08/21/2023
HELP.....
38 trips so far ...... Gonna Be A long winter.
Asking for a lil help is never easy for anyone.
Espescially for someone as driven as I have been .
I generally have a refuse to lose attitude towards life..
I have been so focused, always eager for the next challenge.
Or to learn the next lesson. Always accepting every defeat humbly as a lost battle. Keeping in mind , that The war wages on. There has been something to take from every experience.
For 28 yrs I feel like I have been at the top of my game. Ive had a captains license for 25 consecutive yrs . I have Always given 110%.on every trip . I cant get enough .....Not one sick day... not even one.
I worked every holiday , birthday, every mothers and fathers day every fourth of july every summer for 28 yrs.
Basically if someone wanted to go I tookem.
I recently decided to do another partner deal. Putting all my chips on the table, I decided to go all in .... I stopped marketing my personal business. I gave up my spot at one of the more prestigious charter marinas in the south. Worked on the new venture without pay for almost a full yr. I had to sell my boat n permits. Relocated completely. I had to leave the only fishing family I had . Knowing If I left there would be a good chance that I could never return.
Well that didnt really work out as well as id hoped..
So far it has cost me more mentally and financially .
Then I could have ever imagined. I most likely will never see a return on my investment without involving lawyers . Or be able to repair the friendships lost over the deal. .. My partners have offered zero assistance .. complete silence from them.
So here I am .... reaching out on fb. Asking for help !!
The struggle is real ..
I am running inshore charters once again.. The fishing is great . I have zero competition in the areas I fish. No other guides following me .Basically fishing an un tapped resource. Everyone of the 38 trips were epic adventures ..
Needless to say i hv learned my lesson lol...
I promise no more partnerships with friends or family.
I need to fish though.. when Im fishing all my demons are quiet and asleep....... I only struggle when on dry land ... Fishing is a part of me and I am just miserable without it ...
Please let me know if anyone out there would like to send me some trips. Or join me on some grand adventures. I am ready
Capt. Marty Starling
