On the advantage of being a ggiirrll.

Been crabbing with my sis a few times out on the Chesapeake Bay, with limited success catching crabs of legal size. However, I remember being out with her in a canoe, probably 20+ years ago. We were having some success with our chicken parts and strings, but doubtful we were going to haul in enough blue crabs to serve as a main course for 4. A motorized skiff approached us, handsome young man aboard. He pulled along side and handed over close to 1/2 bushel legal-sized crabs, smiled broadly, then powered away.

I hope to hear some "skipjack" songs this weekend. While there are plenty of well-known sea chanties, I'll be curious to learn of any songs regarding "Watermen," i.e. any tradition of song among commercial fishermen (aside from whalers) among the bays and coastal waters of the mid-Atlantic coastal region.