What a fourth-generation fishing captain has learned from nearly 100 years on the Gulf
For Dylan Hubbard, fishing is the easy part.The harder part is carrying nearly 100 years of family history on his shoulders while figuring out how to keep the operation alive through hurricanes, federal regulators and a rapidly changing Florida tourism industry.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICKHubbard is the fourth generation of his family to run Hubbard's Marina in Madeira Beach, Fla. The business traces its roots to 1928, when his grandfather started with five rowboats and 40 cane poles.Today, Hubbard is vice president of the company and has begun the process of purchasing it from his father.
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For Dylan Hubbard, fishing is the easy part.The harder part is carrying nearly 100 years of family history on his shoulders while figuring out how to keep the operation alive through hurricanes, federal regulators and a rapidly changing Florida tourism industry.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICKHubbard is the fourth generation of his family to run Hubbard's Marina in Madeira Beach, Fla. The business traces its roots to 1928, when his grandfather started with five rowboats and 40 cane poles.Today, Hubbard is vice president of the company and has begun the process of purchasing it from his father. But stepping into the family business was never as simple as inheriting a title."Oh, you have no idea," Hubbard told OutKick Outdoors when asked whether he had to earn his place before calling himself captain.His grandfather, Wilson, originally ran the operation before leaving to serve during World War II. Hubbard's great-grandfather stepped in during that time, which is why the family considers it a fourth-generation business.
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- For Dylan Hubbard, fishing is the easy part.The harder part is carrying nearly 100 years of family history on his shoulders while figuring out how to keep the operation alive through hurricanes, federal regulators and a rapidly changing Florida tourism industry.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICKHubbard is the fourth generation of his family to run Hubbard's Marina in Madeira Beach, Fla. The business traces its roots to 1928, when his grandfather started with five rowboats and 40 cane poles.Today, Hubbard is vice president of the company and has begun the process of purchasing it from his father.
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