Fishing is a way of life!

[Phat Mann]

From the time my father took me fishing for catfish on the Potomac river, to the times us kids as teens spent our money on lures instead of drugs or finally got.to NC as kids to catch bluefish on the Nags Head pier, have Waylon Baum take us out on dad's 31' trojan and catch a blue marlin, to seeing Harry Baums world record, to fishing with Bobby Sulivan in the white marlin open, all before going to college.....finally getting married and starting that cycle over again with our son and wife catchin small mouth on a minnow, bass on a fly, crappie on a jig, bonefish and tarpon, both son and wifes first white marlin, blue marlin,...winning tounaments ...owning a Paul Mann - a dream come true, seeing the new NC state record for the second time in a lifetime (by Paul Spencer) to praying my wife will soon once again enjoy these times when we beat her health challeges over the next year.

[Lee Scarborough]

You might remember me, but we were dock partners for a little bit laste year down here at Teach's Lair. Anyway I hope your wife gets better with whatever type of problem she is hab]ving. You guys were some of the most pleasant people i have ever met.

Lee aka Zing Pow

[Capt. Terry]

FROM THE START AS A YOUNG PUP,.....GETTING DRUG TO THE FLATS WITH MY DAD AND 2 GRANDFATHERS AND MY GREAT GRANDFATHER.....TO CARRY THEIR CLAMS BACK TO THE BOAT FOR THE BIG CLAM BAKES THEY USED TO HAVE ON SUNDAYS WITH THE FRIED CHICKEN AND HOME GROWN SWEET CORN AND CANTELOPES.....
.....TO CATCHING MINNOWS IN THE CREEK AT POPPOP'S HOUSE AND CATCHING PEELERS & SOFT CRABS IN THE CANAL OFF OF CEDAR NECK ROAD AT MY GREAT GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE WHEN I WAS TOO SHORT TO WALK DOWN THE BANK OF THE CANAL....
....TO FISHING FOR FLOUNDER WITH DAD AND POPPOP IN THE INDIAN RIVER BAY....
....TO SLAYING THE TIDERUNNERS WITH MY DAD, MY UNCLES, BOTH GRANDFATHERS, MY GREAT GRANDFATHER.....
.....TO TOGGLING UP TO THE OUTTER WALL WITH MY DAD AND GRANDFATHERS IN OUR 16 FOOT V-BOTTOM BOAT HAMMERING THE TAUG IN THE SPRING AND THE FALL USING OLD SPARK PLUGS AND RUSTED NUTS AND BOLTS FOR SINKERS....
......TO WORKING AS A DOCK HAND AROUND THE MARINA TO MAKE A FEW BUCKS WASHING BOATS WHEN MY POPPOP WOULD HAUL ME DOWN THERE SO THAT WE COULD SELL OUR CATCH....
.....TO GETTING MY FIRST JOB ON AN OLD WODDEN WORK BOAT....
.......TO STICKING MY FIRST TUNA WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD....
.....TO KILLING MY FIRST MAKO WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD.....
....TO WORKING AS A MATE ON THE JUDY V AND CAPTAIN BOB HEADBOATS OUT OF IR INLET....
.....TO WORKING ON AN ASSORTMENT OF WONDERFUL SPORTFISHING BOATS OUT OF LEWES, DE, IR INLET, DE, AND OC, MD.....
......TO PLACING IN TOURNAMENTS......
.....AND TO GETTING ALL OF MY GRANDFATHER'S COMMERCIAL LICENSES AND USING THEM ALL TO THIS DAY TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH OUR FAMILIES HISTORY.......THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.......
.........TO GIVING MY SON HIS FIRST FISHING ROD......A 3 FOOT LONG SCOOBY DOO ROD.....
....TO GIVING MY SON HIS SECOND ROD THAT HE CAUGHT HIS FIRST BLUEGILL WITH WHICH WAS MY GRANDFATHER'S ROD THAT I GAVE HIM FOR HIS 60TH BIRTH DAY AND I HAD A NEW REEL PUT ON IT,.....BUT THE OLD 2 PIECE ABU GARCIA 5'6" LIGHT ACTION ROD IS STILL HOLDING IN THERE BETTER THAN ANY STOCK I EVER PURCHASED IN THE STOCK MARKET.....AND HAS CAUGHT MORE CROAKERS AND SPOT THAN A MAN COULD WHISTLE DIXIE.....
........TO WIRING MY FIRST WHITE AND MY FIRST BLUE MARLIN.....
.......TO TAKING MY WIFE ROCKFISHING ON OUR 3RD DATE........AND SHE KICKED MY BUTT TOO......
.......TO PULLING PLANNER BOARDS FOR BLUEFISH AND DRAGGING HOOCHIES WHEN WE WERE THE RIVER RATS......
......TO PICKING UP HORSESHOE CRABS OFF OF MRS. DORRIS MURRAY'S BEACH AND OLD TOPSIDE AND TUCKAHOE BEACHES WITH MY GRANDFATHER, CHARLIE BUCK, AND OLD ELWOOD MARVEL TO USE FOR EEL BAIT WHEN I WAS A KID......
......TO GOING GILLNETTING ALL NITE LONG WITH POPPOP AND ELWOOD AND MYSELF AND ELWOODS GRANDSON BRIAN WOULD HAVE TO CUT A 9 LB TROUT IN HALF CAUSE WE ARGUED ABOUT IT AS TO WHO CAUGHT IT.....AND POPPOP AND ELWOOD WOULD SELL ENOUGH TO MAKE A LITTLE MONEY AND PAY FOR THE FUEL AND TOBACCO AND MELLOW YELLOWS, POTTIED MEAT, SALTINE CRACKERS AND YOOHOOS AND THEN RIDE AROUND AND GIVE THE REST OF THE FISH AWAY TO FRIENDS FROM CHURCH AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD..........THEY WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS..............
.......TO WATCHING MY SON NOW WHO JUST TURNED 4 HELP MY HANG GILLNETS AND HOPEFULLY I CAN PASS ALL OF THIS DOWN THE LINE IF I AM STILL ABLE TO HIM......

.......OUR GOVERNMENT HAS NO CLUE AS TO HOW MUCH FISHING MEANS TO US, OUR COMMUNITY, AND ALL OF OUR LIVES,......LET ALONE THE ECONOMY.........

[Capt. Terry]

EVERYONE GET ON BOARD HERE AND RALLY FOR WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO HERE..........

..........IT'S THAT SIMPLE!!