Becoming A Waterman
Fridays between 12 and 1 p.m.
Captain Fred Pomeroy started crabbing when he was 16 years old, and hasn't stopped since. A poet, teacher, builder and farmer by turns, he continues the lore and the legends of those who feel weather in their bones and fishing in their blood.
Becoming a Waterman chronicles some six decades of life and lessons learned making a living with a boat on the Chesapeake Bay. Tune in on 90.3 every Friday at 1 PM for another installment.
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Captain Fred still remembers the phone call that stopped his crew cold: word of a boat gone down with all hands.
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Captain Fred recites one of his poems, and discloses the lingo watermen use.
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Butter...crackers...cream...oysters...Old Bay. It doesn't get any easier. And nothing tastes better.
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Captain Fred remembers when he ventured through the blizzard's drifts to check on his grandfather out in the neck district.
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The curse of all things mechanical did not spare Captain Fred and his partner. But this is a tale of survival.