Another Mike, I'll be 50 on my next birthday. Got reared in surf fishing early on by my dad, struck out on my own after he died 22 years ago. Used to bass commercially back in the day. Born in Pawtucket, and family still has a summer shack in South Plymouth. Most of my early fishing was the Canal and the Cape beaches. Now exiled to Eastern LI. I have two kids, soon to be 10 and 13. They live with their Mom. Recently remarried and the new bride is a math teacher and a fly "fisherperson".
Charter member of the Lepers with Canalrat1.
One time internet head-butter, now mostly the old sage who lets the youngsters do the flaming while I sit on the edge and egg them on
And yes, for those who don't know, I am Ditch Jigger on SOL.