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Yesterday, I was joined by my wife, Carlene, and our local pirate queen, Calypso, to take a beach clean-up of the only naturally sandy beach in Key Largo.
\nWe took the commercial fishing boat decked with W700’s to paddle and motor our way in.
\nUpon arrival offshore of Rattlesnake Key beach, I proceeded to anchor beyond casting range, upwind, and up current of a flats guide boat. Never, would I place my boat down current within the chum slick of a working fisherman. Nor, am I stupid enough to put my boat within casting range of an 8 ounce lead flung by a 6 foot Ugly Stik.
\nThe most fashionably dressed guide proceeded to dress me out at the top of his lungs which I could barely hear as he was shouting into the breeze fifty yards downwind.
\nSomehow, I managed to gather that he thought I was blocking his fish from coming to him. to bite.
\nRather than argue with ignorance, I moved my work boat further out to sea. The outboard motor on my Wavewalk more than compensates for increased distance to travel to shore.
\nMy wife stayed on board as the “monitoring mate” of the Line Dancer while Calypso and I motored ashore to do our part to clean up the environment.
\nWe all watched the guide and his two customers not catch fish as he spent most of his time flinging a fly line back and forth into the wind.
\nFirst rule of fishing: put your hook in the water.
\nHowever, that nasty tempered guide did look king of pretty in his fancy fishing outfit. But, my mates are a lot more foxy…<\/p>\n
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