Who made fishing so great for you?

[Rob Rockcrawler]

My dad threw a rod in my hands when i was about 3, and that is all it took.

[joe the plumber]

Henry Hetu, Pat Abate,and last but certainly not least,Cliff Theve.

[MAKAI]

The obsession started for real in the late 60's.
My friends Mark , Tom and Steve would ride our banana seated stingrays out to Moon island , pre dawn. ( different world back then ).
We would jig up Macs and live line them on apple bobbers for bass on those old beat up piers. Or shooting rats off the rocks with 22s.
With a bunch of ex cons who lived in their cars in the woods.
Those ex cons were good guys to us, cook soup in overturned hub caps on a wood fire.
Still fish all the time with Mark , Tom and Steve, just like brothers.

[saltfly]

Originally Posted by MAKAI

The obsession started for real in the late 60's.
My friends Mark , Tom and Steve would ride our banana seated stingrays out to Moon island , pre dawn. ( different world back then ).
We would jig up Macs and live line them on apple bobbers for bass on those old beat up piers. Or shooting rats off the rocks with 22s.
With a bunch of ex cons who lived in their cars in the woods.
Those ex cons were good guys to us, cook soup in overturned hub caps on a wood fire.
Still fish all the time with Mark , Tom and Steve, just like brothers.

AHHHH the memories,,,Going to the fire academy at low tide and finding the flounder rigs wrapped on the rocks off the wall.Getting a fishing pass so we could go out to the pier on the n/e side of long i.

[Sea Flat]

Grew up fishing with my father and his friend Sonny. We mainly caught bluefish as striped bass were hard to come by. Sonny had a boat and I have fond memories of trolling around in it. My best memories are surf casting with my dad at Craigville Beach and other beaches in the Hyannis area. Lost of big bluefish were caught. Fun times!!

[Zeno]

my grandfather...lost him way too soon..strangely enough, my father wasn’t a big fan of fishing

[Higgie]

My best friend Greg and i would chase rainbows and brookies all over the western part of the state. He taught me everything about fly fishing from tying flys to knots and the best ways to match the hatch. Put the rod down for three years when i moved near boston and concentrated on my career. A close friend and co worker took me to the canal this spring and ive had the salt bug ever since.

[MAKAI]

Originally Posted by saltfly

AHHHH the memories,,,Going to the fire academy at low tide and finding the flounder rigs wrapped on the rocks off the wall.Getting a fishing pass so we could go out to the pier on the n/e side of long i.

It's a real shame we can't get those bums off Long Island.
Real good fishing right up against the beach at night out there.

[Swimmer]

So sorry for your loss Ryan. I am sure he'll guide you into the cows though, even moreso now.