Fishing Rhino

Hello all, I'm 66 years old, and live in Westport, MA. In my youth, I was an avid freshwater fisherman. When my job took me to Cape Cod, I began saltwater fishing for Stripers and Bluefish. Also did some freshwater fishing on the Cape as well. We moved back to Westport in 1972, where I continued sportfishing for Stripers and Blues in the waters of Buzzards Bay and Rhode Island Sound. One thing led to another, and I became a commercial lobsterman for over twenty years. As the lobster fishery became overcrowded and overfished, not to mention the onset of shell rot disease, I shifted from lobstering to making fiberglass stock car bodies. That's another story. Anyway, when I finished lobstering, I had no interest in getting out on water of any kind, for any reason. But things and people change. I enjoyed playing golf when I had the opportunity, but with retirement looming on the horizon, and more free time on my hands, I began to think about fresh water fishing as something I could do in my remaining years. While zooming around in a full bore bass boat at 70 or 80 mph did not appeal to me, the idea of applying what I had learned in the years of lobstering to rod and reeling for freshwater fish piqued my interest. So, presently armed with a canoe, three spinning rods and two baitcasters, plus plenty of ammo from the Bass Pro Shops and the local sporting good stores, I renewed my assault on the local stocks of largemouth and smallmouth bass. I look forward to the forum being a valuable resource, and perhaps affording the opportunity to meet some of you in the future. Regards to all, Tom