I used to fish off the ship anytime we anchored and I had free time. Fished the Mediterranean, Carribean, Atlantic and the GOM. There were several of us "Squids" that did.
Did y'all actually have the fish preparted on the boat and eat them?
Never mind, I see MAC answered. "What good is a big boat if you can't fish off it," that's outstanding.
We used to have quite a few fish fry's depending on how many we caught.
Somewhere I have a picture of a few of us standing shoulder to shoulder holding up a stringer of snapper that touches the aircraft elevator on both ends. It was quite the haul and quite the fish fry.
I never fished underway as I was on the flight deck working. My rate was ABH (Aviation Bos'n mate) and I was an LSE (landing signalman enlisted).
Like MAC above I really enjoyed being at sea and flight ops. Hard, exciting, and satisfying work.
USS Guadalcanal LPH-7
