National Fisherman October 2019

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Take a bow

A Maine-based O’Hara bait boat winters in Florida to get a modern makeover

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Power hitters

Live-crab life

Volvo-Penta overhauls its engine line; outboards are in

Seaview Crab Co. started with a small outboard and a dream

ON DECK

In this issue

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Seaview Crab Co.

National Fisherman / October 2019 / Vol. 100, No. 6

Carolina crabbers ride the tide

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Cover Story \ Starlight gets sponsons O’Hara Lobster Bait sends one of its Maine-based midwater trawlers down South for a stretch at Patti Marine in Pensacola, Fla.

Roka

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Product Roundup Mil-spec sunglasses stand up to fish boat abuse; fine-tuning fuel with Algae-X.

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Around the Yards Big turnout for lobster boat races; a new double-ender for Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

Volvo-Penta aims to power the future Dual tractor propellers, electric hybrid drives are new propulsion solutions.

On Deck

ASMI

Features / Boats & Gear

Paul Molyneaux

Patti Marine

Three friends, a 25-hp outboard and 50 crab pots started a North Carolina seafood company.

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Northern Lights Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute hosts a culinary retreat for chefs.

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Editor’s Log

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Fishing Back When

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Mail Buoy

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A Letter from NMFS

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Around the Coasts

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Market Reports

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Last Set / Bristol Bay, AK

Reader Services 40

Classifieds

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Advertiser Index

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