1.   Bobbi Walker, president of the Orange Beach Fishing Association and wife of a local charter captain, could not agree more.

2.   But charter captains like DePersia, who cater to out-of-staters, are lobbying hard to keep the regulations minimal.

3.   But I had the fever and Paul Dixon, a passionate fly-fisherman and charter boat captain, had the fever too.

4.   But the charter boat captains say their experience suggests otherwise.

5.   Charter captains like Noble and Smith say it makes no sense to clamp down on recreational fishermen while allowing commercial boats to continue catching sharks by the thousands.

6.   Charter boat captains have a far different view.

7.   King put the little boat in reverse like a big-game charter captain backing down on a marlin.

8.   McNear, who is also a charter boat captain, said the sea is very unforgiving, dangerous and should never be taken for granted.

9.   Some charter captains agree that modest regulations are appropriate.

10.   The biggest chore for a charter captain is finding the fish in the first place.