Good evening-----It's a beautiful evening to come back to port after 11 days longlining. The older I get, the more I sympathize with the fish! Anyway, through the years when people found out what I did for a living (fish), most would say something like, "What a great hobby! You must have alot of patience"! I rarely answered these inquiry/statements, but nonetheless they bothered me. Have I devoted my life to pursuing a hobby??? I don't think so! I am a serious man. I've built successful businesses, made millions, lost millions, so I'm not one to devote my creative powers to a "hobby". The most honest way to characterize my relationship to fishing is to call it my passion. Of couse, not the same kind of passion as loving someone. But, pretty close.
I am so grateful for the gift of fishing. I don't know about you, but even when I'm not fishing, I am fishing! Thanks for reading my post. Sincerely, Capt. Bob
