Born and raised in Long Beach, California, where most of my 67 years was spent around, on top, and under the Pacific. I surf fished with my Dad 2 days a week from the age of 5 years and up. Unfortunately, most of the time was spent shoveling up sand worms for Dads bait. When I stopped back lashing every cast I was finally rewarded with my own own Calcutta rod and knuckle buster reel.