Montauk Monster rumors flying around forums

People are talking about this montauk creature like wildfire in forums. Check out this chart from Twing.com comparing the terms "montauk monster" to the terms "gas prices". Their relative strength is almost equal! Now that's viral.

Here is a link to discussions about the Montauk Monster. I love the comment from the user "Caminsky" on the 3.8 Mustang Message Board: "Is it werid that this picture makes me hungry?"

LOL, that's good stuff!

And it's not just the NY/LI/Montauk forums discussing it. They are talking about this thing in forums and discussion boards across the country.

I wonder when someone will figure out how to leverage this into a fishing excursion. It puts a new spin on the old Frank Mundus promotion of fishing for MONSTERS!

Anyway, I still think this is a (really good) PR stunt :-)

Capt. Kevin

Montauk Monster - a hoax??

So the story goes that some dog/bird/rat like creature washed up on some beach in Montauk a couple of days ago. Here is a picture of the "monster" in question:

Personally, it looks like a fake to me, but you be the judge. Also, I don't see any reference to Montauk in the picture. This sand could be on any beach. Could this somehow be some PR stunt by a newly opened restaurant on Edgemere? hmmm...

I will say this, if it washed up next to my feet while I was surf fishing in the pre-dawn hours, I might have been a little rattled :-)

Let me know what you think about this story.

Capt. Kevin Shea