Two new boats have been added to Beaufort’s fishing fleet in the past few days. One of the boats belongs to Way Brothers and the other to J.H. Potter and Son. The new vessels will fish for sea bass, blue fish, red snappers and other ocean fish. They will probably make their first trips to sea in about 10 days as the finishing touches on the boats are not quite completed yet.
The new boats are strong, seaworthy craft similar to other boats used n deep sea fishing. Way Brothers’ boat, named “Johnnie and Elinore” was built by Whitehurst and Rice of Beaufort. She is 42 feet long, 12 ½ foot beam and is equipped with a 40-horsepower engine. Captain Jess Pagel and a crew of four men will fish her.
“The Piggie,” which is the name of Potter and Son’s vessel, is 38 feet in length and 10 ½ feet beam. Captain Pete Nelson and crew will be in charge of “The Piggie.” Besides the two new boats, Way Brothers have the “Annis,” commanded by Captain Gus Anderson, and Potter and Son have in commission the “Alice,” commanded by Captain Tom Nelson. These boats and several others fish during the winter out of Beaufort mainly for sea bass. In summer they often go up the Jersey coast and work there for several months. The success or failure of ocean fishing in winter out of Beaufort depends mainly upon weather conditions. If there is much stormy weather, not many fish are caught, but if it is calm and favorable, good catches are often made.
From the front page of The Beaufort News, Oct. 1, 1925
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