Who introduced you to fishing?

[Striperswiper]

My dad
He used to get me up at 4:30 or 5 to go bass fishing when I was in my teens.

Then drive me to school late with a note that said" please excuse Brian for being late, he was on a marine biological expedition" LOL

I'll never forget the times I got to spend with him 1 on 1 fishing. With 6 other brothers and sisters trying to get his attention I was lucky to have this time with him.

Capt Brian

[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

[Blackfish Doug]

My Dad of course you can tell by the picture he was not impressed with the size of the Blackfish he got he was too used to those 10lbers. RIP Dad there's not a day in my life that I don't miss you. Fathers day for most is a happy day but for me it's one of most depressing days I have to deal with.

[Denlon]

My Dad- We lived in Little Silver between the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers...About 5 miles from the shore.

He had me out in the back yard with a fly rod in my hand when I was only about 5 years old. Then practice at Garvey's Pond in Navesink, and Mohawk Pond in Red Bank. Then on to the Gorge for some hands-on trout fly fishing the next Spring.

That was followed by Fluke fishing off the old Long Branch Pier about 1948. My first flatfish was an exceptionally large Sundial that was jigged from the L-Shaped corner of the pier using a strip of Sea Robin tail as bait. I couldn't reach over the top rail so I had to poke the Calcutta Bamboo pole between the middle and top rails to fish.

Then on to Weakfish & Croakers off the beach in Sandy Hook (This was in the late 40's & early 50's so both of these fish could be routinely caught in the Jersey surf.) My favorite was fishing for Blackfish off the old Takanassee Jetty using "sand Bugs" (mole Crabs) as bait.

When I was about 10, I graduated to plugging Stripers off the Sea Bright & Long Branch surf in the Fall.

Those were the days!

Denny

[Take a kid fishing]

My dad and it started on the streams of North Jersey for trout. When we stated fishing in the ocean it was Fluking on a the Happy out of AH. Loved him for everything he did and everything he taught me that I have passed down.