Giving back
Casting for Care
Turning tides toward healing
A foundation for offshore fishermen who get hurt doing the work, and for the families left holding everything together while they heal. Jack sits on its board.
Casting for Care is a community of fishermen, families, businesses, and supporters united by one belief: when someone in our fishing family is hurt, we all have a responsibility to help.
Casting for Care
Why it exists
The gap nobody plans for
Offshore fishing carries real risk. A sudden wave, a mechanical failure, heavy gear: one accident can leave a fisherman seriously injured and unable to work for months.
Insurance may cover some of the medical care. It rarely replaces the lost income, and it does nothing for the everyday bills a family still has to meet while someone heals.
The foundation was started after a single offshore accident, when it became clear there was no organization dedicated to helping injured fishermen through exactly that gap.
Where the money goes
What a donation covers
- 01Urgent medical expenses
- 02Everyday living costs for a fisherman's family
- 03Hope and stability while they heal
Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Where we come into it
Jack sits on the board
Board member, Casting for Care
Jack sits on the board of Casting for Care. He also built them a rod: pink, the Tiki Rods name down the blank, made for the same reason everything else on this bench gets made, which is that somebody in the fishing community needed something done properly.
If you want to help, help them directly. Everything below goes to the foundation, not to us.
Reach the foundation
Casting for Care, direct
Applying for help
If you are an offshore fisherman who has been injured, or you are family to one, write to [email protected].
Casting for Care is an independent registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded by Jim Lucas and based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Jack serves on its board. The foundation is not part of Tiki Custom Rods, and donations go to it directly rather than through us.