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Squid kids Dad · 12-14-2005, 07:14 PM

Excellent memories BBJ....

Swimmer · 12-14-2005, 10:10 PM

Backbeach Jake,
If you fished the harbor then you must have known the boat "TARA" that the Shaklits ??? family owned. The town used to sponser great fireworks displays back then.

Karl F · 12-14-2005, 10:15 PM

Great Memory Fred

Swimmer, I think it's Shakliks

Swimmer · 12-14-2005, 10:22 PM

It used to be a father son thing. Fishing together, maybe hunting, and then taking kids to a sporting event. Much of this has changed because of many reasons, which I am not going to write about.. We all knows the many reasons why this has come about. I think we at least here are somewhat of a breed apart. I don't know of any group that endeavours to enjoy fishing the way the S-B.comers do. I know my brother Squid Kids Dad a an intensity about his fishing interest much the same as I do. Here it is the off-season, but still anywhare I go in my house I'll see something fishing. The most current Lou Tabory book next to the easy chair. A handful of flies just about everywhere. Down celler, well, nothing needs to be said about the celler. Hell I am even thinking about starting to sell my baseball card collection piecemeal on EBAY to finance my Kayak purchase. People everywhere I go, coffeeshop, work, downtown, hardware store, stop and talk fishing to me because they know that it is what I am, who I am. Not that I am one dimensional surely I'm not, but fishing is what relaxes me. It makes up such a large part of my existence, like it makes up everyone existence here, that thinking about fishing makes everyday easier. Fishing had me at hello!

Backbeach Jake · 12-15-2005, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Swimmer

Backbeach Jake,
If you fished the harbor then you must have known the boat "TARA" that the Shaklits ??? family owned. The town used to sponser great fireworks displays back then.

I remember seeing that boat in the Harbor, didn't know who owned it. A couple of years ago, the Town fireworks display blew up all at once. Don't remember if anyone was hurt. If you sit on the Bayside beach in Truro, you can watch ALL the Cape fireworks on the 4th of July at the same time!

afterhours · 12-15-2005, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Swimmer

Fishing had me at hello!

The Dad Fisherman · 12-15-2005, 08:45 AM

Have any of you fine gentlemen ever thought of becoming a Merit Badge counselor for the Boy Scouts. They are always looking for guys that are knowledgable in certain fields to teach kids and help them earn their merit badges. It could help bring in the next generation of sportsmen.

There are lots of Sportsmen and Outdoor related badges that kids can work on.

Archery
Back-Packing
Camping
Canoeing
Environmental Science
Fishing
Fish and Wildlife Management
Fly Fishing
Hiking
Motor Boating
Orienteering
Pioneering
Rifle Shooting
Shotgun Shooting
Small-boat Sailing
Whitewater
Wilderness Survival

And they would love to have guys that have a passion for these help kids earn these badges....passion has a habit of rubbing off.

If anyone is interested here is a link to info on the Merit Badge Program

Merit Badge Information

CANAL RAT · 12-27-2005, 08:39 PM

i am 17 and have been fishing since i was 3 and hunting since i was 11(my dad lied about my age to get me into markover upland game preserve in CT

). i get called a loser in school because i love the outdoors so much all i talk about is hunting,fishing,fly fishing and shooting skeet and target shooting. i went into the NRA rifle program and got first class marks man and sharp shooter the highest rank. i can hit the 200yd gong which is about the size of a saucer easy with a unscoped rifle. only about 3 of my frends hunt and fish like i do.my generation is a load of drunks and drug attics and i am sick of it,it seems like every kid my age is a pot head execpt me. the jokes on them because who ever heard of getting a hangover for fishing?