YOUR NOBODY'S BABY...........

[WAHOONBOX]

I HAD MAYBE TWO DOZEN GAFFERS TO CLEAN...A COUPLE BLACKFIN ....THE USUAL KINGFISH OR THREE....AND A BAKERS DOZEN OF STUDFIN SUSHI...

THE COCKPIT RESEMBLED A PICASSO ON CANVAS....NOT THE USUAL PICASSO COLOURS...BUT SIMPLY- RED ....WITH THE OCCASIONAL SOYLENT GREEN SQUIRT FROM 80 DOUBLE DEATH BALLYS


THE YEAR WAS 1981. YEP.....EIGHTY ONE WAS THE YEAR OF THE CLYDESDALE FOR ME....HELL, ....A BUNCH OF CLYDESDALES WAS MY NORM ......I USED TO THINK THAT BUDWEISER WAS A STANDARD TERMINAL TACKLE REQUIREMENT BACK THEN.......HOW STUPID OF ME!...........BUT WHY NOT THINK THIS WAS THE NORM? WHY NOT THINK I COULD DRINK EM ALL UNDER THE BAR AND STILL MAKE IT TO THE PIT BY 4 AM ...THAW BAITS ..RIG BAITS...PREPARE ALL GEAR....AND STILL BE PRODUCTIVE ON A FULL DAY OFFSHORE....HELL I WAS 30 YRS OLD.....AND BULLETPROOF............................SO I THOUGHT

SO........BACK TO THE SKINNING TABLE.....

THE TIP WAS A BIT SUB PAR FOR THE DAY....SUB PAR FOR A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS OF MEAT MIND YOU.....BUT NOT SO SMALL THAT I COULDN'T HIT THE LOCAL CLUB AND BLOW THE MOST PART OF IT ON DA CLYDESDALES

I LOADED THE LAST BAG OF FILLETS INTO THE PARTY'S COOLER ....THEN WIPED DOWN THE REMAINING WATER SPOTS ON THE EISENGLASS....STORED MY SHADES ONBOARD FOR SAFE KEEPING .....AND HAULED ASS TO DA CRIB FOR A QUICK S-S-S..........

IT WAS SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE BEACH WOULD BE HOPPING.....THE TOWN WAS PACKED AND THE GIRLS WERE THICK....IT WAS A COOLER NIGHT THAN USUAL AND I OPTED OUT FOR A FADED PAIR OF JEANS...NEW HOBIE FLOPS....AND A BRAND NEW BILLABONG TEE

NOW HOW COULD ANY GAL IN HER RIGHT MIND RESIST ME? HOW???

3 BEERS DOWN AND I HEADED FOR THE BEACH.....THE DUAL EXHAUST ON MY 78 FORD TRUCK WAS LOUDER THAN IT'S PUNCH.....SHE SOUNDED COOL AND SHE LOOKED GREAT ....BUT NONETHELESS....ME BEING A MATE AND ALL ....THE OL GIRL'S INTERIOR JUST COULDN'T HELP BUT HAVE A LITTLE FISH TWANG TO HER.........

COOL TRICK: I ALWAYS LEFT A PACK OF JUICY FRUIT GUM ON THE DASH.......SEEMED LIKE WHEN IT HEATED UP FROM THE SUN....THE JUICY FRUIT SENT OUT A GOOD COVER UP SCENT THE GIRLS ALWAYS SAID IT SMELLED GOOD....MAYBE THEY LIED........ANYWAY....7,000 PACKS OF JUICY FRUIT LATER AND I WAS IN THE CLUB READY TO ROCK AND YOU KNOW WHAT SATURDAYS NIGHTS ARE FOR!!! AS ELTON JOHN SANG....SATURDAY NIGHTS FOR FIGHTIN!!!



I SEEN HER JUST SECONDS BEFORE THE DOORMAN SNATCHED DA 5 BUCK COVER FROM MY OUTSTRETCHED PAW.........

HELL....I COULD HAVE GIVEN HIM A FIFTY AND WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN IT EXCEPT FOR THE FACT I DIDN'T HAVE FIFTY!

SHE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BE A DAY OLDER THAN 22.........23 TOPS. 120 LBS SOAKING WET.....DAM...........I MEAN DAM DAM..........HER HAIR WAS BLONDIE BLONDE.....CHOPPED OFF SHOULDER-LENGTH..........I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT DENIM CAME IN A PAINT CAN..........A GIRL IN A NICE FITTING PAIR OF JEANS JUST ABOUT DOES MY ASS IN I TELL YA!!! GEEZUS H.....AND SHE HAD A SLEEVLESS WHITE DENIM WESTERN SHIRT.....THE FIRST TWO BUTTONS WERE NOT SNAPPED..........


