Well I like to fish too. Took me several months to convince my best friend that I was serious and tough enough to go out with him. Now, I go whenever I can get the chance with or without him. I always begged my dad and my brother to take me with them and they never would.. (okay once my dad took me on a float in the canoe on the Skookumchuck and we only made it to the second bridge from the dam and didn't catch a darn thing), now both my dad and brother are jealous because I go more than they do and to better places. Just got my first steelhead on Christmas and my buddy was there with me. He was almost more excited than I was. He's been teaching me for two years now. A lot of times he ditches me to go with his guy friends but I don't get uptight about it, I know he'll take me the next time, and almost always to a good spot! ;-)