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Wow, I don't even know where to begin...
My Uncle Jon was my partner in crime as a young'un, he took me fishing for the 1st time when I was maybe 4, by the time I was 5 I was already obsessed. I caught my 1st trout that year and I caught it before my uncle caught his that day.. I can still hear him saying quietly, with a cigarette pressed in his lips, ok my turn, my turn. Then he introduced me to bass (largies) which took over my focus from the time I was 8 until 16, he was there when I took my first 5 pounder and was slightly miffed when I bested his 7.14 with my 8.9. I remember many striper fishing expeditions, but it wasn't until I was about 15 that I began to feel the call of the surf, we went on a guided backwater charter of Nauset Inlet and I caught a 34" bass... from there nothing else would suffice... if it didn't have stripes I wasn't interested. A few weeks later I took a 22 pounder and there was no looking back.
I've learned things from what seems like millions of other people, many of whom I met here on this site. Slipknot taught me a lot about jigging the ditch. #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& has lent some of his wisdom about places and things I've promised never to repeat. F18 my longtime partner in crime has taught me 1000's of lessons. The best thing about these people and things is that their knowledge will always be here in my head for me to use and pass on. And I'm sure that somewhere along the line I've taught them something too. Redcrbbr is another who's taught me some invaluable lessons.
Great thread!
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