NOW WHY WOULD SHE TORMENT ME THAT WAY?...LEAVING THE TOP TWO UNSNAPPED!!! SHE WAS THE HEAT ALRIGHT AND SHE DANG SURE KNEW IT.

THIS WAS GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE ....VERY TOUGH.....I QUICKLY HEADED INTO THE HEAD TO MAKE SURE MY HAIR WAS HANGING JUST RIGHT......I HAD LONG CURLY HAIR BACK THEN......SHIRT-TAIL WAS TUCKED IN....CHECKED MY NOSE TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS HANGING.....LOOKED IN MY WALLET FOR A QUICK PRESIDENT'S COUNT......UH OH.....I HOPE SHE DOESN'T EXPECT ME TO BUY ALL THE ROUNDS....

GOT MY LINES ALL IN ORDER......AND PROCEEDED OUT INTO THE LEFT FLAT........

SHIT. SOME A-HOLE WAS ALREADY TALKING TO HER!!!...........

"BUD PLEASE".........."THANK YOU"........I CRACKED THE TOP ON HER AND DOWNED HALF OF IT IN TWO GULPS..........DANG THAT WAS GOOD!.........NOW WHAT DO I DO......? WAIT IT OUT? JUST BARGE IN AND GET BETWEEN THEM?

I SET MY CLYDESDALE ON THE BAR WITH A NAPKIN ON TOP......AND PROCEEDED BACK INTO THE HEAD......."I'LL SHOW THE A-HOLE " .....THE TANNED BLONDE GAVE ME THE EYEBALL WHEN I CAME IN THE DOOR AND THIS GUY HAS G-O-T TO GO !!! ..........I QUICKLY PULLED OFF ABOUT 6 FEET OF CHARMIN TISSUE OFF THE SPOOL AND QUICKLY WENT BACK TO THE PORT SIDE OF THE A-HOLE..............IT WAS CROWDED AND LIKE A TUNA ON A SQUID....I JUST BENT OVER AND STRATEGICALLY PLACED THE TOILET PAPER UNDER HIS BOOT.........

NOW HOW COOL ARE YA I CHUCKLED TO MYSELF!? ..............UHHH....OH SHIT....THE BAND IS ROCKING TO BROWN SUGAR BY THE STONES!!!! THE A-HOLE JUST ASKED HER TO DANCE ...SHE SAID YES! ........HE'S.....HE'S GOIING TO THE DANCE FLOOR!!! .....HE'S GOT THE TP ON HIS BOOTS!!! YA JUST GOTTA LOVE IT WHEN IT ALL COMES IN PLACE! WHAT AN A-HOLE!!!

THE SONG WAS STILL IN THE FIRST CHORUS WHEN THE BLONDE CAME HAULING ASS BACK TO THE BAR AND I WAS WAITING STRATEGICALLY IN PLACE.......

SHE WAS LAUGHING VERY HARD...PRESUMEDLY SO....SO I STARTED LAUGHING WITH HER .....SMILING....YESIRREEE........THE A-HOLE SORT OF JUST FADED AWAY IN THE CROWD....GOD I WAS GOOD ......

"WHAT'S YOUR NAME ?".............( I WAS LEANING MY BACK TO DA BAR...HOLDING MY GUT IN) ....."UP"...SHE REPLIED...........

"UP?".........."WELL MISS UP ...WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME? " I COCKED BACK AT HER.

"YOURS" .....SHE REPLIED BACK.WHILE LICKING THE SALT OFF DA GLASS RIM ....... "UP YOURS".

I JUST CHOKE-SNORTED 5 OUNCES OF CLYDESDALE UP MY LEFT NOSTRIL...........WELL SHIT. SO MUCH FOR MY CLEAN BILLABONG.....I'M GLAD I DIDN'T PUT THE TP UNDER HER FOOT! THE GIRL 'S GOT SOME MOUTH ON HER.....

"MY BOY FRIEND DUMPED ME A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND NOW I HATE MEN." SHE SAID

"YE-AH........MEN ARE ASSHOLES AREN'T WE......" I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL .....I WAS DUMPED A MONTH AGO MYSELF......" I EXPLAINED TO HER STILL HANGING IN THERE.

