Toronto, Canada. My dad is to blame for my fishing obssesion when he handed me a handline (line, sinker, and hook) in southern Philippines. I was no more than 10 years old then.

Immigrated to Canada in 1983, fished Ontario lakes and rivers, then made a fateful trip to New Hampshire where I caught an even bigger obssesion : SALTWATER fishing.

I started fishing out of San Diego last year, and I will do more and more trips and longer ones in the future.

Long Beach, California
Gotta blame my Dad for knowing a guy who owned a Cattle boat in the 70's and took me fishing A LOT!!. Too bad I forgot so much about the salt but I'm on the rebound

Born and raised in SoCal (the wonderful Inland Empire...). After college moved to Huntington Beach. I was a straight (keep your trap shut Ollie) freshwater guy, loved bass'n. Moved to Texas by way of an electronics firm I managed. Felt like I'd made it to the promised land. Fished for bass every weekend. But, as luck and downsizing would have it, I was transferred back to California. Hated life. Couldn't stand the put-n-take, couldn't accept the restrictions on when I could fish or the drives to find a nice bit of water. I'd been spoiled. Then I got into salt...and never returned to the freshwater side of things. Further, I felt like a real dummy for not taking advantage of that style of fish'n back in Texas. Those boys have some great waters to fish!

What got me fishing? My dad and grandfather stimulated my interest. While my father was preoccupied with two jobs trying to provide a secure home for four kids, we did have a few fishing trips that remain my fondest memories of childhood. I never fished with grandfather, but I'd always be excited about his trips with other retired friends, and always closely inspected his catches...sometimes in the bathtub.

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Born in Bay Area of CA. Wnet to college is San Luis Obispo. Worked my way through college as a deck hand in Morro Bay. Caught the fishing bug while working on the cattle boat, mainly the Bonanza out of Virg's Landing. Married my wife. She had three kids and we had one. Couldn't fish while the kids were growing up, but started to collect fishing equipment for the day when I could. Kids gone, fishing returned. Am semi-retired and fish at least 120 days a year. Any fish is better than no fish. Will fish for any type of fish, but prefer saltwater. Have fished Panama, B.C., Alaska, Florida, Washington, California and Oregon. Started long range 5 years ago. Am throughly hooked. Moved to central Oregon 17 years ago. Think it is paradise. Going on first 16 day this year. Can hardly wait.

My father was in the Navy and grew up on the east coast. Five years in Key West, Florida (from age 8 to 13) were when the fishing bug bit. My family moved to Texas (Dallas area) when my Dad retired from the Navy. I finished high school and college (Texas A&M) in Texas and have gone on to my own Navy career. I have been lucky to have spent most of my adult life in Hawaii. Owned my first boat out here from 1991 to 1995. Bought my second one in 2005. I enjoy all types of fishing. There is nothing as exciting as the hit and initial run of a big game fish. I am going on the 4-day Charkbait! Red Rooster III charter in September and look forward to my first experience with long range fishing.

WELCOME ABOARD EVERYONE.
as for most of you good folks on chark, i have recently moved to THE WOODS.
im setting my mind on that 30lber ( striper ).
any one here wanna hit up silverwood, just give me a holler.

Just outside of Boston, home of the cod, big stripers, school bluefin, and much less nice weather than those of you in southern California....

from Baton Rouge, La fishing the northern Gulf of Mexico from the mouth of the Mississippi River westward and out 100 miles. Aboard our 'in process' 41' Hatteras convertible "Angelus Pennae". We fish and dive for all the blue water species plus snapper, cobia, etc around thousands of oil rigs and underwater structures.

Well, now thanks in large part to the weather, we are from below the water line here in the Cape Girardeau area of Missouri.

Picture over 24 inches of rain fall, in 3 rain storms, with ONE storm alone dumping 13 inches of rain in 18 hours!? YUP! We are glub, glub, all mastering glub, glub, the art of glub treading water.

Plus, the burial costs have sky rocketed out here. Cremations are are for awhile as everyone here is still to water logged to burn. hahahaha

Gotta have a sense of humor in light of all of this.

pig,
I'll trade ya 3" of snow for 8" of water.

Oh hell yes. Snow tires are cheaper than paddle tires! hahahahahahhahahahahahah

Plus, my basement won't flood with snow.

The great Bass fishing state of Tennessee - where cow ponds hold 10 lbers!

THat's sooooo true about the Cow ponds. The same holds true here in MO. The biggest Crappie, Blue Gill and Bass are in private ponds.

Grew up in New Jersey and fished for anything with scales since 5 years old. Been a wildlife professor in Corvallis, OR since 1975 and just retired a year ago so I could fish more. Did an 8-day and 11-day last year and scheduled for an 8-, an 11-, and a 16-day this year. Fished RRIII a few times 20 years ago, but children and life got in between. I'm fishin' again now.

"Goatman" was a name that Santa Catalina Island folk gave me in the early 70's when I was a PhD student studying with wild goats on Catalina. Havew lived/worked in Caribbean, Galapagos, Aldabrs Atoll (Seychelles), Madagascar, and other cool places; I'm happy to be just living on my few acres and being a professional woodturned to fund my fishing habit.

I'm mostly a lurker----Charkboards is a great place to get advice/knowledge.

Cypress CA. Born and raised in Gardena. As a kid, I hung out at Yo's till the wee hours of the morning and am proud to say that I was the only "round eye" in the Gardena Valley Sportsmans' club for a number of years.
Those were definately the "good Old" days.