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I mainly fish from the shore, between Hull and Scituate. The area is full of cliffs and rocks. When I fish there I can't help but think of how many people have not only fished those same spots for thousands of years, but how many people have just sat on the same cliffs watching in awe of the stunning sunrises and sunsets.
I picture generations of native americans for thousands of years, sitting on those same rocks, gazing out into the unknown, surrounded by the wilderness (which is now covered in roads, lights and homes).
I picture the wives and mothers of many of our ancestors staring out into the ocean waiting for their loved ones to return home from their most recent journey.
If I could travel back in time, I would travel between the 1500's and late 1800's and just sit at my UDL which many before me have called their own- and watch. Watch how they fished. See how they, like me sat in awe as a massive weatherfront approached. See how they, like me try like hell to heave the next cast just a bit futher, trying to reach the the pods of bass and blues blitzing on the surface.
My UDL has seen many changes through the years. But I am sure I would be surprised at how eerily similar we all have been, through the years at that exact same spot.
Gotta love fishing from the surf.
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