Your first keeper striped bass?

[Slipknot]

Everybody remembers their first keeper right? Tell us When,Where, How, What size and any other interesting tid-bits.

Mine came after about 4 years of trying. The limit was 36" but changed to 32" a few years later. Anyway I'm pretty sure the year was 1996 July . I was recovering from back surgery from a ruptured disc and the day the Doc. gave me the O.K. to drive I was down the road to the bait store right after supper that night. I picked up some mackeral and headed to the Cape Cod Canal, east end . It was about slack tide I was to the right of the Sagamore Bridge Mainland side. 20 min. later I hooked up with a 34 " striper and landed it on the rocks. Those rocks were no place to be after having back surgery but I was determined to get to that fish . It was low tide , not to many weeds I just took my time. I was trilled to finally catch one I could take home and cook. I went home and it wasn't even dark yet. That was the best striper I ever ate.

Bruce

Anyone Else?