"WANNA GO SMOKE SOME DOPE....AND GET HIGH?" ....AND MAYBE DO A LINE WITH ME? she asked

MY GOD SHE WAZZZ GORGEOUS!...MMMMM...MMMM .SHE HAD THE BODY OF A FIGURE EIGHT ANVIL.....ALL TAN .......EVEN SMELLED A BIT LIKE COCOA BUTTER......NO MAKE UP ....SHE WAS ALL NATURELLE...AND ALL I GOTTA DO IS GO SMOKE A NUMBER WITH MISS BLONDIE.....I MEAN MISS "UP".........AND IT ROCKETS RED GLARE AND I'LL DEFINITELY BE LATE FOR THE CHARTER..........OR GOD FORBID....MAYBE EVEN MISS THE WHOLE BOAT


"UHHHH....BAR TENDER"......GIVE THE MISS UP ANOTHER ROUND ON ME PALEEESE......."

I MUTTERED TO MYSELF: "I AM GOING TO HATE MY SELF FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...BUT IN THE MORNING...WHILE I AM RIGGING DA BAITS.....AND THE NO-SEE-UMS ARE EATIN ME ALIVE......I WILL GO BACK TO LOVING ME....AND BEING NOBODY'S BABY

"HOPE IT ALL WORKS OUT FOR YOU MISS UP.....SEE YA LATER"





MY POINT: TO ALL MATES OUT THERE..... SAY NO TO THE TEMPTATION OF THE WEED...AND SAY NO TO THE WHITE.......OH YES.... IT'S FUN TO BANG SOME BEERS ON THE DOCK AND LOOK COOL FOR THE SKIRTS AND ALL.....BUT.....BUT IT WILL ALL CATCH UP TO YA ONE DAY I KNOW.....

THE DRUGS AND THE BOOZE DO NOT BLEND WELL WITH OFFSHORE SCENE......I SEE SO MANY FUTURE GREAT MATES & CAPITANOS GO RIGHT DOWN THE TUBES BEFORE THEIR PRIME....AND NEVER MAKE IT TO THE TOP....SOME DON'T EVEN MAKE IT OFF THE GROUND

THE HORROR

IF THERE IS ONE AMONGST US THAT NEEDS A HELPING HAND....ONE WHO MAY FEEL THERE IS NO WAY OUT BUT UP YOURS......THERE ARE A MINIMUM 400 OF US HERE ON SFC WHO GIVE A HOOT IF ....AND ONLY IF.....YOU ARE WILLING TO TAKE THE RIGHT ROAD.....AND NOT THE HIGH ROAD

I AM JUST A PM AWAY.....NEED HELP?.....WE WILL GET YOU HELP


BUT YOU GOTTA WANT IT.

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[tolmaz]

Great story marty and sound advice. I think most of us have been down that road in the "younger years". I know I have. Stay out all night..then treck a few miles back in the woods to fall asleep on stand. I think after the years tick by the ole body just aint what it used to be and you realize its time to slow down a bit

[Cowboy]

Great write and even better read my friend and yes there are plenty here that care enough to help, but we have to know you need or want help!

[#1Gaffman]

Marty, that was some reall good stuff, I mean it. And youre right about the somkn and drinkn.


U gotta make a choice, Be a good mate, or be a drunk/pothead. And no doubt about it, usually if youre young and love fishing, YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE THIS CHOICE.

I think this choice affects so many of us on here that are young. Its much easier to smoke that weed, get plasterd, and not get up at 4AM for the trip. But, you gotta ask youreself, How good do you whant to be? how bad do you whant to be the best? And how bad do you whant to pull in the slip and look down the dock and C u smoked the fleet???????

For me, its a dam easy choice.............................

Again good write,
Thanks, Shane

[knot for shore]

great advice Marty!! many more than just young mates could use/read this pen.......

[Parsifal]

The coarse of a person's life is the direct result of the decisions we make, small and big. The Box-man made a good there. He must have made many more in order to sustain himself in a business that claims many young men.

[RJFishalot]

Marty my man,
You definately have a knack for writing! Put me down for a couple of autographed hard bound copies when you get to that stage of your life. It will be good reading!!!

Randy

[Proheat]

Very Good Point Marty!!!
What some may think is cool, can and will only serve to mess up your life.
Good write up dude and very true!!

[FASTWATER]

Dam but how I do miss those nights,8 years clean and sober and the best years of my life!!!PEACE

[steeptek25]

good piece