Shore Lunch Homosassa Style

[@johnwoa]

RIP Capt. Bobby Buswell. A True LEGEND!

[@johnwoa]

Thank you ever so much for making this video with the "legend" Capt. Bobby Buswell. As far as I know, Bobby Buswell is the only one still with us who worked with Capt. Wilson Hubbard, skippering the guide boat "Lucky Strike" out of Hubbard's Pier in Pass-a-Grille. So much has been written about Bobby Buswell in the newspapers over the years and there are so many stories that Capt. Buswell could tell about his days down at Hubbard's Pier that I'm sure it would take several volumes to contain them! Speaking of the shore lunch, I wonder if Bobby remembers that cold and windy day down at Hubbard's Pier back in January, 1956 where everyone feasted on the steaming-hot Hungarian Goulash prepared by John Woike, and if he remembers his boat trip aboard the "Patisu" that night to the Mullet Key Pier when the insane rumor started that the Snook were biting like crazy down there. With Bobby Buswell at the wheel, the boat trip was so rough heading towards Mullet Key that the newspaper account said that everyone aboard the "Patisu" got soaked! That entire day was such a noteworthy event that the St. Petersburg Times wrote about it at length TWICE over a span of nearly two years! At that time, Bobby's father, Capt. Frank Buswell, was also skippering boats down at Hubbard's Pier. I hope Bobby is doing okay. He is truly a legend!

[@johnwoa]

Hi Captain Bill! I was good friends with the late Bob Harbison of Hubbard's Marina and he would tell me stories about Bobby Buswell when they fished next to each other on their respective vessels back in the old days. Bob wrote about Bobby Buswell several times in his fishing forums, especially the Florida Sportsman forums. I assume Bobby is still with us and he is our ONLY link to the past in regards to historical information. Would it be possible for you to meet with Bobby Buswell and make a comprehensive video of him talking about the early days (i.e. the 1950's to the early-60's) down in Pass-a-Grille and also talking about his father, Capt. Frank Buswell, who skippered the original "Miss Pass-a-Grille" party boat and also the famous "Miss Pass-a-Grille II" half day party boat which Frank skippered for many years? Bobby Buswell is the only one remaining who can give a firsthand account of this fishing history, etc... beginning down at Hubbard's Pier. In closing, DID YOU KNOW that the "Miss Pass-a-Grille II" was built in a backyard of a trailer park in Pinellas Park by one man all by himself in the 1950's? It was all documented in the St. Petersburg Times and was the only party fishing boat to be "paraded" down the middle of Central Ave. in St. Petersburg on a flatbed truck when it was being transported to the Gulf Beaches from Bayboro Harbor. When the vessel made its maiden voyage with Capt.Floyd Pippenger, Sr., it was named "Royal Pearl", named after the boatbuilder's second wife, Pearl. This was before Wilson Hubbard purchased the boat and Bobby Buswell was just getting his start at Hubbard's Pier. The history of all of this is amazing and it is documented in the Times' archives. I would love to see a video of Capt. Bobby Buswell talking about the very early days in Pass-a-Grille and about his renowned father when they both worked at Hubbard's Pier. Sorry this got so lengthy! --- John L.

[@gramoffive6410]

Your the best William.

[@gerardhaubert8210]

Always looking for ways to improve our shore lunch, thanks

[@nicholaslovett6248]

"You got people you'd like to cater to, like ladies and things like that." This guy knows what's up

[@johnwoa]

Recently received sad news from Dylan Hubbard from Hubbard's Marina, by way of Hubbard's photographer/ videographer Bob Harbison, that Lorraine Hubbard (wife of the late Capt. Wilson Hubbard) passed away this past June. She was 93.