Once Upon A Googan!

[Backbeach Jake]

6oz. pyramids and bait the first time at the Ditch. Kept getting hung up and peezed. My son was with me and only about 8yo at the time. dispite this idiocy his father was leading him into, he caught a 40+ inch bass. That fish must have lept on that mack chunk before it hit bottom. This was when a bass had to be 36" to keep. Of course we (I) didn't bring a tape to prove it..The beauty of all this was we were fishing right next to a group of guys who were all decked out in the "proper" attire and gear. We could tell because they looked all the same and were all snooty. Snooty until Noah hooked up.

[chris L]

I try never to be critical of others methods of fishing . I too started out with a white bucket chuncking bait and drinking lots of beer . We fished well , caught many large fish and never made a spectical of ourselves (like some do) . The local waters for me the bucket brigade cathes more fish than any other type of fishing . That being said I dont fish that way any longer but I dont fish my local waters often . Like link said who the hell are we . We are fisherman not rocket scientists . and either way we will end up the same . dust to dust .

When I first started out in the early 70s . I thought you had to run up to the surf and cast hard . My grandfather used to laugh at me " go for it kid LI isnt that far away " . we chuncked often and caught large fish . I learned that with time I found the strength in me to just stand and cast like I did in the freshwater . Today I still do stupid things in others minds but thats Ok . for most of us its not our method of survival so have FUN fishing . its only fishing and dont take it too seriously .