TYBEE ISLAN
ISLAND
By By Paul Paul Cales Cales & Becca
Continued from the April 2018 Beachcomber.
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Chapter 10 – Today Was a Good Day
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minutes to reel in. It was a very successful day for Captain Nick, but
again, bros will be bros, and the tips were at a minimum. Although he
owns the charter operation for the love of the water and of fishing, he
was a bit perturbed with the lack of gratuity.
First Mate Garrett works on a competitor’s boat. His charter today
was exciting, fun, and very lucrative. It was an inshore excursion. A
family of five, husband, wife, and three kids ranging in age from 9 to 15
wanted to catch some local fish that they could bring back to Ohio. The
parents didn’t fish. They were getting enjoyment out of watching their
kids have the time of their lives. They were extremely impressed with
Garrett’s knowledge of each species and his handling of the equipment
and the fish around the kids. They were even more impressed with his
interaction with the children and the constant, and seemingly neverending,
flow of facts about each fish and their place within the unseen
ecosystem of Georgia’s coastal estuary. After Garrett had cleaned the
catch and said his goodbyes to the kids, the father walked up to Garrett
and handed him a $300 tip. He told Garrett it was the best day of their
entire vacation.
After cleaning the boat and packing up the gear, Garrett stops and
looks out into the water. He takes a deep breath and exhales. Days like
today can make any of life’s mundane problems seem like mere child’s
play. He walks down the dock humming Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day”
and spots Captain Nick tying up his boat. As he approaches him he
waves and calls out “How was your day, brother?”
“Fishing was good but the bros got on my nerves. What about you?”
“SHA-WHEAT! We did some inshore fishing and the family that we
took out has about 27 pounds of fish to take back to the great state of
Oh-hio.”
“Wanna head to the bar for some beers?”
“Sure man. I just need to drop off this gear at the house. I could use
Spring break is known for frat boys or “bro boys,” as we like to call
them. Today only encouraged that stereotype. Captain Nick took six
spring breakers out on a charter and, bros will be bros, they wanted
to catch some sharks. Much to the bros dismay, Nick only indulges
customers who want to target shark with “catch and release.” After
Nick explained that they could take pictures before releasing the sharks
back into the ocean, they agreed. They caught 19 sharks that spanned
7 different species. The largest, a 300lb Mako, took an hour and fifteen
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