Captain Black

Captain Black is a Historical Captain along the Gulf Coast of Florida. He has long been known as a shark fisherman who prefers hand to shark combat to subdue them as he believes it is cowardly to just shoot them. Most people have heard stories about Captain Black as a 7 year old rowing out an old canoe he found discarded. It had a large hole the size of a five gallon bucket in it and he patched it with cardboard and a piece of wood he screwed thru the bottom of the boat. The screws would stick thru the bottom and he would sometimes step on them if he was not careful. He was often found offshore fishing having rowed many miles from land and offered a tow back to shore by the charter fishermen. One of the Captains would throw a rope off the back of the boat for him to hold onto as there was no place to tie it off. He would proudly show his catch to the passengers on the boat as they gazed over the back of the boat wondering why a kid so young would be out that far into the open water on such a small boat. To this day Captain Black can be seen fishing the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.