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Originally Posted by Riverwild
Imma "Catchhead" too! I never miss an episode.
Jonathan and his sons were on Larry King last night. I'm looking forward to the new season!
My ex is a diver and spent many years diving for sea urchins, scallops and groundfishing off the coast of Maine. It was dangerous work and very worrisome when he didn't come home on time. There were many winter evenings spent waiting for the boats to return! I dove with him a few times, just to see what he did and I can tell you it's dark and scary and cold down there!
Steve- I spent many years in the SE Mass/RI area.
I sure do miss the Portuguese food and the shore down there!
It must have been hard to give up the dragger and settle into a quieter lifestyle. I moved from SE Mass to live and work in Maine as a whitewater guide and I've quieted down a lot too, but still hang onto my guide's license and do some boating on the rivers here in Maine and on vacation to warmer climates!
I live very close to the coast now and I don't think I could ever live inland- gotta be within driving distance of the ocean!  |
Niec to meet you, and a fellow groundfisherman at that..It was hard to give up the boat, and I made damn sure I wasnt at the marina to watch her sail away
About a month ago, I had a lady visiting with me from Seattle who also as Parkinsons, and she wanted to see Cape Cod before she went back home, so we spend a day down there..The guy who bought my boat was from Wellfleet, and when we got into Wellfleet I saw a sign that said ""Wellfleet Town Dock"..Im sitting at the light thinking...Hmmmm..I wonder?..So when the light turneed green, I took a left and went looking for the town dock..And low and behold, there she was, tied up over there..I got very emotional, and it caught me by surprise..You can sell a boat, but you cant erase the memories, and the camaraderie, and the brotherhood I shared with my fellow fishermen..As you know, go down to any fishermans dock, and you will find a colorful cast of characters that you will never forget, that do some of the most comical things you can imagine..Some out of necessity, and others cuz its just plain the way they are..There was this one guy who probably invented the word "frugal"..He would pick something out of the trash and make it work for years..Me..I always bought brand new stuff, and Jimmy's junk would out last my new stuff..One time he had a vibration in the shaft, and he loosened all the motor mount bolts, started up the engine, and put her in gear, an drove wedges underneath the motor mounts until the vibration stopped, got some shims and bolted it back down..Only he could get away with something like that!!
