Once Upon A Googan!

[BigFish]

This thread is not about who is a "Googan" or who is a "Sharpie".....gawd that word is stupid! This thread was intended to remind us all that at one time....we were all a blank canvas, and even now no matter who you are.....there is still room for a few more brush strokes! This thread was intended for us all to give a humorous example of something funny, silly or stupid that you might have done when you first started out!

Oh.....there are cliques.....but I do not belong, nor do I care......I like everyone and will fish with anyone....and I have!

[Jenn]

Originally Posted by BigFish

This thread is not about who is a "Googan" or who is a "Sharpie".....gawd that word is stupid! This thread was intended to remind us all that at one time....we were all a blank canvas, and even now no matter who you are.....there is still room for a few more brush strokes! This thread was intended for us all to give a humorous example of something funny, silly or stupid that you might have done when you first started out!

Oh.....there are cliques.....but I do not belong, nor do I care......I like everyone and will fish with anyone....and I have!

Bigfish...I can laugh at myself because I know I do stupid things. The problem is most of those that NEED to understand the point of your thread....wont

[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 .

[Mr. Krinkle]

I got my first striper on a clam and 3oz of weight, which was not enough weight to hold bottom in Moriches inlet here on Long Island. I was using a 7' Penn Captiva rod and reel combo.

Well, from there I decided to step it up a bit so I went to Modell's Sporting Goods and purchased my new set up, a 10' 2 piece ugly stick and stepped it up to the 8000 Captiva reel. I spooled that bad boy up with 40lb stren braid and was addicted.

3 months later I caught my biggest bass on that combo.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. My friend quit fishing and I raided his garage and got myself a 10' Lami conventional. I also got a Penn 9500SS and put it on the conventional rod. I couldn't understand why I kept getting birds nests and wind knots, until some guy saw me fishing and said "I think a conventional reel belongs on that rod, that rod doesn't have surf guides on it."

[Irie Mon II]

Does anyone know who came up with the term Googan? Who or what is the original Googan? Is it from a movie or tv show? The first time I heard the term it was in the book"Trolling for Striped bass and Bluefish" by Capt. Pete Barrett. I thought he came up with it but maybe not.