U JUST NEVER KNOW WHO...

[WAHOONBOX]

....YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO THESE DAYS.


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12 YEARS AGO A DUDE WITH TATERED JEANS WALKED INTO MY SHOP AND ASKED ABOUT FISHING WITH HIM ON HIS BOAT...EVERYTHING WAS EXPIRED...NC REGISTRATION...FIRE EXTENGUISHER...NO TUNA PERMIT...FLARES WERE 10 YRS OLD....HE REALLY DIDN'T TALK THE TALK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN....BUT I LATER FOUND OUT HE COULD WALK THE WALK.....AND THERE WAS ALSO ZERO FISHING GEAR ONBOARD...AT FIRST I SHRUGGED HIM OFF BUT HOURS LATER GAVE IN TO DA PURTY PLEASE.

140 PLUS CHARTER TRIPS LATER BY EITHER HE OR ONE HIS REFERRALS AND ONE 23' WILD GOOSE IN MY STABLE ..... I AM STILL HAPPY TOO THIS DAY I DIDN'T PASS ON THIS MAN....AND SHRUG HIM OFF.


WELL HERE IS MY "YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO #2"

ABOUT A WEEK AGO BRIAN AND I WERE CLEANING THE RUN-OFF AFTER A TUFF DAY OF FISHING....BUMMED OUT ABOUT IT IS A BETTER WORD BUT WE STILL CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT TRIP

WE WERE BOTH INSIDE THE SALON DOING WHATEVER WHEN I LOOKED UP ON THE DOCK AND THERE STOOD A YOUNG LANKY KID....WELL DRESSED...AND HE WAS LOOKING INTO OUR BROCHURE BOX LOCATED ON A PILING...

BRIAN SAID: " GO OUT THERE AND BOOK THAT KID"

SO I GOT UP OFF MY KNEES...PUT AWAY MY CLOROX'D FLOOR CLEANING RAG AND WALKED OUTSIDE TO GREET HIM...

"HELLO" I said. "WANNA GO FISHING?"

THE YOUNG - CLEAN CUT - TEENAGER TOOK THE BROCHURE OUT OF THE BOX AND SAID " WHY YES!" WITH MUCH EXHUBERANCE...


"MY BIRTHDAY IS JUNE 4TH....AND I WANT TO TAKE MY FRIENDS FISHING FOR MY BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM MY PARENTS.....WHAT DOES IT COST AND I WANT TO CATCH A LOT OF TUNA....

MY HEART STOPPED....I SWEAR IT STOPPED PUMPING .....KNOWING THE TUNA SITUATION I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT NO MATTER WHO TOOK HIM FROM MHC TUNA WOULD BE A TUFF TARGET TO FIND...

I WENT ON AND ON GIVING HIM MY SPILL...BLAH BLAH BLAH...AND SO ON....HE WAS 15...

BRIAN SAID TO "GO BOOK HIM" SO I INVITED ONBOARD TO CHECK US OUT.....AND CHECK US OUT HE DID...

AFTER 45 MINUTES OF PARKER CHECKING US OUT....HE LEFT AND SAID HE WOULD CONTACT US.

OKAY.... THATS COOL.....AT LEAST PARKER SHOWED SOME INTEREST.

45 MINUTES LATER, PARKER RETURNS WITH MOMMA WALLET....MOM GIVES US THE ONCE OVER.... "WHY DON'T YOU SUPPLY BREAKFAST & LUNCH ON YOUR TRIPS?" she asked.


duh............duh huh and duh huh

AFTER ANOTHER 20 MINUTES OF MOTHERLY INTERROGATION BY MOM AND SON WITH EVERYTHING SHY OF WATERBOARDING......MOM AND SON DEPART

WILL WE SEE THEM AGAIN? YOU TELL ME......








JUST TWENTY MINUTES AGO...SUNDAY MAY 2nd.... PARKER CALLED.

"MISTER MATE, IS JUNE 4TH STILL OPEN?













DUH HUH.........






I WAS ALMOST SPEECHLESS.






























SEE YOU AT 4:45 A.M. ON THE 4TH DUDE...







YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING WITH DO YA.......



ROCK ON
BOX

[BarryTurano]

What will you be serving for breakfast? For lunch you could make a ceviche platter from some dorado.

[WAHOONBOX]

What will you be serving for breakfast? For lunch you could make a ceviche platter from some dorado.

FROM WHAT I AM TOLD THESE DAYS...."POP TARTS" ARE THE TICKET.

[SNAKE EYES SPORTFISHING]

well after the laughing stopped, my first question was whats for breakfast and lunch, dont think the fruit platter is gonna work with a bunch of 15 year olds...

[ncjawbreaker]

Hey, never underestimate the goodness of pop tarts! They are one of my pre=fishing staples!

[clt_capt]

Hey, never underestimate the goodness of pop tarts! They are one of my pre=fishing staples!

Oh Yeah - Frosted Brown Sugar and Cinnamon #1 and Frosted Chocolate #2 - Of course the frosted Strawberry are great too

[Ponce]

Well I don't know about you supplying breakfast. But, I know this I'm pretty sure my better half will be putting together a spread for the 28th. I'm also pretty sure if you and Brian don't partake you stand the risk of being water boarded by her. I can't claim any responsibility or offer any protection sorry.

[BarryTurano]

Nothing wrong with Pop Tarts

[Squidnation]

had a buddy of mine who was a real estate agent in tahoe. he said a bum walked into his office and asked to see some property. three guys blew him off but my buddy decided to sit him down and give him the royal treatment. the guys was tattered, dirty shirt, smelled, ripped jeans blah blah blah. guy wouldn't leave his name. came back twice and finally bought a multi million dollar piece of property. to this day a picture of the agent and his customer, Neil Young hangs on his wall.

[2kidsfishing]

Box, you said a mouthful, you never know who you are talking to and we never know how our converstions with someone will influence their lives or the life of others. Positive words will always yield positive results, and vice versa. I know without a doubt that that young mans life will change with a day on the Run-Off with you and Brian. Heck just a few minutes changed the lives of two young men just a few years ago. You never know!!!