My name is Greg. I'm pretty sure I'm 33 but I don't have my license handy... I've been married over 7 years and now have 3 beautiful daughters... one 5 year old who could out-negotiate Johnny Cochran and two new (should be) one month old twins. Hopefully, they will be sleeping enough by May to allow some fishing time. Otherwise, my wife's gonna be yellin' at me alot.
I got my business degree at Penn State (HOME OF THE NITTANY LIONS!!), but switched to an IT career in the Financial Affairs office at Boston U a couple years ago... a little web stuff, some desktop support, etc. Much more my style.
Enjoy spending time with the family, workin' around the house and yard. When I find the time, I love to workout and practice a little martial arts (not quite to Notaro's level. I thought of offering to get together with Notaro to fish, workout, etc. but I know the difference between sparring and getting beat up ).
Unfortunately, I like to eat about as much as workout. Sometimes more.
Fishing has always been a huge part of me. I grew up in Western PA and fished for bass and trout with my dad, uncle and cousins. All artificials for bass. Garden hackle for trout (aka worms), some flies. Lots of camping trips, etc. My mother's side of the family had roots in Mass and we vacationed in Nantucket several times when I was growing up. I got into quite a few bluefish blitzes on those trips and even caught a nice 24lb striper one year.
Moved to Quincy, MA (now in Weymouth) in '94 after school and only fished on vacations, etc. I really was missing something and I had no idea what fishing opportunities were around. I met John R in '97 and we discussed some fishing. The next season we fished as often as we could and my saltwater obsession has snowballed since. I cut my teeth eelin' with John and it was all surf until the past couple seasons. After one season in an aluminum bass boat, I bought a 17' center console last year. I mostly just fished light tackle and artificials in Boston Harbor this past year. I'd like to work on my live bait fishing for bigger fish this year, but I'm usually pretty happy to just to get out there and get a few fish.
Over the past 3 years, I've also become a bit psycho over fishing down in Florida for redfish, snook, trout, etc. Haven't targeted tarpon yet. The sight fishing on the flats really appeals to me and I even brought it into my striper fishing last year in Nantucket and even Boston Harbor. I could work a flat all day.
This is a fantastic site with some really cool people. I knew and learned alot from John and Fisherwoman/Baitcaster before it started, and since I have been turned into a bit of a plastic nut by Got Stripers. I haven't been able to take advantage of all the site has to offer (get togethers, reel maintenance), but I really enjoy the on-line friendships here. I encourage people to participate, 'cause these are some of the nicest darn people you could meet. Just outright generous people.