"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:09:50 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


Cleaning the cockpit after returning with 400-600lbs of cod became a
chore.

No mate huh? Should have hired a high school kid who was interested
in not only free food, but learning about rigging baits, fishing and
boat handling - not to mention fish cleaning.

Like a certain guy I know who was hired as a teenager to work as "bait
boy" and ended up First Mate making a ton of money along the way.

My brother took on the roll as first mate. He enjoyed it and enjoyed
fishing more than I did. We took turns cleaning cod although he did the
majority of the work. I enjoyed running the boat and concentrated on it's
maintenance, cleaning plus the maintenance of all the rods and gear. He was
the one that really wanted to start the charter business. I enrolled in a
course while in Florida during the off season to get a sixpac and 100 ton
license but never bothered getting the hours signed off since all my boating
"friends" that would lie .... err.... "validate" my hours were in MA.

Eisboch