COASTE | PERSONALITIES
To his credit and client service style, Captain Rob treats us all with the utmost respect — and never laughs (derisively) when one of us pulls a boneheaded move. His instincts as a father of two
Captain Rob McKay ruminates on his life. “I’ve been lucky,” he says. “My father-in-law has been my teacher. When I started guiding, he took us out and taught us everything — to have the knowledge
girls are quickly revealed as he baits our children’s hooks, shows them how to hold the rod, helps them cast and demonstrates how to reel in. Plus, he passes on the opportunity to laugh when yours truly tries to cast, and fails miserably. Repeat: miserably. In the end, due to an approaching thunderstorm, our outing is cut short for obvious safety issues. We wind up with one catch — a sea trout — plus numerous, vigorous bites from the dolphins that surrounded our boat and apparently loved our bait.
of someone who’s been doing this 34 years is a great blessing, and nobody ever taught him. He’s taught me how to read the tide, read the weather, understand what the various types of fish do and where they’ll be, instinctively. Everybody things they can find fish, but it ain’t that easy. Still, I honestly don’t know what I’d do if I wasn’t a fishing guide. I can’t even imagine my life.” Fortunately, Rob McKay doesn’t have to imagine. All he has to do is manage maybe 6-7 months of 15 hour days, make as much money as he can, then readjust to slow season that’s slow enough he’s “eating Ramen noodles forever” while — of course — having to deal with the
As we no-wake-zone our way back to dock at ‘Tween Waters Marina,
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