▁of ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁Port ▁Ar ansas , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁tar pon ▁fish ing ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁attract ▁ang lers ▁from ▁all ▁across ▁America ▁to ▁Port ▁Ar ansas , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁However , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁cho ppy ▁waters , ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁was ▁sever ely ▁restricted . ▁The ▁boats ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁were ▁not ▁designed ▁or ▁built ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁rough ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁waters ▁and ▁storm s ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁the ▁existing ▁char ter ▁fleet . ▁The ▁local ▁gu ides ▁and ▁fish erm en ▁were ▁des perate ▁for ▁boats . ▁▁ ▁Charles ▁Frederick ▁(" F red ") ▁Far ley , ▁a ▁master ▁craft s man , ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama , ▁when ▁he ▁learned ▁from ▁his ▁brother ▁that ▁the ▁gu ides ▁of ▁Port ▁Ar ansas ▁needed ▁boats ▁to ▁satisfy ▁the ▁great ▁demand ▁for ▁tar pon ▁fish ing . ▁Fred ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁with ▁his ▁three ▁brothers ▁where ▁they ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁utility ▁boats , ▁l ighth ouses , ▁and ▁orn ate ▁bars . ▁Event ually , ▁Fred ▁settled ▁down ▁in ▁Port ▁Ar ansas , ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁and ▁began ▁design ing ▁and ▁building ▁boats . ▁They ▁established ▁Far ley ▁and ▁Son , ▁Bo at ▁Build ers , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Fred ' s ▁earliest ▁fish ing ▁boat ▁design ▁was ▁an ▁ 1