All About Edge Angling
Edge Angling & it's flagship retail location, The Saltwater Edge, have been supporting anglers for over 15 years now. Our offices are located in Middletown, RI, in the heart of some of the best fishing for Striped Bass you'll find anywhere in the world. Our staff and contributors (some of whom you can meet below) come from a wide variety of angling backgrounds and are always on the lookout for the next adventure.
Why do we do what we do?
We love fishing, and all (the people, places & experiences) that come with it. We're "Pro" having fun while angling, having the "right tools" for the job, and expanding your angling horizons. We're "Con" degradation of natural resources, wind knots, tailing loops, backlash and poor driving.
Who are the people of Edge Angling? - Current Employees
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Peter Jenkins (Owner) - Basically the guy who makes it all possible. You're likely to find Peter fishing dry flies on The Blackstone or casting Ray's Flies to stripers. "Jenks" (as he is known to his friends) was a lacrosse BEAST in his day. Member of the Washington College Hall of Fame. You can read all about Jenks fishing adventures on his blog hosted on The Edge Angling Forums.
Forums Handle: Jenks
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Peter Graeber (General Manager) - The "other" Peter. Pete's the guy who keeps everything moving here at The Edge. You'll find Pete both on shoreline and sea chasing striped bass & blues, albies, and tuna with all manner of fishing gear but don't be surprised to find him wielding the long rod with a prowess rivaled only by the manner in which he "cracks the whip" around Edge Angling and the SWE. It could definitely be said Pete "enjoys the finer things" be it a german automobile, freshly ground & brewed coffee, Atlantic Grille for lunch, or the very best in custom wooden plugs. So if you see a guy cruising the Drive or heading to the docks in Newport in a fine German automobile outfitted with roof-rack and Wet Okole neoprene seat covers, sipping on Starbucks, chances are you've found Pete.
Forums Handle: Pete_G
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Chris Chobot (Web Guy) - You might find Chris upstairs at The Edge (or at home at all hours) working on the website. But he'd rather you found him out fishing in his farmer grizzly or battling schoolies on his 2-weight. Chris' favorite food is Nachos... Honey if you're reading this how about Nachos for dinner?
Forums Handle: cchobot
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Corey Pietraszek - Capt. Corey is the hardest working person we know. In season he's out on the water, guiding his clients to that fish of a lifetime. Corey maintains a photo gallery, blog and email newsletter on his website: www.PlugNPlayCharters.com. When not on the water, Corey can be found providing great customer service to Edge Angling Customers. A highly accomplished angler in his own rite, you may find Corey casting to bonefish, bass, blues or battling bluefin tuna on the fly. His vision and angling instinct is the stuff of legend, as is the pumpkin hat he's wearing in the picture.
Forums Handle: Striper134
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Steve Cook - Steve is an accomplished angler, as well as fly casting and tying instructor. When not manning the sales floor at The Saltwater Edge, he runs avery popular offseason fly tying classes, fixes reels, and gives casting lessons. Steve's a true jack-of-all-trades and he once even dated Dolly Parton.
Forums Handle: Steve C
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Rudy Babikian - Rudy is the latest in a LONG line of college kids who have chosen to mis-spend their summer vacation and youth working at The Edge. You may recognize him from such classic YouTube videos as "Rigging an Eel" and "Manley Men". Rudy hails from Portland, ME. He's an accomplished fly tyer AND Beachmaster plug collector. Rudy posseses that kind of inate, genuine "charm" that has helped him make many friends here, as well as secure the almost daily "hook-up" on extra meat, cheese and veggies at the Subway across the street.
Forums Handle: Rudy216
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Daphne Forster - Simply stated: Daphne LOVES fishing as evidenced by the many places you're likely to find her. You may find Daphne catching landlocked salmon in a local lake, but then again she might be out on a shark fishing charter as she is a mate on board Bruce Macomber's Howlin' Wolf Charters. Then again, you COULD find Daphne live-lining bunker for monster striped bass. Wherever you find her you'd be hard-pressed to find someone more knowledgeable about all the latest tackle, lures & techniques as Daphne, making her a great addition to The Saltwater Edge floor staff.
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Patrick Boxx - "Uncle Pat" is a recent addition to the team here. Pat is currently running The Edge Online Auctions, in addition to taking product photos and other various web-related tasks. Pat cut his teeth as it relates to this sort of work WAAAAY back in "the day" working on posting antiques for some of the first auctions to use the internet. It's conceivable he COULD have started eBay, and we do our best to remind him of that every chance we get. Cool things about Pat include his eclectic taste in music and especially his affinity for funk. Pat's two daughters are getting older every day and we all expect his fishing time to begin increasing exponentially from here on out.
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Dannielle Chobot - Dannielle is DEFINITELY the shop mother around here, and quite literally Chris' mother. She's ushered in an era of organization and on-time payment here-to-fore unheard of at The Edge. Dannielle is the one who balances the books and keeps us in our vendor's good graces. She enjoys tea and reading about the history of England, Aquidneck Island, and The Chesterton Windmill. |
The Edge "Extended" Family (Past Employees & Other Key Contributors)
Arden Gardell
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Brian Letendre
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Chris Phelan
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Dylan Schmitz
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Earl Evans III
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Eric Taylor
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"Iron" Mike Everin
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Jim Debonis
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Joe Dwyer
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Josh Harmsen
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Kevin Costello
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Lou Burns
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Matt Perry
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Ray Antaya
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Rob Taylor
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Steve McKenna
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