"RichZ" wrote in message
Dwayne,

That's one of the best messages I've ever seen in this group.

Rich, Dwayne doesn't post much here, but in the past has expressed very
strongly founded opinions on this subject. He firmly, and correctly in my
view, believes if more kids were taught to fish we would have far fewer
social problems with them a youths and later as adults. Sort of what the
"First Tee" tries to do with golf as a medium of instruction and
development.

I have a small pond in my neighborhood association on which I fish
frequently. I wish I could count the number of times young kids ask me to
take them fishing when I go out in my port-a-bote. I never see the fathers
of these kids spend much time with them at all much less take them out on
the water. A damned shame in my opinion.