Posted by: Diana
Forks Boys Are Hard Core - 12/22/03 01:27 PM
Those local Forks boys take the trophy for bein' tough!
Every clam opener, the rest of the state shows up, dressed in 3 layers of micro-fleece, neoprened to the kazoo and keeping to the high ground.
And then there's the Forks Boyz. Sportin' no coats, whacked off hickory shirts and bulging biceps, out standin' in the surf. And when the water occasionally recedes that far, they're down on 3 points, with their other arm in the mud, nearly to their shoulder. And by Gawd, no matter HOW big the incoming wave is, they don't let go until they get their clam.
They MAY show up wearing waders, but it must be just so they can fill em up and feel "closer to the great outdoors".
These guyz are Hard Core Clam Hunters.
The rest of us are merely diggers.
diana
Every clam opener, the rest of the state shows up, dressed in 3 layers of micro-fleece, neoprened to the kazoo and keeping to the high ground.
And then there's the Forks Boyz. Sportin' no coats, whacked off hickory shirts and bulging biceps, out standin' in the surf. And when the water occasionally recedes that far, they're down on 3 points, with their other arm in the mud, nearly to their shoulder. And by Gawd, no matter HOW big the incoming wave is, they don't let go until they get their clam.
They MAY show up wearing waders, but it must be just so they can fill em up and feel "closer to the great outdoors".
These guyz are Hard Core Clam Hunters.
The rest of us are merely diggers.
diana