What is greatness and how do you measure it? Is it hard work, dedication, innovation, drive, being a student of the game, trying experimental things, or having commitment? Or maybe it’s creating an environment for teamwork, being innately inquisitive, using data collection to make assumptions that can be proved or disproved, or questioning the status quo? In Capt. Peter B. Wright’s world, all of these were true.
“PETER WAS THE MOST PROLIFIC PROMOTER OF CAIRNS WHO EVER SET FOOT ON THE DOCK, WHO EVER EXISTED. I MEAN, GEORGE [BRANSFORD] SET THE PLACE ON FIRE CATCHING THAT FIRST WORLD-RECORD GRANDER.” Few of us get to experience true greatness in the line of work or hobby we choose. Those of us who have had the good fortune to work, fish, travel, argue,…
