Novice and experienced anglers alike are encouraged to join “Bayside Dave” Etelman and Fisherman’s Headquarters’ Greg Cudnik at this year’s “opening day” surf fishing seminar – held annually at the Ship Bottom firehouse on the first day of the Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic tournament – to learn about both the fundamentals and the finer points of fishing on the ocean beaches of LBI. The event, Oct. 7,  scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m., is free and open to all.

“The annual opening day surf fishing seminar is always a great time,” notes the tournament committee.