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Fishing again

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We need to get out on the bay or offshore on the Atlantic Ocean soon. We always had more than just a good time together. Epic weekends for the history books are the norm.

The 3 brothers and Kim and I make up the Allview Fishing Team. We lost one teammate a bit over a decade ago. And the rest of us are no spring chickens, so we better get our behinds in gear and get out on the water again.

A man smiling while fishing from a boat, holding a fishing rod with ocean in the background. Another person is partially visible behind him.
I was a little heavier on this trip. It’s been a while since this team was out together. We might have to rectify that situation soon. Rumor is that 2 of our team of 5 was out yesterday on the blue waters off the Florida coast. Photo of me, by Capt. Dan McMullen if I remember correctly?

I rarely if almost ever run a shot of myself. But this one reminded me of some good times. We have caught marlin, sailfish, tuna, rockfish, shark, and mahi mahi, if I remember correctly. Nothing like fresh caught fish and prepared that day.

Sort of reminds me of the younger days catching crabs off my friends dock and steaming them up and having a feast. When I was very young my Uncle Frank taught me to fish on Lake Ontario, when we would visit in the summer. Unfortunately, most of the time it was around a funeral.

Even though I love to fish we have been caught in a few storms which always makes me respect the water. Fortunately, we had good captain’s and came through fine.

I won’t be needing my sea legs today unfortunately. I do know I’d rather have a pole in my hand than the weeds I’ve been pulling half the morning.

Oh, the eye patch is a joke. One of my nicknames has pirate in it.

Author: Mike Hartley

With a lifetime and a half in the Newspaper industry I'm preparing for my retirement career as an Artist, Writer, Photographer and Video content provider. I'm a proud father of two wonderful children and I'm still married to the first girl I fell in love with and probably only one that would have me.

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