Stories
She Thinks We’re Just Fishing
It's the Summer of 1992, and I was a razor thin 14-year-old living my best life. I was fishing off the blinding white Anna Maria Island beaches in between baseball practice and games, Super Nintendo, Shark Week, and beach volleyball. Those were the happiest, most...
Fishing Paradise at the End of the World
We were about go back into time. Literally. A place that hasn't changed much in 100 years and still has a fishery without a million boats hammering it daily and high rises on every corner. Venice, Louisiana. We took off around 10 a.m. after a quick trip to Walmart for...
One Last Ride for Nemesis
I met Nemesis Chapman for the first time at a farm somewhere in the middle of Nowhere, Florida, just outside of Jacksonville, Florida. I found him through the classified ads in the Florida Times Union Newspaper. He was a great listener, an unbelievable athlete, and my...
DIARY OF A BEARDED TOURNAMENT FISHERMAN : THE INSANITY CONTINUES
I wrote a diary/journal/story on my Sam Crosthwait 2014 tournament last year. It was highlighted by brutal cold weather, wind, a fall/swim at the shark infested Skyway Bridge, a $500ish watch taking a swim, nearly getting stuck in inches of water all night, terrible...
Never Before: Killer Whale Dies After Grounding On Florida Beach
A killer whale died after stranding itself on a Florida beach, becoming the first orca to have done so in the southeast. Members of the public reported the beached whale early on Wednesday morning in Palm Coast, which is roughly 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. “This...
Lost At Sea: 22-Year-Old Miraculously Rescued After Being Swept Away
22-year-old Dylan Gartenmayer is one of the luckiest people on the planet after his rescue from being lost at sea - and he knows it. Dylan and his friends went spearfishing and deep sea diving off the coast of Key West a couple of weeks ago. He ended up getting caught...