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I AM AN AVID FISHERMAN WHO EATS, SLEEPS AND DREAMS ABOUT THE NEXT BATTLE I WILL ENCOUNTER.  I STARTED FISHING EARLY ON THE DOCKS OF MY FATHER'S MARINA, AND LEARNED FROM THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SO NICE TO TAKE ME OUT, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MEET SOME GOOD PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY WHO TAUGHT ME THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE, AND JUST PICKED UP THE CONCEPT OF HOW FISH FEED AND REACT. I MET MY BEST FRIEND MIKE YOCCO AT THE AGE OF 7, WE SNAPPER FISHED ALL DAY LONG, THEN FINALLY HE AND HIS FATHER CAPO JOE YOCCO TOOK ME ON THERE BOAT MJ'S. WE BEAT UP BLACK FISH WELL BEFORE PEOPLE EVEN KNEW WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT, THEN AT AGE 13, MIKE AND I DID OUR FIRST TUNA TRIP ALONE, WE CAUGHT 4 TUNA AND I WAS HOOKED FOR LIFE. THIS WAS MY GAME FOR YEARS; WE WENT EVERY WEEKEND AND SPENT 2-3 DAYS AT A TIME LEARNING THE GAME AND PERFECTING THE ART OF CATCHING TUNA TROLLING. AT AGE 17 WE STARTED THE TOUNRNAMENT SCENE AND JUST IT BY STORM, WE FISHED THE BEACH HAVEN MARLIN INVITATIONAL AND TOOK 3RD PLACE HEAVIEST TUNA AND 1ST PLACE OVER ALL TUNA WITH 3 BIG EYES. SINCE THEN WE HAVE TAKEN FIRST PLACE 3 TIMES 2ND PLACE TWICE AND 3RD PLACE 3 TIMES, NOT TOO SHABBY WITH 100+ BOATS EACH YEAR. THE MJ'S CREW, CAPTAINED BY MIKE YOCCO, LIVE FOR FISHING TOURNAMENTS AND DREAM OF BEING SPONSORED TO CONTINUE DOING THIS FOR  A LIVING. THEN AT AGE 20 I MET 2 GREAT STRIPER FISHERMAN SWEEN DOG AND CHRIS M WHO TAUGHT ME THE ART OF BASS FISHING, IT DIDNT TAKE LONG FOR ME TO LEARN THIS GAME AND I PRIDE MYSELF ON LOGGING AND LEARNING THE BEHAVIOURS OF THESE FISH, HOW THEY REACT WITH THE MOON PHASE, THE TIDES, BAIT FISH AND PRESSURE. THIS IS NOW WHAT I DO MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. THEN RECENTLY I MET A TRUE HARD CORE JIG FISHERMAN KIL SONG, JIGGIN AND POPING BECAME A PART OF MY LIFE. I HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD FISHING FOR ALL SORTS OF FISH. ALL MY THANKS GO TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAD THE HEART TO TEACH ME THE ART OF FISHING THAT I LOVE SO MUCH.  MY FATHER WHO SHOWED ME FISHING AND MY FRIENDS AND CAPTAINS WHO TAUGHT ME WHAT THEY KNOW. MIKE YOCCO, WILL KAYHART, JAY SWEENY, CHRIS MYTRICK, JOE YOCCO, JOHN KEGS, LINDSEY FULLER, KILL SONG AND MANY MORE. I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THE WEBSITE AND LEARN FROM MY EXPERIENCES.