Who introduced you to fishing?

[Ol Pedro]

My Grandmother Lena who helped raise us well into our teens . We lived on Key West in a trailer when I was three and we would catch lunch off the seawall my Dad built every day with a cane pole or hand line. With three adults and four of us kids the fish were a blessing from God .The Snappers and Grunts were easy to catch as we threw out all our food waste in the channel off the seawall. I was the only one to take to it right away. I don't know how many times I got my a&& beat for sneaking off to go fishing on my own. We moved when I was four. My Dad got transferred to San Diego . My Grandmother passed when I was 18 . She taught me so much and I miss her. She's probably making turtle shaped pancakes , frying fish , or Baking stuffed Groupers in Heaven.

[kurtisb]

My dad taught me fresh water fishing at an early age. My Uncle taught me salt water fishing when I was a teen. A friend taught me how to flyfish and tie flies.

[parker pete sportfishing]

My Mother, no Dad in picture. she was both.... From the time i can remember she walked me down to the docks to snapper fish.. then as i grew older she pushed me to get a job as a dock rat.... the rest is history

[mark b]

My dad when I was very young sunfish, bass, trout, then my Uncle Donnie with the saltwater and boating in my early teens. Fly fishing with my dad around 10 or 12 and then with my brother later on.

[Chris1129]

Been fishing since wearing an ET shirt was cool, thanks to my old man.

[Fin Reaper]

Dad...I grew up on Lake Musconetcong. One day the old man tossed me off the dock to teach me to swim so I wouldn't drown if I fell off the dock fishing what can I say, it was the sixties. Then when I got older and could loose my lunch over the rail without dropping my rod he took me on the Shamrock for fluke and mackerel...and in spite of some emotional baggage and a few prescription grade issues I have nothing but great memories and wouldn't want to do it any differently.

Kids today are such wiennies

[stevelikes2fish]

My Uncle........may he rest in peace.

[Joey Dah Fish]

My Uncle Al god rest his soul !!!! He was the guy that new everything about fishing but come to think of it I have never seen him catch a single fish. But that man could tell a story that had you glued to every word he said. Now that's a true Fisherman talent I miss him

[Duffman]

My Dad...the original Croatian Sensation....

Guarantee those who read this KNOW.

Porgies and weakfish in Southhold LI.

Butterfish in Sunken Meadow.

Fluke in the Bight

Bluefish and Ling at Ambrose Tower on the PalaceII outta Hoboken.

He got me hooked for life...passing it on to next generation

[Pokerman1]

My grandfather.... on the Out in the Open out of Shark River from the time I was 4. From what I understand, he was a pretty decent outdoors writer on the Jersey Shore for a few years.

I am blessed with memories that I will have until my dying day. I am the luckiest person I know.

Joe