When I started watching, Jake was there on board as a young man. He was immature,but,was learning from some of the best fishermen in the business as well as his dad and his crew. He was learning(the hardway) about the job,the sea, and life &how to deal with people like a man,like a human being & Phil gave him nothing before earning except "perfect fatherly/captainly advice".
I remember Josh coming up in canvo &you could litterally see sadness or something in Phils eyes. The relatipnship was obviously strained.
I get the feeling there is a serious "entitlent" issue with both sons.
don't get me wrong no better feeling for a father is a son that wants to follow in his footsteps, unless as in my case, I want my son to do something better ,something more, and believe me my son is a better man.
I read how phil was so proud so happy to have his sons with him fishing that he paid them equal shares even though neither one obviously was experienced as his regular crew.
Josh was always referred to as not wanting to have anything to do with Phil or fishing, then suddenly he appeared on board and Jake didn't seem to be to welcoming.
Josh was referred to as having problems ,personal demons, things like that.
I thought Jake being on board with his father was the best situation for him. I'd see Jake throw a temper tantrum or get pissed off about something and Phil would put him right down in his place as a father should. Phil would explain to him that he could not talk two grown men like they are equals to him as he is a child or young man and she has to respect his elders and has to respect their experience and has to respect the boat in the ship in the sea.
Jake wanted that captain's chair right now Phil told him ,as he did with everything ,"you must earn it".
as far as there" demons" go- let's call addiction addiction. most people involved with addiction recovery know that you don't just suddenly get cured and see the light and it's over. recovery is an ongoing issue it's the rest of your life. if you don't come to grips with that and accept it then you are in trouble usually sooner than later. there's a lot of arrogance that comes with recovery especially in the beginning for a lot of people. a lot of people get this I'm better than you attitude and they start criticizing everyone and everything around them.
that comes from being in feeling and knowing you have been so low for so long all the sudden you have this glory feeling this wonderful feeling this feeling of self pride self accomplishment of really being somebody again. they take some of us a while to realize that that is our feeling about her so it's not something we're supposed to push off and everybody else. those of us who have been in recovery for years as I have 20 years or more ,(and I've had my issues everybody relapses it's a part of the process) know that we have to temper a red vise we have to control our emotions and we have to keep our eyes and ears open and mouth shut until it is time to speak, most most of the time its when somebody asks us. I pray for Jake and I wish Jake the best and I hope he does succeed and I hope he does realize what he's giving up what he needs to do and what he could have. Phil started his legacy way before you even thought about his kids fishing I'm sure but what a legacy he's left them. there stars one of them to Captain one has a captains license maybe they both should be captains of their own boats. but all the articles I read are all speaking the truth neither one of them has or will earn the respect of their crew or the other captains until they pay their dues and they have not even begun. I know a fake when I see one I read people pretty well on face value, I don't know everything nor am i arrogant, I've just been up and down the block and I've seen all kinds. Norma fisherman everybody in my family is my friends are I know what it's about but not me.
I respect those men I respect that see I would listen I would shut my mouth open my ears and I would say one damn word until somebody told me " you are ready".
I haven't heard one captain on that show in all these years say to or about Jake or Josh"you/they are ready".
that's all I'm saying.
I'll tell you what I have a lot of respect for those captains I can't remember all their names but I definitely no sigS name if cig or any one of those captains even one of them said one of those boys are ready I would believe that I would listen even if the others said they thought they weren't.
but to a man no one has said those words.
THATS ALL I'M SAYIN'!!!!!
