How and Why????

[Deacon]

On another thread I was reading about how some people got into fishing. I was wondering how/why you guys got into fishing...Thought this would be a cool thread to start just to read about your adventures.......

I fished a bit when I was young in the salt water(barracuda, bonito and mackrel off the jetties in So Cal. I fished a bit on camping trips to some of the lakes down there to. I mainly fished for trout and catfish. I had yet to discover bass fishing. My dad lived in so cal and mom in las vegas. So i moved to moms and forgot about all about fishing for about 4 yrs. I went back to dads for a summer vacation and he had discovered that a little 6 inch purple worm with a split shot caught these fat green fish in freshwater. We would go to the lakes we used to trout fish and walk the banks fishing for bass. I was fully "hooked" the first one I caught. I cant actually remember the size of the fish but I do remeber it was trout rods/reels/line. This fish fought so hard I thought I was gonna break the rod. Ever since that day It has been a life long progression passion and learning expierence.

How about you guys.....How'd you get into it.