When his mother married Bill， thirteen-year-old Mikey was pleased because he got a great stepfather who took a special interest in him， teaching him how to be a good deckhand and fisherman on the charter boats they worked in the Hawaiian waters. Teacher's Guide available.，Fishing. This is it， the big time. Mikey's 13， a deckhand working on a charter boat in Hawaii. Working for the best skipper anywhere， his stepdad， Bill. Before Bill came along， it was just Mikey and his mom. Now they're a real family， and Mikey has a little brother. He can't believe how lucky he is. And now he's learning from the best， even though he's only 13. Because Bill believes in him. And Mikey won't let him down. He loves fishing and being out on the boat. But some seas， some fish， and some charter clients are a lot tougher to handle than Mikey ever imagined. Take Ernie and Cal?they chartered Bill's boat for three days and they?re out for the adventure of their lives. Now it's up to Mikey and Bill to deliver it.，Working for his stepfather on a charter fishing boat in Hawaii teaches thirteen-year-old Mikey about fishing， and about taking risks， making sacrifices， and facing some of life's d...