FISHY TIPS
"Running a Charter Business"
T.I.P. It's anAcronym; at least it
used to be. It means To Insure
Promptness. It is also know
by the term Gratuity. Meaning
to be Grateful. Therefore I had
no expectation to receive a TIP
from any barrister as that would
be totally out of context. I would
book these same fellows again
if they wished.
When I set the cost of a charter I
do try to incorporate anticipated
costs with a respectable
profit; therefore any additional
revenuesrealizedareawindfall.
Sometimes they come from the
most unexpected venues.
Case in point:
A very respectable family from
San Diego, Kailfornia was
bringing their eldest daughter
to her freshman year at
Harvard University. They Mom,
Pop, Granddad and Grandma
along with jouiner chatered my
fine vessel for a half day fishing
departing from the historic
fishing port of Gloucester,
Massachusetts.
They all arrived dressed to the
nines in new apparel purchased
just for the occation with white
deck shoes, white chinos
and skits for the ladies with
matching white Cashmere V
neck sweaters for all. Dad and
grandpa sported fine fedoras in
of course white colour.
As we cruise peacefully
from the inner harbour of
the famed fishtown past the
historical fisherman's statue
and the infamous "Greasy
Pole" my trusty crewmember
Donny deployed a brace of
sturdy trolling rods from the
transom. Contrary to our typical
deployment of 8 rods running
on flat lines and outrigger, we
suspected that just a simple
rappala would be appropriate.
It was not long before the
two rods slammed downward
with dacron line screaming
expediently from the traditional
star drag reels. We were all
delighted by the squeels of the
daughter who was escorted
into the deck chair and assisted
in planting the rod butt into
the fighting gimbal. It was
an extraordinary event with
plentiful encouragement and
photos by the entourage. After
exausting the mighty fish it was
time for a trouphy group photo.
Crew Donnie hefted the mighty
fish with its trashing teeth to
show all and as he did so I
caught glimpse from the corner
of my always vigilant eye of
the group as I kept my mind on
the task of navigating the busy
waterways.
Donny was swinging the Bely
stick forcefully at the Bluefish's
head as I saw a mighty
explosion of fish blood flying
in all directions toward the
cabin. Luckily I ducked behind
the captains chair as the mood
became hysteria. The entire
family dressed in cashmere
was dripping from head to toes
in Bluefish blood. There stood
Donnie with an understated
look of puzzlement on his face
as if to say "Do I still have a
job? or perhaps he was thinking
" Maybe I should just swim to
shore?"
The father of the `Harvard
Girl' broke the silence with
a question. He asked, Can
a person get AIDs from fish
blood? I assured him that one
could not as far as I knew.
Then a round of laughter and
applause and requests to catch
some more like that big one.
I don't recall the exact amount
of the tips when we return to
the dock but I do recall they
were substantial for both the
Captain and the Crew. As far
as the Kashmer sweaters.
Some homeless people down
the dock received a very
nice gift from the people from
Kalifornia.
Capt. Walt
Newenglandcharters@maine.rr.com
14
11Kg Dorado caught by Rosdi
50Kg Giant Trevalley caught by Rosdi
30Kg Giant Trevalley caught by Rosdi
PEOPLEFISHINGmalaysia
Mohd Rosdi bin Ngah
TTERENGGANU, MALAYSIA EAST COAST

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