Since 1968, as an 18 year old fledgling gill netter and crab puller, I’ve found myself at odds with a strange group of humans. Now a semi-retired shark long-liner, I’ve spent over 40 years on the water and still I’m at odds with the same odd balls. Some call them Environmentalists, Conservationists or Tree-Huggers. In…
Category: Shark Attacks
Florida Sharkfishing
The Sport is Under Attack! Florida Shark Fishing is making big news lately. Seems the thrill and challenge of battling top-of-the-food-chain, man-eating predators is not sitting well with those harmony-with-the-environment and faint at heart activists. It’s a shame these tree-hugging hypocrites who fatten themselves on steak and chicken and support abortion rights are squeamish about…
A story about a crab
Some 38 years ago I found myself sitting in my van, parked on New Pass shore, drinking a beer and waiting for the Seatrek to dock. I needed amberjack for sharkbait and the Seatreck’s captain would be returning soon from a scuba charter. I found myself watching this redneck fisherman pulling fish from his net…