Great thread!!!

I began fishing the Ohio River with my Mom and Dad. Dad and his brother had built a flat bottom house boat, named the "Jolly Folly" and we spent like every weekend on the river. We would anchor and fish all night, then pull up on an island and mom would make pancakes. The absolute best memories. Later when dad and his brother had a falling out, we lost the use of the boat, but they got a little cabin down on the Ohio river and that was amazingly fun.

Then when I was 15, my brother-in-law and I found a wooden jon boat that was pretty rotten. We rebuilt the boat, and began fishing some of the little lakes around. This was really my first exposure to artificial lure fishing. Then I got married to a woman who was not a fishing person... big mistake...LOL.

Then back in about '95 or '96 I got introduced into bass fishing. Actually it must have been '94, because I bought a bass boat in '95. I was introduced to it because my boss told me to hire a guide and take one of my customers fishing.... dang the luck....LOL And not only were the fish hooked that day, but I too was hooked.... bigggggggg time.

Had some family health problems in the late 90's and had to sell my first bass boat, and as soon as I could afford a new one, 2002, I got it.

I love the fishing... more than I can put into words, but my health really has hampered my fishing. I hope every year that I will be feeling better and be fishing more.

Danny