What's it all about

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Originally Posted by JohnnySaxatilis

Besides moose I feel like one of the youngest aglers around this board.

It's quite a shame that I don't see many more fisherman my age (late 20's) out there hitting the surf. I can remember growing up as a kid spending most of time with my friends fishing ponds, rivers and streams for bass, pickerel, trout etc. We couldn't wait to get out of school, go buy some shiners or plastic worms, and get a line wet. It was basically like a ritual every other day seeing each other in school and being like dude did you save your lunch money only to have scrounged enough to go and buy some bait, hooks or whatever tackle we needed to catch something. I used to starve myself some days thinking chit at least ill be able to go fishing. As the years passed my friends grew out of it but I kept searching for that trophy to put on my wall. It wasn't until a couple of years ago I discovered surfcasting. At this point I was totally unaware on how to catch a striper i used to see guys chunking all the time so i thought that was the way to do it. So one day a gentleman saw me fishing and asked what i was fishing for. I told him stripers. We chatted for a bit then he told me to meet him at his truck in the parking lot because he had something for me. I wasn't having any luck so i packed it up and headed to the lot. To make a long story short he gave me 2 pencils, a tin and 2 spooks. Told me that i should go buy some gear like korks, waders, rod and reel and hit the rocky shoreline during the early morning and late afternoon. So I took his advice. It didnt take long to catch one. After that I was hooked. All and all I guess what im tryin to say is that It's a shame alot of my friends that i used to fish with all the time lost interest and im still out there thinking about the next upcoming season and how im goin to plan each of my outings around wind,tide,location, and moon phases. They still to this day say hey lets go out this weekend and have some beers. Don't get me wrong i like to go out and have a good time but to me having a good time in my book is grabbing all my gear and my plugs and hittin one of my favorite spots for a couple hours. I know fishing is going to be a lifelong addiction for me and i know some people on this board can abide to that.I have come a far way but the journey continues. I may still be a youngster but the knowledge ive learned from this site and just being out there in the surf over the years has made me a better person and fisherman as well. so thank you s-b and the few that i fish with.Oh and Ron i didn't forget about you thanks for the pencil you gave me that was a generous gesture to throw me a plug. She was put to good use.