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Man, once I had motor skills I fished. The earliest that comes to my mind was a Toadfish using one of those kiddie poles where you press that switch to let the line drop. Ugly fish. Unsure if it was truly a "Toadfish" but that's what they were called at the time and it was a very rare catch. Never saw that species ever again after that one time.
The most memorable after that was when I was in Kindergarten and hooked a 2 lb 14 oz flounder using Sandworms. For me, that fish put up one hell of a fight and my aunt and uncle had to hold my hands while I fought it so the pole wasn't yanked from my grip.
Snappers and weakfish off local docks for many years until weakfish vanished.
First bass was off of clams, 27" when I was in 4th grade I think. Apparently that was my rite of passage because I started Jigging off of a party boat out of Montauk the next year onward as well as Fluking!
Asking my Mother about hers it was an Eel. Apparently she was a magnet for eels.
Most interesting catch and technically a "first catch" was hooking a huge Stargazer. Thought it was a schoolie bass until it came to the surface. No electric shock thankfully.
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