| "Prior to the critical moment, breathing stops. Then, in less than the space between heartbeats -- the bucktail is gone. Time becomes suspended. The entire outcome of this long and freezing night will now be defined by an ability to defy the compulsion of natural instinct. But Billy has practiced this drill many times before. It takes everything in his being -- but he waits..." |
| Selections from... Night Tides... |
| "The sight of the fish struck Billy. Although still prone to excitement with almost anything possessing fins, The Greek was no longer easily impressed. Yet his impulses on seeing this fish were different, because this fish was dramatically different than any he had ever observed before..." |
| "Most Long Island bass hounds light up when they come across The Greek on the fishing scene. From Long Beach to Fire Island, if BTG shows up, then they know that there's gotta be some real big fish around." -- Stevie "Hollywood" |
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