Pass The Hustle

Reality television has taught me one thing. Without making this an issue of race, let me make an observation. What is a way of life for one race is unheard of for another. As much as blacks like seafood, they don't fish for anything bigger than a catfish. The favorite target is Crappie and Brim. It's almost like some races are simply here for the benefit of others. I never seen a Caucasian wearing a pair of Gators, but they're making a fortune hunting them. These guys and gals are making PhD. money in just a few months a year

The first show that caught my attention was "Deadliest Catch". These men earn a living catching crabs. I started eating crab legs about twenty-five years ago and hadn't stopped since. I didn't know anything about crab until I was grown. I only knew about the fish they sold at the fish markets in South Memphis. Like Big Bone Buffalo or Channel Cat. Life as a commercial fisherman didn't entice me or any of my friends in the least. Fishing was just always viewed as an expensive hobby enjoyed by whites. The only person I saw making money was Bill Dance. Needless to say that didn't inspire the average young person in my neighborhood seeking a career. Had I known crab fishing paid that much money. I might have tried to get a job on the Cornelia Marie.

My latest guilty pleasure is "Swamp People". These particular jobs have nothing to do with locale. This show is proof. People in the city of New Orleans were beng eaten by the Gators while people in the bayou were loading up their boats and getting out their treble hooks. They even had people coming  from as far away as Texas. Some residents  were displaced due to Hurricane Katrina while others turned it into a cash flow. With Gators bringing from  $100 to over $300 each. With hunters sometimes tagging twenty or more a day. It doesn't take long to get a knot. You never see their wives and girlfriends. Unless they happen to be hunters  too. Now I know why. They are busy having and raising babies for the next generation to follow. So they can pass the hustle on to them.