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South Again - Chapter Two

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 South Again Chapter Two Going For a Swim       I remember a day, a beautiful glassy day in the Gulf back in the early years. Brian and I had a fun group on board and were making a little bit longer of a run offshore than normal to make sure and put them on the fish. On this day we were running a 12-hour trip which was one of the longer charters we offered. On these days we would typically run further offshore than usual to fish some of our less fished, deeper spots and we would try to focus on larger catches. Giant Red Snapper, Grouper, Amberjack, Mahi and King Mackerel were always the focus on these longer trips. On the long runs between spots, I would always ride up in the wheelhouse with Brian and we would enjoy a smoke or two and just gossip and shoot the breeze. The GAMBLER is what we call a convertible boat, that means the wheelhouse is located at the highest point of the boat, in our case we had a wooden ladder gel coated with the beautiful bright white c...
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South Again - My story of growing up part the Gulf Coasts greatest Charter Fleet.

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  South Again Chapter 1 The interview At 17 knots headed due West you navigate Pensacola Bay for about 30 minutes until you hit green buoy #12. That’s when it happens… turn the boat due South and line up on the Sea buoy and you’re in the Gulf of Mexico. You’re on the back deck of a boat, prepping baits and tying leaders, assuring the days clients you’ll fill the box and have a great day. You’re headed that magical direction that everyone in our profession longs for. It’s another day, another charter and thankfully you’re headed South Again!      When I was a 17-year-old Boy, wide eyed and out of control I applied for my dream job. The deckhand on the back deck of a local charter boat. The GAMBLER was her name and I had no idea at that time how this simple act would change my life and direction forever. You see Capt. Buzz and his Son Capt. Brian were well known in our area and they operated one of the top Charter boats in Pensacola. Capt. Brian was the young...
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