I am starting a new thread because I don't want to take the Caltrout, Tu, FFF thread off topic.
I just want to point out to the "young" guys on here that there does not need to be a big gap or awkwardness between you and most of the "Grey haired, curmudgeons" referred to in that other thread. Yes it takes a little patience on both sides to fish together but it is easily possible and enjoyable.
I recently went on a week long trip with 23 guys I had never met before. They were all members of two well established local clubs. At 36, I was the youngest on the trip by at least 12 years and I'm guessing I beat the average by 20+ years. We all had a great time and they went out of their way to make me feel welcome, and recruit me into their clubs.
So let me extend the welcome a generation younger, any of you teen to twenty somethings that want to fish the San Gabriels or Kelp beds shoot me a line. I may even bring one of those "Curmudgeons" along too.
Any tips or comments on fishing with people from a different generation are welcome.