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The Inertia

Jimmy Goldberg will tell you exactly how it is. He won’t bother beating around the bush and giving you the run around, because, according to Jimmy, ain’t nobody got time for that. He’s an unusually pleasant fellow whose straight-to-the-point persona reflects a long life full of wisdom and unique experiences. When Jimmy talks, you listen.

Jimmy’s a surfboard shaper and the only ding repairman based out of Montauk, New York, the drinking village with a fishing problem. He’s been living there for 63 years, and to say the guy knows a thing or two about surfing and fishing in the area would be a towering understatement. Recently, Emily from The Usual caught up with Jimmy to get the full scoop on commercial fishing, boozing, and his passion for surfing.

 
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