From Sussex County (Really Northern) NJ

[Masaccio]

I don't think I did this, though I've posted a few times by now.  I'm really glad to have discovered this forum.  I grew up in North Carolina (Fayetteville/Charlotte).  My my connection to fishing was mainly through my grandmother.  I wish I knew how she got turned on to fishing.  All saltwater for her, which she passed down to my mom and her brother, my uncle. 

I visited grandmother every summer we would always head to the shore for daytrips.  They would usually start off with a few hours on the fishing pier at Ocean View and end up on the sand for the kid who had to jump in the ocean for the day to be complete.  And then that phase of my life was gone when I continued to grow up and left NC for college my life to come.  I only remember catching a gigantic flounder off the pier one day, which had the whole place in an uproar.  They had to lower the big net to haul it up, and we had it for dinner that evening.  

Many, many years later, here I am in Sussex County, retired, and having lived and worked almost 30 years in NYC. I only had the smallest exposure to freshwater fishing with another uncle.  He was an avid bass fisherman and lived on Lake Lynn in Fayetteville about the same time I was fishing with my grandmother in Virginia.  He only took me out once or twice.  I can't remember being at all interested in being awaken a 5 in the morning to go with him in his rowboat.  I wish I'd done it more.

So, fishing being in my blood, one way or another, and never having stopped missing the South, I figured I could learn how to do it up here, on my own.  I feel like I started from Ground Zero and haven't progressed much along that progress chart.  I do enjoy being outside though, and I'm a water-lover since forever.  It's just seems a lot more complicated now.  So many lakes with private access only and the ones that aren't are often weedy and overgrown.  There's not much correlation between bass fishing here from a kayak and being at the ocean, hauling out a double rig with shrimp or worms.  I myself never stayed up all night on the pier, but my uncle and mother did - he fishing off the end for "King" and enjoying a few beers together in the process.   

 

[Masaccio]

I wanted to add to my little story about my uncle and mom.  More often than not, they would come dragging in around 7am the following morning, empty-handed and quite a bit the worse for wear.  Both of them having to confront my "Christian" aunt who was (and still is) a very good woman, but very much not amused with being confronted with this high level of debauchery.   

[A-Jay]

Nice Intro ~ Welcome.

A-Jay

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard! Neat story.

[Deeare]

Night fishing is the best!!   ?  and beer and fishing go together like peanut butter and jelly.  

[Basser2021]

Welcome!

[ike8120]

Welcome

[whitwolf]

Welcome!

[Jmilburn76]

Welcome to Bass Resource!

[casts_by_fly]

welcome.  You know where I'm at when you get some time.

[GaryH]

Welcome aboard. Great intro.

[Bluebasser86]

Welcome!

[Log Catcher]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

[TriStateBassin106]

Another NJ guy! Welcome aboard man, best place on the internet for bass fishing, everyone here is very helpful.

[GRiver]

Hi from the Sunshine State of Fl 

[Glenn]

Welcome home!  We're glad you're here.

[Masaccio]

6 hours ago, Glenn said:

Welcome home!  We're glad you're here.

Great motto.  

On 8/10/2022 at 10:37 PM, TriStateBassin106 said:

Another NJ guy! Welcome aboard man, best place on the internet for bass fishing, everyone here is very helpful.

Thanks! Great Motto. It's been great being here. 

[Smells like fish]

Welcome!!