My big brother was eight years older than me. He taught me the basics of bass fishing, while fishing farm ponds on our grandfather's farm in Chillicothe Mo. We would row a flat bottom boat to the middle of the pond, and cast to the shoreline, which was rimmed with moss. Back then, everyone called me Junior. Now, over fifty years later, I can still remember his words. " Slow down Junior, remember, bass won't always chase your lure. " Don't cast too hard, you'll always overshoot your target". " Don't bang the oars in the boat, you'll spook them away". " Let the surface bait sit a minute before you move it. Let them get a good look at it". " Always remember, fishing should be fun. Try to keep it that way." Just reminiscing about my brother who was my first real teacher. He introduced me to this sport, and my enthusiasm is still there every day, even more so now. When your starting out in bass fishing, it really helps to have a good, patient teacher. I was lucky. Some things you remember for a lifetime.
