Intangibles
Mr. Wolf
The last time Mr. Wolf joined us on a trip he managed to find us a place to stay for free. I'm not sure if the owners actually knew we were staying there but thats besides the point. He also lends a lot of credit to our group by virtue of his full, gray beard. The rest of us schmucks show up looking like we have been sitting in a cubicle for the last 363 days, but not Mr. Wolf. Any boat that sees him skippering our vessel knows right away that there are some salty bastards aboard.
Total Intangibles Score: 8
Catching Ability
Brett
The success of our mini season lives and dies with Brett's performance. When it comes to catching lobster I would go as far as to say there are few who can rival Brett's speed and finesse. Not only does he catch lobsters faster than anyone, but he can do it with or without a tank AND without ripping off the lobsters' legs and antenna. Thus, ensuring any shorts he catches can grow-up big and strong to feed us next year. Until anyone can catch their limit in one quarter of the time Brett can I will consider him in a league of his own in this category.
Total Catching Score: 10
Experience
The Zipp
Zipper grew up lobstering in FL and he can certainly navigate his way around the boat and the keys. His main problem in this category is his patchy appearances at mini season. Although over the years Zipp has recorded many a mini season, he does not annually attend. For example, Zipp has taken the last two years off, but he is back now and hopefully has not lost a step. I think this inconsistency takes its toll more on his lobster catching skills than it does on his knowledge in other areas. When it comes to working the anchor, spotting lobster hiding spots from the bow of the boat, and taking care of gear when we get back Zipp never seems to miss a step.
Total Experience Score: 6.5
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