On The Water Magazine
Recreational Fishing Alliance-Join today! http://www.joinrfa.org
DJ Muller Surfcasting
Surfcasting Rhode Island
Seeker Rods
Stingo Lures
Loki Lures
Zee Baas Reels
North Bar Tackle