Captain Judy Helmey
Miss Judy Charters
"Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956!"
124 Palmetto Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31410
912 897 4921 or 912 897 3460 fax
www.missjudycharters.com
September 8, 2008
Happy Fish Day!
Saltwater inshore, offshore, blue water fishing report, Freshies Suggestions, and "Little Miss Judy's story! Thanks for reading! Captain Judy
Little Miss Judy's Believe It or Not!
Is it bait or lunch?
My father never panicked about anything! However, he did get a little upset when his ice cubes melted in his drink. When it came to fishing he was a confident fisherman for sure. I can't tell you how many times we forget our bait, but believe me it never really mattered to him at all.
According to my father there was always something on board to use for bait. Back in the old fish days plastic baits were used inshore, but I never remember him using them offshore. I have seen him on many occasions rip the tail out of his own white t-shirt so as he could cut it into strips. In some cases he would just get one of the customers to donate part of their white shirttail. This decision depended on my father demeanor on any certain fish day!
We never did much trolling at least not until the early sixties. So therefore before this time there wasn't any top water fish bellies to cut out unless the fishermen caught them on their two hook bottom rigs. However, I have seen my father drag bottom lines, because he forgot to reel it in or the customer didn't heard him scream "pull them in!" In some cases this worked as "primitive trolling!"
The bottom line was if Daddy forgot the bait someone's lunch was going to be used. So this is the first question that daddy would ask right off…."what did you bring for lunch?" The first fisherman that replied, "chicken, beef, sausage, or steak got their lunch confiscated right off. The peanut butter and any kind of salad sandwiches were safe for a lot reasons!
Since it was hard to keep a Vienna sausage or canned sardines on the hook we never used our lunch. However, we did eat what the fishermen put on their hooks especially on the days when daddy forgot the bait!
Thanks for reading! Captain Judy