Same here Eben my Grandfather gave me the passion. Listening to all his stories and watching him come home and fillet the fish. Sadly he passed when I was young so I never got to go with him a lot. I kinda lost track of surfcasting till a few years ago when I met my Father-in-law. He couldn't believe I liked to fish. He took me up to Maine and we caught a bunch of strippers. I was hooked. Now my wife gets mad because every weekend off we are off fishing together.
It has built a great relationship though.