Ken Babby, the owner of the Class AAA baseball team, broke the silence. Looking around the room, he said, “We’re doing shrimp boats? We should do shrimp boats.” It was settled: Three shrimp boats — in ...

I placed the outfit in a bow-mounted Lee’s swivel rod holder. It was time for the fish to wear itself out, not vice versa. I remained tight and reeled when I could, banking on the constant and heavy ...