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26??? Keep at it, "you ain't seen nothin' yet". Be sure to keep track in a photo log(with caption's and dates) of some type, I'm serious. These will be the "good old day's", before you know it. Frank
were gonna change that shit real soonOriginally Posted by Big Jay
Good read. I will tell you a little about mine.
Growing up in NJ, my grandfather had a 20 foot boat in Long Island and we would fish on the bays out there. Ever since being on his boat I always loved the water. Going through Jr. high I always wanted to join the Coast Guard because I loved being on the Ocean so much. Alot of fisherman today start from family generations of fishing. My family were all firefighters. I pretty much grew up at the fire dept. When I turned old enough to become a member myself I kidda lead away from the Coast Guard career.
I moved to NC a few years back. My dad got a job down here working in construction and his bosst owned a fishing fleet. I got a job on the head boat working in the mornings and then went to a restaurant later in the day and worked. It took me about one week working on the boat (probably less than that) and I was set to leave the cooking job and to work on the boat full time.
I loved the job so much I would often wake up way early and be at the water front way before anyone else was. I was ready to do my job. Not many people can honestly say they love there job. I CAN! The charter boat capt and mate would always leave one hour before the head boats so I would always get ice and bait and get them set up in the mornings.
I really realized how awesome the ocean was when this pass winter came. We would wake up at 3-4 in the morning and travel 3 hours to go BlueFin tuna fishing. And well this may sound weird but I was never out in the ocean when it was completely dark but I mean it was a totally different world. I was a mile or two off the beach at 4 in the morning and all you saw was a little lights and nothing really going on. Everything was just so quiet. It was so peaceful It was almost unreal. Then I thought to my head which I never really thought of this way before, but I was looking back at America. It was just a weird though but it was amazing.
I really never get to go fishing on my own. My dream someday is to catch a blue marlin. I got to do the tuna fishing this winter time like i said and we trolled for 3-4 days and no bite. We finally had one and I was sleeping down stairs in the boat. The reel was screaming and I almost hit my head I was so excited when I woke up. Everyone was screaming fish on fish on.
We fought the fish for an hour and 1/2 and we lost it. Another boat ran over the line. But even though we never landed it, that hour and 1/2 was probably one of the coolest times of my life.
But some day Ill go and caught some real fish. Instead of seeing sea bass and 3 foot sharks everyday
Thanks
Like I said man...I am not "celebrating" my birthday till then. Mark my words,when I do: you, Nick, my brother, and my other close friends will see a celebration like no other.
I'll be more than happy to fish beside you bro when mother nature allows, which hopefully will be soon.
I have been thinking about that Frank. It's an interesting world I live in. Being 25-26 I get a lot of odd looks from friends when I turn down the invite to do some drinking over going fishing. The last girl I had any sort of "relationship" (if you could call it that, Glenn: leave out the comments lol) probably ended based on the fact she was at Tiki Bar while I was about 50 miles east. Seemed a wee bit "intense" for her liking.
Through Facebook and other means I've documented a lot and sparked many peoples' interest in the sport that never thought they would find it so intriguing.
Oh and Frank, thank you for that comeback man. I'll get back to you. I've been so busy with work and planning these BFT trips.
All of you who contributed to this thread, keep at it. Fair seas, tight lines, and high spirits.
Capt. James Korzik
Im relativley new to the forum and just read this and it jumped out to me. Im 20 yrs old and grew up fishing inshore for drum, trout, flounder, etc. in southeastern N.C.
That was all my dad knew and loved at the time as far as fishing goes. About 3 years ago I got tired of shallow water fishing and started going offshore with some friends, and we did some rather stupid stuff but it was a learning experience. 86 miles one way in a 23 grady white with 3-6 foot seas is one particular trip that stands out.
My dad wasnt all about shallow water fishing completely, he loved bonito and false albacore fishing with a fly rod when it was hot in the fall and spring but he never went more than a mile or two off the beach. Now I've learned alot about the offshore deal and I continue to learn something new everyday.
We recently purchased a 20ft jones brothers cape fisherman and have had that up to 32 miles offshore and now ive got the old man hooked on some offshore action, he caught his first dolphin this year and we were lucky enough to release a sail during the Eddy Haneman sail tournament out of wrightsville beach N.C.
Its funny cause he taught me everything I know about shallow water and now I'm teaching him everything about the deep water and he's got the hankerin for a bigger boat, just as soon as I graduate college he says.
Some of my best memories are the days when its just the two of us out there on the water and its cold, wet, rough and you could think of a million other places youd rather be then the fish show up.
Considering he once said he wasnt gonna fish in water that he couldnt see the bottom I think Ive changed his perspective a little and its fun going through this offshore learning curve together.
Sorry for being a bit long winded,
Will Douglass
Jay, Thanks for a really enjoyable post to read. Tight lines
Good read.
I Started fishing at a very young age with my father on lakes, shores surf fishing, eventually turned into bay fishing the Chesapeake for stripers when he finally decided to turn me onto off shore fishing around 10 years old. I still remember fighting my first ocean blue fish and thought it was so exiting watching the line rip off the reel. Years went by and the rods/reels got bigger, the boats got bigger, fish got bigger, we went farther, and farther, and farther. Began to fish with more, and more friends out of our home port at OC, and chincoteague got a lot more variety of styles and techniques of fishing all around. Had to get rid of our original boat (268 sea ray sundancer) that we had no business doing the things we did on. LOL! But a lot of big fish fell to that boat and crew.
Now at 23 preparing for the White Marlin open it all seems surreal.
Still trying to find another permanent ride. Looks like my brother and I will be buying this one. Hopefully soon.
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