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Who got me involved in fishing:
I'm not really sure who started me fishing. I remember going down to the boat dock in front of our cabin on Tennessee Lake when I was 3 with both my Mom and Dad. I don't suppose it really matters, because those memories are still with me as I turn 60. I grew up fishing with my parents, espessially my Dad in both salt water and fresh water and have carried it with me always.
Favorite Fishing Story:
My favorite fishing story is one I remember when I was about 5. My dad had had an industrial accident where he broke his back and was out of work for about a year. We fished almost every day and really had a lot of fun trying out new fishin' holes all around where we lived. One day, we were fishing in a canal along with several others. I was using a cane pole and fishing "on top" with a worm. I caught a fish the locals called a buffalo. I was very proud of my catch since no one else had caught anything, and I re-hooked the fish on my line and caught it again. Dad told me to put it on the stringer and keep fishing. Instead, I waited a few minutes and re-caught that same fish again. This continued until the new wore off and I got tired of the game. By this time there were several fishermen around our area trying to get some of the luck to wipe off on them. I proceeded to move up the bank and ate all the lunch my dad had brought along with the cookies he had brought for snack. When he decided we'd had enough fun for one day and pulled up the ol' stringer with one measley fish he turned and looked at all the people fishing then checked out the lunch box he started laughing and sat down becide me and drank the last sip of coffee from the thermos and a couple of saltine crackers I had left for him and enjoyed the fishing chaos along the bank as everyone tried to take our place for the hottest fishing on the canal. What a day!
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