Blak bart
Platinum Member
Im smilin and it feels good bill !!
Its taken me this long to even mention it. Im not to worried about me and my future, im a professional fisherman and can fish on just about any boat thats hiring. Im lucky to have my private job, and not to have to rely on the shark fishing only. My crew mates and friends are hurting in a bad way. There could be jail time for them. I have often been asked why I didnt take the captains position when it was offered, and this is the reason. There is to much risk and responsibilities for the reward. If I owned the boat myself it would be different. I could not risk the consequences for only a slight increase in percentage than I make as deck boss/first mate. As captain you are ultimately responsible for every action on the boat, and the buck stops there !! My friend chad will ultimately face the fines and possible jail time not the owner who was not on board at the time !! I often regretted not taking that position and watched as captain chad made 5 % more than me with less experience. Now im reminded why I did not take the position. That extra 5 percent is spent and 4 years at an extra 5 % wouldnt even cover the fines if you had it in the bank !! All of a sudden I dont look so stupid for not taking the position. Now its plain to see that it was smart for me not to take the position. If we get the research back then the rest of the guys will never be allowed to research fish ever again. That will mean that I become the only choice for research trips ill train a new crew and be at the top of the research crew. So there is an outside chance that I wiil come out of this smelling like a rose. Only time will tell, we'll see !!