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I Was Alone, Adrift at Sea, and Speared by a Sailfish. Then My Troubles Really Started

Summary by Outdoor Life
This story, “Speared by a Sailfish,” appeared in the June 1981 issue of Outdoor Life. Ron Abbott was crouched in the bow of his 23-foot cuddy fisherman, the comer of a cast net clenched firmly in his teeth. The boat floated on the shallow grass flats of Florida’s Indian River as dawn began to tum the sky pink. He waited for the school of silver mullet to draw within range, and then whirled the shining web of monofila­ment over them. Half a dozen…
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Outdoor Life broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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