Abstract:
North Carolina boasts the largest sport-fishing fleet on the eastern coast operated by one man, Ottis Purifoy. Purifoy's \"Lucky Seven,\"Âoperated out of Morehead City, is comprised now of nine boats with another currently being built. In addition to providing boats and guides, Purifoy has a fish house where he can clean and ice the catch, providing an outlet for his commercial fishing business as well.