Norm
Isaacs

For over 40 years fishing and boats has been a way of life. I've been very fortunate in that it is not only how I've made my living but it's also been my main source of recreation. The spectrum of involvement has been virtually A to Z. From running up and down river banks fishing as a kid in Kansas to 25 years of owning and operating a fishing charter business in Hawaii. Mixed in that 40 years I worked as Captain, crew or angler in hundreds of locations where usually you couldn't pronounce the name or drink the water. For almost 20 years I hosted and produced big game fishing shows for ESPN. These shows originated in Hawaii then spread worldwide. Making shows in Hawaii was fairly simple, at least logistically, because there you could go marlin fishing on your lunch hour with a reasonable expectation of success.
More recently for 3 years I operated a antique boat called the Miss Texas out of Cabo Blanco, Peru. That boats claim to fame was catching the still standing world record black marlin (1560 lbs.) in 1953 and that Hemingway used to fish on it back in the day. Currently I'm a Captain for Sea Tow responding to distressed vessel calls of all kinds. I'm doing this while phasing into the POP world. Interestingly it's amazing how many of the folks after being towed in make some comment about selling their boat.