When/Where/Who started your Offshore Fishing Addiction

[flatbottom]

My father started my fishing addiction. The first time he attempted to run the Indian River inlet in a 18 star Craft bow rider, I was hooked. The energy of the angry rock walls channeling the Atlantic had my curiosity. I still remember that attempt to go beyond the bay. We turned around but I have traveled its grip many times since.

[Deep C]

I had from the age of about 4 been way excited abot fishing. My mom would go nuts when I snuck out to either the local river or pond and she'd have to come find me expecting to see me drowned instead of with a string of fish. I had been on a couple charters earlier but I think I reallly got bowed up and totally owned at age 8 aboard the Ace with Bud Carr at the helm out of Marathon with my Dad. We caught a zillion fish over a three day trip and forty years to the month later I love putting the smile that was on my face then on other people now...

[traveler]

Sounds like I'm the exception here. I've freshwater fished since i was little, but offshore i just got into 6 or 7 years ago after a couple charter trips out of mazatlan, then cabo. And Alaska I guess...i'm a loooong way from the ocean, so it's taking me awhile to get the hang of the whole offshore thing, especially when I have to rely on charters.

[92 feet down]

My dad took me & my brother when we hit 7 or 8. We were catching bluefish out at Fenwick Shoal off OCMD. That was about 26yrs (& A LOT of fish) ago.

[Sea Cure]

1st offshore trip, 6-7 years old. I was hooked after that!!!

I'm the little guy on the right.

[Cowboy]

I thought this thread was going good contest or no contest and poooooof it went out the bottom never to return????
WTF