[Shawn Woerlein: My Pledge]

Tell you a little story about taking someone fishing. There is this special needs high school kid in our neighborhood who loves to fish. I took him carp fishing last week to one of my favorite spots. The kid caught a 12 pounder, by far the biggest fish he has ever seen. He was tickled pink. I also took his pic with my digital camera and later printed a picture for him. He carries that picture everywhere and has shown everyone he knows. That fish made his summer!

[How many hours per week do you fish???]

At least 300 days of the year. I enjoy fishing for everything.......carp, largemouths, trout in freshwater.........stripers, blues, fluke in saltwater. Many times I will fish freshwater in the morning and fish saltwater in the evening/night. I also fish year round with no let up in the winter time. At that time, I will either ice fish (jig) or fish open water for striped bass. There is rarely a time when nothing is biting. I'm fortunate to live very close to good freshwater and saltwater fishing. And, I'm fortunate to have four boys (and their friends) who like to fish. We have several "guest" outfits set up for kids who want to come along.

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