{"product_id":"and-then-they-all-puked-jeff-nichols-9781737274629","title":"And Then They All Puked...: My Experience As a (Groupon) Montauk Charter Boat Captain","description":"\u003cbr\u003eStricken with a lifelong obsession for offshore fishing, Jeff Nichols had been running part-time charters out of Montauk Harbor, once dubbed \"the sport fishing capital of the world,\" for ten years with mediocre results. Most of the time, he just brought friends out and considered a trip successful if the customers didn't stiff him, walk off with his rods and reels, or puke all over him. He bought cheap, remarkably unsafe boats, and so as to not piss off the other charter boat captains, named his operation \u003ci\u003eSecond Choice Charters\u003c\/i\u003e. Then he started a Groupon\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecampaign to boost his modest, if not pathetic, business\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Groupon campaign worked amazingly well, and Jeff quickly became one of the busiest captains in Montauk, sailing twice a day all week long. But unbeknownst to his customers, he was ill-prepared and grossly underqualified for the job despite being a USCG-licensed captain, not to mention that his boats were filthy and not exactly seaworthy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe results were horrific. In the notoriously dangerous waters off Montauk Point, Jeff's escapades resulted in seven Mayday calls and six documented Coast Guard rescues at sea (one including a helicopter). Even though his adventures are sometimes comical, he quickly realizes they are also cautionary tales. Not everyone should be a captain, and the \"6 pack captain's license\" in the wrong hands can be a license to kill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeff Nichols's first book, \u003ci\u003eTrainwreck: My Life as an Idoit\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into a movie by Lions Gate Films under the title, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Loser\u003c\/i\u003e, and his second book, \u003ci\u003eCaught\u003c\/i\u003e, is an eye-opening account of the black market striped bass industry. Jeff has written over the years for \u003ci\u003ePenthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEasthampton Star\u003c\/i\u003e, and Dans\u003ci\u003e Papers\u003c\/i\u003e. He now runs the Montauk marine septic boat and monitors Channel 73.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737274620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737274629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Humoroutcasts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Jeff Nichols","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988618182911,"sku":"9781737274629","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c62170c0-aee6-4bcb-9379-f3c1b4a6a11c.jpg?v=1683295432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/and-then-they-all-puked-jeff-nichols-9781737274629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}