Shrimpers: Powering Up For Royal Reds
Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based shrimper Bill Sessions fishes shrimp from the Atlantic coast of Florida to the Texas coast. Most recently he has worked from his 500 hp KTA19 Cummins-powered 80 x 22-ft. Little Bill towing four 50-ft. nets with 10-ft. by 40-in. doors. In early May, he will take delivery of new 96 x 24-ft. Debra Lee from Winston Williams' Boatworks in Bayou La Batre. For the new boat he has increased the power to an 800 hp Cummins KTA38 coupled to a Twin Disc 5202 gear with a 6:1 reduction. The motivation for the new vessel is to take part in the growing offshore fishery for Royal Red shrimp. Rather than the 40-fathom depths that he has been fishing 20 to 50 miles off, he will be going 90 to 100 miles off in the Gulf of Mexico to fish at depths of 275 to 300 fathoms.
Shrimpers: Powering Up For Royal Reds
Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based shrimper Bill Sessions fishes shrimp from the Atlantic coast of Florida to the Texas coast. Most recently he has worked from his 500 hp KTA19 Cummins-powered 80 x 22-ft. Little Bill towing four 50-ft. nets with 10-ft. by 40-in. doors. In early May, he will take delivery of new 96 x 24-ft. Debra Lee from Winston Williams' Boatworks in Bayou La Batre. For the new boat he has increased the power to an 800 hp Cummins KTA38 coupled to a Twin Disc 5202 gear with a 6:1 reduction. The motivation for the new vessel is to take part in the growing offshore fishery for Royal Red shrimp. Rather than the 40-fathom depths that he has been fishing 20 to 50 miles off, he will be going 90 to 100 miles off in the Gulf of Mexico to fish at depths of 275 to 300 fathoms.
Shrimpers: Powering Up For Royal Reds
Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based shrimper Bill Sessions fishes shrimp from the Atlantic coast of Florida to the Texas coast. Most recently he has worked from his 500 hp KTA19 Cummins-powered 80 x 22-ft. Little Bill towing four 50-ft. nets with 10-ft. by 40-in. doors. In early May, he will take delivery of new 96 x 24-ft. Debra Lee from Winston Williams' Boatworks in Bayou La Batre. For the new boat he has increased the power to an 800 hp Cummins KTA38 coupled to a Twin Disc 5202 gear with a 6:1 reduction. The motivation for the new vessel is to take part in the growing offshore fishery for Royal Red shrimp. Rather than the 40-fathom depths that he has been fishing 20 to 50 miles off, he will be going 90 to 100 miles off in the Gulf of Mexico to fish at depths of 275 to 300 fathoms.
