There are outfits that merely take you for a boat ride, and then there is Fishbone Charters, who knows how to strike an honest bargain with the Atlantic.
Captain Bill and I had ourselves a thoroughly fine day out on the water. We brought plenty of stubborn bonito and blues over the rail, and spent a good stretch with our hearts in our throats watching tuna glide across the scope like phantom freight trains. To keep us properly humble, a gorgeous green-tailed mahi trailed my lure clear to the wash, putting on a grand flirtation before exercising considerably better judgment than I usually possess and slipping back into the deep.
Fishbone put us right where we needed to be and treated us like old friends rather than cargo. By evening, that morning's bonito had been transformed into pristine sashimi at a high-end Chinese banquet in the West Village, where good friends, cold drinks, and salt-stained stories capped off a flawless day. You cannot purchase a fish’s cooperation, but you can certainly hire a guide who puts you in the way of good fortune. A first-rate trip from start to finish.