who got you hook

[UpChunk]

My Mother taught me to Fish, using clamworms, clamnecks, squid, for Tautog, Flounder, and Squeteague.With the ol fashioned tarred marlin line, on the wood squares and a black tautog hook, 2oz sinkers...... I learned in Bristol, RI, and then took this experience to our winter home in DC, where I would fish for Shad, Catfish, Perch , small mouth BASS, pickeral, and giant Carp in the Potomac River. I have Fished religiously in evvery body of water I can, since.Mostly SALT.I have crossed the Atlantic, fished the whole way, have fished for TigerFish in Botsana, Africa, NZ, and Europe to Maine.....My Mother passed away in 1983, and everytime I fish, whether in my Peapod in Wickford Harbor for Bass n Blues, or trolling in the Bay, I always remember our Times together. In a few more days, My Son Will Turn 16!,( I am freaking out) he has fish in his veins, a real natural, pisces type, that has spent more hours actually catching fish than most have even tried. Fishing together and seperately,has bonded us firmly. , he has a junior lobster liscence, in Manomet, mows the lawns, likes the girls, etc.....I am proud that we have this to share, I have definetly benefitted from fishing with him and vice versa, each time is a new adventure , and many of " do you remeber when?" scenarios......fishing is a real sport, intellectual, sportmanship, ettiquette, finesse, and calculated know how, not to mention all the luck available ,lol....thank you, stephen

[Rob Rockcrawler]

Dad started me on the lake when i was bout 3-4 then the salt about 7. First trip i remeber was flounder fishin LI sound from a 13 foot whaler. IT all turned into the surfcasting addiction when i was bout 13, used my granfathers stuff down in CT. Never had the oppertunity to fish with him, he was in his 80's when some little punk 13 year old kinda addopted his old fishing stuff.

[blue oyster]

my dad , he fished all his life , kind of stubborn though i have a hard time getting him to try new things , if it ain't a blue and white popping atom it ain't worth fishing i started real early as soon is i could hold a drop line

[Mr. Sandman]

My Dad went bass fishing 3 nights a week (by boat), if I had good grades in school I could go with him if the tides were not too late. I generally was ready, homework done and dressed and packed when he come home from work. He also took me surf casting at night. I thought that was the coolest thing ever...

[Finaddict]

Too far back to remember the actual first time, as I grew up with Western Long Island Sound a few houses away, a nice protected cove that had pretty much everything available and great for little kids to wander around the neighborhood fishing ... but I'd have to say it was my dad ... as I got older, later in elementary school and Junior High, friends of his took me under their wings ... and show'd me the ropes for fishing for stripers and blues ...

[Finaddict]

I bet we could probably compile a pretty good collection of stories of the early days of fishing from this group ... could be a good book ... I'm sure most of us have many many that could be included ...

[vanstaal]

yes indeed