CAPT. HOOP
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Registered: 11/02/02
Posts: 7540
Loc: Empire / Venice, La
Am still working for BP. Doing very little fishing. Can only get out for about an hour after work once a month if lucky. A lot of us Captains have even fished off the road or under the lights from the parking lots.
A new contract will be offered after Thanksgiving. As far as I know I will have 3 days off at that time. Have been working 7 days a week since about the beginning. With all the downsizing many of the guys are getting out fishing. The fish have been impressive. I will keep doing this as long as I can. There is talk of it lasting for a few years but the way BP is trying to run out I think it will end soon. TIRED a lot. Boat holding up. Things are going well for us.
Life is Good!
Fishing is not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that.
#1270189 - 11/20/1011:30 PM
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CAPT. HOOP
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Registered: 11/02/02
Posts: 7540
Loc: Empire / Venice, La
Actually the 3 days after Thanksgiving if the weather is good I have a group of guys working down here that want to do a charter trip. Will have to set up the boat for fishing again. Everything fishing had to be taken out of the boat to work for BP. We have to run to the truck and load equipment, get bait, and ice when we get back in early and have a time frame that we can fish till dark.
BTW I got 2 bluefish the last time I fished for Red Snapper. Also got my limit of red snapper.
Could be doing this for 6 days or a long time. Would love to get back to posting reports but either way---
Life is Good.
Edited by CAPT. HOOP (11/20/1011:33 PM)
Fishing is not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that.
#1270217 - 11/21/1008:19 AM
Re: still around
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JerryinCt
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Registered: 07/24/02
Posts: 3001
Loc: Norwich CT
Hoop be glad you left the eagle. They are adamant about getting rid of letter 22 in the contract. If they do then they can do whatever they want on a whim. You remember those December's with all the drama? Otherwise that I will say life is good but just a stressful time.
If I fish more I need more lures. If I had more lures I would fish more. I don't think I'm addicted do you?
#1270250 - 11/21/1012:07 PM
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OHMYGOD
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Registered: 06/23/04
Posts: 20754
Loc: Suffield Ct
Thanks for the update Hoop, glad things are going well down there.
Hope you can get some good fishing in after the new contract.
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#1270318 - 11/21/1007:43 PM
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chris med
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Larry thought about callin you the other day,..please know that I as well as many others think about yal' down there often and would love to come down for a trip!!!! Take em for what they wanna give ya!!!
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#1271426 - 11/26/1012:03 PM
Re: still around
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CAPT. HOOP
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Registered: 11/02/02
Posts: 7540
Loc: Empire / Venice, La
As far as leaving P&WA when I did without waiting for a contract package or any other thing it was one of the best decisions I ever made in my life. The timing was right and I do not have a single regret about that move. I do remember the contract time and the problems it caused every time. "VERY GLAD" I am out of there.
This contract is just to define the pay and a few other details. Nothing drastic. Of the hundreds of boats working on the spill there are only a few left. There were only 12 of my style on the job and they started cutting some of them the first of Nov. I am one of 3 fiberglass cat boats still on. The oil is starting to show up in the Fla. panhandle as tar balls. The cleanup on the beach is easy and does not require boats. There are no beaches here just marsh and bayous. Boats are required and at times the areas can only be reached by air boats and at times they can not make it. Have seen them stuck for a long time before getting out. Once the winter fronts finish doing what they do we can get a better handle on what has to be done from spring on thru the summer.
As for the fisheries; There has been little pressure on the fish and the big ones have survived well. What happened to the eggs, larvae, and juveniles still has to be seen. Some of our oyster beds died but not because of oil. The ndied because all the spillways from the mississippi were opened to keep the oil from comming into the open bays and lakes. That rush of excessive fresh water saved the area from being oiled but had an effect on the oysters in some areas. It was the lesser of two evils. The rebuilding plans for the oyster beds is already under way. What oysters being harvested are all good.
Would love to get a call from any of you any time.
Life is Good!
Fishing is not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that.
Typical b.s....Larry I`m glad you are doing ok...
you do........ 
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