I did that a lot when I had my big boat in the salt. Took a lot of mostly non fishing friends, and tried to give them a good experience. We had a in shop Bluefish tournament one year, 6 guy's from work with boats, and their chosen crews. I had 2 nonfishermen, and 2 freshwater guys on my crew. We cleaned house, taking all 4 prize categories. It was a very $ rewarding day, and bragging rights for a year.
I would love to spend a day on the water with you OBG, as well as most of the regulars on the Stage. I'm hoping to accomplish that after retirement, at least as much as I can afford to.

Rootney: Yep, titanium knees are part of life when you get up around 65 to 70 years old. Be very careful though when you are several weeks after surgery, you may thing you are out of the woods, but if you fall, it could mean going back for a re-do!

I had my second knee done in the fall of 2017. about a month, or six weeks later, my partner and I were taking a client to lunch at a downtown club. As we got near the elevator bank, I saw a car that was open and I quickly stepped in to hold it. Well, the elevator floor was about 1 1/2 inches higher than the floor outside, tripping me. I fell into the car, busting my knee open, banging my head against the wall. Had to go to the emergency room for MRI and Xray. Long story short, since I kept bleeding and squirting fluid from the knee, I had to go back for a re-do of the work. I think this eventually brought an end to my working career.

The lawsuit was between me and Exxon since they owned the building. I got some remuneration but not nearly what I thought was fair. It turned out the manager of the club had removed the traffic cone that had marked the car as out of order! Just Sayin...RJS