GUMBO | AWARENESS
The Bottom W Line Two coastal entrepreneurs take us to a deeper understanding of our local treasures.
text by MAGGIE LACEY photos by MATTHEW COUGHLIN
hen Jake Pose steps out of his truck and onto the 33-foot center console fishing boat he keeps in Fly Creek Marina, he is fresh off an overnight shift as a bar pilot for the Port of Mobile. He was up late waiting to bring an oceangoing vessel up the ship channel into the port, but the promise of a day’s fishing soothes the pains of no sleep. Waiting for him on the dock is his business partner, Dustin Bedgood, a fellow waterman who makes a living taking out-of-towners fishing on Mobile Bay. The charter captain is loading offshore rods with big Shimano reels into the rod holders on the back of the boat in preparation for the trip. The guys are heading for the open waters of the Gulf with hopes of bringing a few swordfish and maybe some tuna back to the restaurants and discerning clients along the Eastern Shore who have come to rely on them for weekly fresh fish.
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