who got you hook

[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

[Andy D]

Grew up on the CT. shoreline started snapper fishing off the piers on summer vacations from school with my Bamboo pole.
Brings back some great memories

[FishermanTim]

My dad got me started. We used to drive to the cape with a car top rowboat and gear. We'd sleep in the back of the station wagon along with our dog, a German Shepard named Champ. We's all head out in the little rowboat for a day of freshwater trout fishing. Although my father never got into saltwater fishing, the spirit he instilled in me has driven me to expand my fishing horizens.
I have also taken it upon myself to be the driving influence that teaches my neices and nephews the joy of fishing. Nowadays, if I mention that I'm going fishing, all the kids want to come along.
Of course, they aren't reay for night fishing yet, but give them a couple of years and watch out!

[MAC]

My grandfather. He and his cousin would rent a skiff from Caldera's, get a flat of worms and chase bass. (most were small as the 16 to 18" fish paid better than the larger ones) This was back in the 60's.

If the wind wasn't honking too bad they would let me go with them occaissionally. I never realized that chasing fish with them back then would lead to such an obsession.