Push and Pull

Where we are

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  Lostman's River — The destination. 'A river inside a bay inside a gulf.' The Sea Belle beached on an oyster bar near the mouth, Ch. 11–18.

Every place in the book, painted →

Crew in this chapter

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  Matthew 'Matt' Creek protagonist Ch. 1
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  Snapper Dan's neighbor, retired guide Ch. 2
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  Doc Brown Old fishing guide and retired Navy physician Ch. 16

Critters in this chapter

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  Oyster bars The thing that scrapes the hull, holds the Sea Belle, cuts your line, and hides the redfish. Ch. 2Ch. 3Ch. 12Ch. 18

Boats in this chapter

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  The Sea Belle Houseboat Ch. 2Ch. 10Ch. 11Ch. 12 +7
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  The Bonefisher Sixteen-foot open backcountry skiff Ch. 2Ch. 10Ch. 11Ch. 12 +3
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  Doc's skiff Small aluminum boat Ch. 16Ch. 17Ch. 18

From the tackle box

Reading the tide

Fish the hour either side of high tide; 'morning high' means plenty of water over the oyster bars. Dan: the water isn't rising, the earth is turning through bulges of water pulled by sun and moon.

Push pole

Long wooden pole for moving a boat silently through the shallows — how Snapper gets the Mako into the mangroves unheard.