fished very little growing up, played baseball, basketball, football, wrestling, golf,etc...went on to play college and semi-pro baseball and when i finally realized i wasn't going to make any money playing ball i had to give it up...so i decided to take up fishing and like anything else i've ever done i wanted to be the best i could be..i've strained my relationships being gone so much, spent countless hours reading and researching the subject, had hours upon hours of conversation with highly experienced anglers....and now in the past few years when i've been able to catch a lot of fish under a multitude of conditons, i can finally relax and enjoy fishing for what it is...time away from LIFE and fooling one of those silly finned things into biting what i have to offer...i've been able to get past the point where i need to catch more fish than everyone else, i like to experiment with different techniques and have even become disciplined enough to leave the drift gear at home when i decide today is float and jig time or time to work the bent metal(spoons, which can be VERY productive with some practice)..i enjoy everyday i have on the water whether i catch fish or not (although i prefer to catch a lot)..take a kid fishing, seeing the look on my little cousins' faces when a chum takes their little green ball of yarn is worth more than a hundred fish i hook myself