We all know it will happen, but don’t know when? Hopefully when we are very old and unable to fish.
Unfortunately, for healthy fishing buddy, Eugene, it ended last month with a seizure at age 58. He left a beautiful wife and 10 year old daughter.
Monday 5/18 was a scheduled charter with captain Greg Carr on the Kev n Ash. Eugene was planning to be on that trip, since he fished with us many times. So, with his fishing buddies, me, my son Shawn, Eugene’s good friend, Kyle, and club member Bert Kern, and in spirit, Boston Bob, who was in Alaska, we sailed. I should mention that Bob from Boston and Eugene a serious New York team supporter, always went at it without a single curse word – well maybe not from Eugene.
In spite of the recent poor sea bass and fluke reports due to the cold water, we were optimistic. I guess Eugene was still with us because after 3 hours we only had 4 keeper sea bass but we felt him saying “hang in there.” We did, and with Greg’s dedication and knowledge, we ended up with 26 keepers to 16”, 7 ling, a legal winter flounder, caught by Bert, plus at least 20 blackfish up to 6 pounds that had to go back. Also, a sign that Eugene had the last say, he had Kyle catch a beautiful 3 pound lobster, that unfortunately had eggs. So, back she went.
Thank you Captain Greg for your memorials of Eugene. May he rest in peace.
