Playground Daily News from Fort Walton Beach, Florida • Page 36

Bait Fishing Is Big Business Too By MARYLIN PASSELL There's a Destin captain that out-of-town fishermen won't mention when a i to friends of their catches and the captains of the boats, but he the man the fishermen ought to be very thankful for--the man who misses the glory and praise received by the the man who provides the bait for the big game fishermen and captains. Known to Destinites as a a i Dewey E. Destin catches half a million pounds of bait a year for the Destin Fishing Fleet. i well-cared-for nets, Capt. Destin oulls in 250.000 of cigar fish alone between May and October.

Porpoises around? Captain "Buck" pulls out different nets and captures the playful mammals for the Gulfarium, Niagara Falls, Coney Island, and California oceanariams. He's been known to pull in a lot of sharks too, 27 this past season. Buck i 's two boats, "Gulf Queen" and "Lady and his 800-foot long nets, provide the thousands of Destin fishermen with the bait that helps make Destin the "Luckiest Little Fishing Village in the Page 12 Boating Tips To keep crackers crisp, salt free-flowing, store in the ice chest protected from the melt water. The cool air is drier air keeps crackers and cookies crunchy, spices free from sticking. CAPT.

"BUCK" DESTIN Lining a hat with aluminum foil helps to keep you cooler on those steaming hot summer days afloat. If you are bothered by an anchor chain scraping on your gun'l or covering board when it is hauled, slip a length or two of old bicycle inner tube over it. has soared to over 400. (Jim Barker) 0 A Relax Aboard The Twin Diesel Sportfisherman "BLUFIN" Insrore Trolling Offshore Trolling Ship to Shore Radio Fish Finder Bait, Tackle, and Ice Furnished For 'Further Information, Contact Your Host Capt. Don Griesheimer Phone 678-2730 Belter Still, Come Aboard at Capt.

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