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frnash

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<font color="0000ff">zman</font>:
Now that reminds me of a story (Yes, a true story!):

While I was stationed at 6th Army HQ, Presidio of San Francisco, CA (circa 1965-1968), my folks came out to visit. Dad was determined to go on a tuna fishing expedition, so we signed up with a fishing boat at Sausalito, CA, for a 4:00 AM departure.

After several hours at sea, we neared the Farallon Islands and commenced fishing.

It was easy fishin'. The captain baited your the hook with a chunk of anchovy, and you dipped your line in the water, no gettin' your hands sloppy with anchovies. After snagging a tuna, the cap'n also gaffed the fish and hauled it aboard, and removed the hook and added fresh bait.

The ol' captain said: "I'm not only the master of this vessel, I'm also a Master Baiter!"

P.S.:
I did fine with the long hours at sea, no sign of seasickness. But after landing, and gettin' off the boat much later in the day, oh Jeezus, it was the land that was rockin' and swayin' causing me to chuck my cookies on arriving back at my apartment! Landsickness!
 

zman

New member
frnash - There was a little bait store just north of Merril on Hwy 17 called Master Bait. Haven't come that way for years so I don't know if it's still there. This was late 70's an early 80's.
 

moen_lake

Member
zman - I have a place up in Rhinelander and was on 17 this summer and didn't see the store/sign any longer. I did a double take the first time I saw it.
 

frnash

Active member
<font color="0000ff">lvr1000:
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Well ya caught me! Careless editing/proofreading.
My second 'misteak' this year!
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