Who are the people you learn/learned from--

[justplugit]

F-E's post on fishin in the rain jogged the memory, of my Grandfather who got me started on fishing. I owe him Big Time. There were, and are so many others who taught me ,and continue to teach me well. No man is an island, and while sometimes we like to delude ourselves into thinking we are self made, most everything we learned came from others.

I had a Holland Dutch neighbor who took me on my first boat trip. I'll never forget the sunrise as we trailered his home made 14ft skiff through the mountains. I can still see the red/white daredevils we trolled that day. He took me and taught me how to fish for flounder. He taught me how to surf fish and the patience to deal with backlashes on every other cast. Rigged eels were his specialty and we would trap them in the river and he would let me rig my own. I was there the morning after he caught a #57 at NE point on BI on #10lb test and held that world record record for 4 years. I owe him Big Time.

I have a friend who taught me everything i know about trout fishing. A guy my age, who went ,and fished Montana in the early 60's before most ever knew it's trout fishing existed. He taught me knots, how to read a trout stream, rod balance and so much more. I owe him Big Time.

I learned so much from the magazines and books i've read, from guys who i have met on the beach, who without stickin their chest out would help ya out of the goodness of their heart. I continue to learn from you guys here on S/B, and i thank you for being willing to share your knowledge in such an unselfish way. I owe ya Big Time.