Albemarle Tradewinds July 2017 Web Final

Jake’s Outdoor Adventures
by Jake Worthington
One of the lines in the song “Time” by the Alan Parsons Project band says, “Goodbye my
friend.” I will never hear that song again and not think about the memories of a friend and
mentor I lost last April. Captain Brant Wise took me on the fi rst offshore trip of my life on
Memorial Day 2009 aboard his charter boat the Swordfi sh. This trip only made me appreciate
fi shing even more and stoked the fi res of my passion for fi shing. This trip on his boat
was also a family affair and my Dad came along also. Both Brant and Dad watched me as
I reeled in my fi rst Dolphin in which would be the fi rst of many that day. I would later learn
that day that Swordfi sh was also the same boat my Dad went on for his fi rst offshore trip
that his Dad took him on after he had graduated from college. I learned that the Swordfi sh
was once the Marlin Fever when Dad fi shed on her in 1989. Talk about a small world.
My memories of Brant and the Swordfi sh include many fi rsts. I caught my first
Blue Marlin while fi shing in my fi rst Big Rock Marlin Tournament. When we returned to
Teaches Lair that day, I learned what it felt like to be “creeked” when the boat was backed
into the slip. For those of you who are not aware of this fi shing custom, this is what happens
when you catch your fi rst billfi sh. When you return to the dock, the same people that
a few hours ago were giving you high fi ves are now wrangling you and throwing you into
the boat basin when you arrive at the dock. Although I didn’t like it at the time, I now look
at it as a rite of passage. I also caught my first White Marlin on that boat with Brant. We
shared many an adventure on that boat. It was a dark day in my life when he sold that
boat last year. It was even darker last April when my Dad told me that Brant had passed
away at the young age of fi fty.
When I look back now, I have so many fond memories of fi shing with Captain
Brant Wise. One of my favorite trips was when we went Bluefi n Tuna fi shing in March of
2013. I have never seen so many Bluefi ns, schooling and skying out of the water after
bait. We caught them trolling and jigging. It was a great day to fi sh and just sit back and
watch a once in a lifetime show put on by these majestic creatures of the sea. If you were
fi shing with Brant and the fi sh were not biting, well that is when it got entertaining. Brant
was a practical joker, as well as a comedian, so we got free entertainment during the slow
action periods. I will miss him, but he will always live in my memories .
To see more of Jakes Outdoor
Adventures go to
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