HONORING OUR PEERS

Paying our respects to those who are no longer with us

-  CAPT. SKIP SMITH

When you lose some of your best friends, you reflect upon the many great times you had with them. Heck, even the bad times that came up along the way just aren't that important anymore.

When you look to your mentors in this crazy marlin fishing business we are in, you can learn a little from all of them. And when it comes to who you learned the most from, or which ones taught you the really important fishing lessons, they remain a part of you forever. That's what I think about when it comes to the passing of Capts. Peter B. Wright and Jack Morrow. They were two important mentors to me. And yes, there were quite a few more who taught me about how to take care of a boat, fixing stuff, navigating long before the days of GPS and more, but these two were really special people.