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Paul is a world renowned fisherman and creator of the Surfcasting technique known as "Skishing", where the fisherman swims into the ocean with a rod and reel to catch fish while drifting offshore. "Skishing" is a cross between "skiing" and "fishing" used to describe what happens if an angler catches a large enough fish to tow him through the ocean like a water-skier. Featured in many periodicals and books, such as, Field and Stream and Atlantic Monthly as well as film and television. Paul lives in Montauk, New York with his wife, Dawn.
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SKISHING description by Paul Melnyk - Montauk, N.Y. -  "It was an extraordinary feeling for me to be floating weightless in  this dynamic sea, and I felt as thought I had shed every pound of excess  bagage as I rode the tide . . . Fighting a substantial fish while  swimming is a unique experience. A balance must be achieved between the  hunter and the prey. Any variation to this equilibrium causes a loss of  control as the fish pulls. I was kicking hard to keep myself upright,  fighting the fish while using my whole body as leverage. . . A swarm of  splashing bodies soon surrounded me." 
                                                                        - Excerpt from Montauk Confidential, a Fisherman's Memoir