I'm not like the rest, my mom and dad were hunters and didn't like fishing much...I didn't started till I was 30 (now I'm 35). Friend of mine from church asked me to go trout fishing down on the Cumberland. I bought a parntership is his boat the next summer and I haven't stopped fishing since. I started pond fishing pretty heavy 3 yrs. ago. Better late than never! The best part is my dad who used to hate fishing now goes with me regularly...our next trip is down the Dix for the whitebass run! Can't wait!