Don' t want to get long winded , but here goes.
Started boat fishing with neighbor at an early age, dad was there sometimes. After a little vacation in South Viet Nam, hooked up with a friend and started slinging eels on the south shore of Long Island, NY, to supplement my income ( traded eels for stripers and cash). Tried fresh water but no turn on. Did the Jersey shore thing in the mid 70's LBI beach house ( ex in laws). Happily married now in De but have hard time finding the time to hit the sand more than 10-20 times a year. Still have the original Penn reel I used on LI, its in pieces now from a started rebuild from several years ago. P.S. thanks for the welcome! Fossil outfor a while.