Erick is O'Neal of the Week!

Jenny Scarborough

The Anchorage Marina fish cleaning bench is a good place to find O'Neals.

Erick was having a mid-day break with Russel Williams.  In addition to fishing commercially, Erick maintains a fleet of jet skis to rent, and owns Ocracoke Parasail with his brother, Farris.

Ocracoke Current:  Is that your first beer of the day?

Erick:  No.  I mean, yeah.  It's my lunch beer.

Ocracoke Current:  What are some of your nicknames?

Erick:  Egg.  That and the name Dan [Garrish] calls me.

Ocracoke Current:  How long have you fished commercially?

Erick:  If I say this, it's gonna seem like I'm real old.  For 17 years, since I was 15.

Erick O'Neal and Russel Williams thinking about heading back out on the water.
Erick O'Neal and Russel Williams thinking about heading back out on the water.

Ocracoke Current:  You don't look your age.

Erick:  I still get carded.

Russel:  It's 'cause he's a small guy.

Erick:  You can't put the sh*t Russel says in there.

Ocracoke Current:  What's the longest you've lived away from the island?

Erick:  When I went to school in Greenville. 

Ocracoke Current:  Where would you live if you didn't live here?

Erick:  I just don't know.  I've been surrounded by water my whole life.  Somewhere with water.

Ocracoke Current:  What do you want your last meal on earth to be?

Russel:  Fried mullet roe.

ErickNot fried mullet roe.  That is nasty.

Ocracoke Current:  What's your favorite ethnic food?

Erick:  Eduardo's!

Ocracoke Current:  What's the largest fish you've ever killed?

Erick:  Killed?  Or caught?  The largest fish I've ever caught was a marlin, in Costa Rica.  A striped marlin.

Ocracoke Current:  Who's your favorite cousin?

Russel:  Say Lewis.   Loooouuuie!

Erick:  I can't single one cousin out.  I got too many of them.

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