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My dad fished with Bobby a few times in the fall rips using the snubber & handline method. Bailing big fish...no catch & release....never took me the ba&%^rds!! When I was younger my dad used to always take me along and fishermen being a somewhat different breed back in the late 50's & 60's, I met some "interesting "characters" including Bobby Luce and his pal Eddie Reid. Those guys were a little younger than my dad and a little wild and crazy and I thought they were pretty cool....and me being "Reds kid" I was pretty much accepted into "most" activities. Guess I can tell this now...my favorite Bobby story. My dad was seriously injured on the job and his buddy Bob Coose had been taking me fishing. One morning we were running the Bay side of the Elizabeth's in pea soup fog heading to Quick's when we heard a boat coming. We slowed and a familiar looking 16 ft. Startcraft flew by in the fog. Bobby must have recognized our boat (a Starcraft Holiday) and spun back around to talk to us. It seems the lobster cart had broken loose that morning from the Hole and Bobby had bumped into it in the fog ...... that 16 ft. was filled 1/2 way to the gunnels. I was a pretty smart kid....I kept my mouth shut!
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