In this special presentation from The Surfcast Podcast, Jerry and Toby sit down in person with legendary angler, author, and photographer Frank Daignault. Frank is arguably the very first surfcasting-only professional writer- and really changed the game in North East surfcasting in so many ways. Particularly in Rhode Island and along the sand beaches of Cape Cod, he was a disruptor, a force that shifted surfcasting forever. Beloved and respected- and sometimes controversial- Frank is a living legend, and this is the first time he’s ever been recorded on a podcast.
Toby and Jerry sat down with him and his wife, Joyce (an equally hard-core angler) for a couple hours to discuss a life-long devotion to the surf, and what it was like raising a family on the beach. In this special two-part episode, they run the gauntlet, and hit on a huge variety of topics, from fishing the beaches of Cape Cod and Rhode Island, to the introduction of the Red Gill, to what it takes to catch a 50, to raising a family on money made from commercial fishing, to fishing the rivers of Maine for Atlantic salmon, and so much more.
Make sure you get a chance to listen to both parts 1 and 2!
And, in case he is new to you, Frank Daignault is one of the most well known and respected surf fishing writers of all time. He has authored several books including Twenty Years on the Cape (1989), Striper Surf (1992), Striper Hot Spots (1993), The Trophy Striper (1999), Eastern Tides (2002), Fly Fishing The Striper Surf (2004), Striper Hot Spots, Mid-Atlantic (2010), and Striper Hot Spots, New England (2010), not to mention many hundreds if not thousands of articles. He has had a profound and lasting influence on many of today’s top angers and writers. He has had a direct impact on Toby and Jerry both.