Like many of you out there, I’ve indulged the fantasy of owning a remote and bad-ass fishing lodge. The reality is I am not properly wired for anything remotely related to service. But Andrew Bennett is, and he owns the Deneki Lodges on Andros, The Kanektok, and the Dean. I was fortunate enough to be invited down to Andros South for the first FIBFest back in the day. Andrew struck me as a bright, easy-going guy who could laugh at himself but at the same time had his shit together. These type of people can be disconcerting, especially when they are younger than you. I threw a few questions at him, just to find out what it’s like to run your dream business. …
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SECOND PERSON You come on the scene three days into it, and walk into the Slack Tide at Andros South and immediately someone drops a line at your expense. Ball busting travels. Then you wake up in the morning and you’re on the flats, stepping quietly, and trying to figure out how the hell the guide walking next to you is looking at the same water but seeing entirely different things. Your line is floating behind you and you’re creeping forward hoping you get it done. The guide stops and points and you don’t see anything but you lay down the line and strip, and you feel the tension as the line starts clearing but it catches on the reel handle and that’s it.…
Tagged: Andros South, Deneki, FIB Fest, trips I lucked into
Cudas
Tagged: Andros South, Deneki, FIB Fest, trips I lucked into
Tagged: Andros South, bonefish, Deneki, FIB Fest, trips I lucked into
If there’s any blogger that should be a part of FIB Fest, it’s the guy who names his blog Bonefish on the Brain. Bjorn couldn’t join the crew because real life got in the way, but last week he tied a handful of flies and sent them my way. The idea being that if he couldn’t be here, at least his flies could help a brother out. Caught all my fish today on flies from Bjorn’s vise, with Michael Gracie as witness.
Later I’m getting my hair braided.
Tagged: Andros South, bonefish, Deneki, trips I lucked into
To be movin’.
Tagged: Deneki, fibfest, south andros, trips I lucked into
Are such diverse elements as fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical devotion to the… cause. Getting things in order for FIB Fest at Andros South next week.
Tagged: Andros South, bonefish, Deneki, trips we lucked into, Ximenez
