Episode 92: Capt. Richard Black - Blackfly Charters

Mill House Podcast

Mill House

Wilderness, Sports, Leisure, Education, Hobbies

5 • 973 Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Richard Black is that man that came a long as a young kid and changed what fishing greatness looked like. At 17, while still in school studying for his degree in marine biology, he had his captains license and was already out-fishing most of the seasoned professionals. His wow factor was real. Richard refined his craft at a blistering speed. His fishing dexterity became legendary; he could fish the gulf stream and the reef as well as the the flats around his home near Islamorada. He is proficient from Chokoloskee to Key West, Miami to the Bahamas. It wasn’t uncommon for him to catch a number of Sailfish in the morning, run home, change boats and go release a number of redfish, snook and bonefish in the same day. Any tournament Richard Black is in, it’s a given he’ll be there at the buzzer. Richard's wife, Brooke Denkert, daughter of well known guide Dave, is a marine biologist as well. The whole family has fishing and water in their DNA. His home is filled with highly sought after tournament wins and most importantly, he’s an incredibly nice guy…. You’ll love this kid!!

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0:00.0	Richard Black was born with a fishing mind so brilliant he has no limitations.
0:11.0	As a young man he's already refined his craft so beautifully that he's won inshore and
0:16.4	offshore tournaments, including a distinguished selfish event.
0:20.9	He started raising eyebrows with his prowess in high school.
0:24.0	His skill set is so vast he's now included the Bahamas into his repertoire,
0:28.0	which is Chuck Pulaski to Key West.
0:31.0	In this interview, you'll see how Richard thinks about all the polished
0:35.3	nuances required to win at the highest levels of fishing in the Florida Keys. Don't
0:40.4	miss this one.
0:57.0	We broke everything. We broke lines, we broke hooks, we broke rods, we broke our minds, we broke marriages, we broke the whole thing. We came up with the idea of going out that night and chasing girls and whoever had the biggest pair of
1:03.1	pain he's went a pot. I knocked another arrow and he turned around the other way and
1:07.4	I shot him going through the other way so I double-lunged him both ways. But it was
1:12.2	nothing for us to paddle an air mattress out into
1:14.5	government cut. I got him on. All right now we're going to teach him a lesson.
1:20.3	I'm just an old guy that likes to fish and I'm not quitting yet.
1:25.0	And he said, well who the hell do you think you are, Sue App?
1:29.0	And I said, that's exactly who I am.
1:32.0	Life's journey to the grave should not be one arriving with a pretty well-preserved body,
1:38.0	but rather skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke,
1:41.0	thoroughly torn out, thoroughly torn out,
1:43.2	thoroughly used up proclaiming wildly.
1:46.7	Wow!
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