1. 05-08-13 11:35 AM #1
    Big Bear
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    How hard is it to make a living as a Fisherman?

    Any pro fisherman out there? I'm talking saltwater Tuna, Wahoo, and Mahi Mahi fishing.
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  2. 05-08-13 11:36 AM #2
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    Good question
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  3. 05-08-13 11:38 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smoke View Post
    Good question
    I know the first step is to buy a nice fishing boat and that requires quite a bit of cash flow...

    but talk about one hell of a job if you could make a living at it...

    i'm just wondering can you sell fish for enough money to make a good living at it? or is the real money in winning tournaments , or chartering a boat ?
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  4. 05-08-13 11:43 AM #4
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    The people who are winning tournaments account for less than .01% of the people who make money fishing.

    I don't think it will lead to a prosperous life, but you can make a living if you got the boat and all that.

    If you are doing it as a job, it won't be as relaxing as taking 4 12 packs out with a buddy, and having a good time out at sea.
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  5. 05-08-13 11:49 AM #5
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    You've been watching too much Deadliest Catch and Wicked Tuna!!!
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  6. 05-08-13 11:54 AM #6
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    A little more difficult after dumbass BP dumped their shit oil in the Gulf of Mexico then covered it up like nothing ever happened. Don't believe BP's shitty commercials they're showing all over the country except for the Gulf areas about everything being okay now and that mermaids and happy fish are swimming in the gulf. The oysters are dead and so are the fish.
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  7. 05-08-13 12:23 PM #7
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    pro fishers, lmao. those tournament guys are elite athletes.
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  8. 05-08-13 12:26 PM #8
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    i had a friend that went to alaska for the summer to get paid $10,000 to work on a fishing boat some time ago.

    well i think he died cause i never heard from him again...
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  9. 05-08-13 12:32 PM #9
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    Yes
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  10. 05-08-13 12:42 PM #10
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    Very interested in the tuna....seems like I could eat adderral and stay out for 2-3 days and reel in a few big guys....plus the fuckkn guy on tv is a loser ass bum and appears to be doing ok....However, there is something to be said about growing up on the water

    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post
    Any pro fisherman out there? I'm talking saltwater Tuna, Wahoo, and Mahi Mahi fishing.
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  11. 05-08-13 12:44 PM #11
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    shit goes for 25$ a pound(2-3hundred pound fish) if its good stuff ( TUNA) plus with all that time on the water....youd have to run into a few "square" groupers right?
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  12. 05-08-13 12:48 PM #12
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    LOL...for sure....but still.....kid looks like a fuckkn idiot

    Quote Originally Posted by sam9ball View Post
    You've been watching too much Deadliest Catch and Wicked Tuna!!!
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  13. 05-08-13 02:42 PM #13
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    On Wicked Tuna we don't see the part where they sit out there for 10 days in a row, not catching shit. Those dudes are barely making middle class money.
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  14. 05-08-13 02:57 PM #14
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    Impossible. No fish these days. My friend has a boat and we go out maybe once a month targeting ahi, ono, mahi. I'd say 60% of the time is whitewash
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  15. 05-08-13 03:01 PM #15
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    Bunch of Gilligans.
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  16. 05-08-13 03:15 PM #16
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    Fuel is a huge cost. You will probably get a mile/gallon. Burn say 500 gallons on a 2-3 day trip. So that's like $2k right there

    I always laugh when ultragreen environmentalist libs I know whine about someone leaving the tv on all day when there are commercial and sportfisherman out there
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  17. 05-08-13 03:19 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaperTrail07 View Post
    shit goes for 25$ a pound
    ttwarrior would be rich
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  18. 05-08-13 03:49 PM #18
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    LOL....good point on the gas....I remember hearing about the farther you go, the more you pay
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  19. 05-08-13 03:57 PM #19
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    Almost impossible.

    - Gotta have a ton of money to start
    - Steep learning curve
    - New blood not gonna be welcome with the old guard, making it even more difficult
    - New sustainability measure always coming through the pipe to limit you even further
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  20. 05-08-13 04:21 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by freeVICK View Post
    Impossible. No fish these days. My friend has a boat and we go out maybe once a month targeting ahi, ono, mahi. I'd say 60% of the time is whitewash
    where are you talking about fishing at?
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  21. 05-08-13 04:23 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralphie Halves View Post
    Almost impossible.

    - Gotta have a ton of money to start
    - Steep learning curve
    - New blood not gonna be welcome with the old guard, making it even more difficult
    - New sustainability measure always coming through the pipe to limit you even further
    who is the old guard you are refering to?

    i'm not familar with that term
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  22. 05-08-13 04:27 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post
    who is the old guard you are refering to?

    i'm not familar with that term
    The people who have been fishing those waters for decades and all know each other.
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  23. 05-08-13 05:17 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post
    who is the old guard you are refering to?

    i'm not familar with that term

    Go ahead, take your fishing boat out, you'll learn the term quickly.
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  24. 05-08-13 05:25 PM #24
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    This sounds like a good job for Seaweed.
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