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Offshore · May 2019

Documenting the first fishing trip.

A Freeman owner wanted the first trip on his new boat documented, from the dock in the dark to dinner that night.

The assignment

From the dock in the dark to dinner that night.

Mr. Newsome paid some guy he barely knew, me, to document the first fishing trip on his brand-new Freeman 42LR.

More than 1,000 miles of driving and 250 miles offshore in 72 hours
120 miles out across the Gulf Stream with Captain Cory Schiedel
Photos ran in Sport Fishing Magazine

Freeman 42LR glowing blue under deck lights at the dock before dawn

Owner at the helm in the dark, lit by the electronics

First light on the horizon from behind the helm as the boat heads offshore

Spray flying off the hull as the boat runs offshore

Captain standing at the helm watching the sunrise over the Gulf Stream

Row of gold reels in the rocket launcher with the wake behind

Offshore

Fish on

Crew member napping on the cockpit deck during the long run out

Two anglers setting out the spread off the side of the boat

Angler holding up the first tuna of the trip

The owner looking out over the water from the helm

Bright mahi on the end of the gaff beside the boat

Angler pumping his fist with a mahi at his feet

Back at the dock

Dock to dinner

Crew member sitting barefoot on the Full Send cooler

The boat backed into its slip at the marina

The day's catch of tuna and mahi laid out on the dock

Hands slicing tuna loins on the cleaning table

Dinner table set with poke, tuna and chips from the day's catch

Bought a new boat?

Let's document your first trip: the fish, the crew and the dinner.

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