I always went fishing with my Dad since I was old enough to hold a rod and reel. I started fishing in Keywest for sharks in the 60's and then we moved to South Carolina in the 70's so we started fishing for Stripers and big cats in Lake Marion and Moultrie in addition to fishing the Cooper River and jettys in Charlston.
We moved back to Florida and the saltwater flats fishing bug got me real good so I didn't bass fish much.
Oneday a friend who I had taken flats fishing was going to show me the bass fishing ropes. My first trip out I caught a 9lb bass in the lily pads and I was hooked! Two months later I had an 18ft Skeeter with a 150hp Yamaha! Yep I was hooked for sure....hook, line and sinker.