Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Man and to think I was just sleeping and pooping.

Though I did hit my lowest weight ever.

Fishing. Working. Lifting weights. Working on cars. High school.

In San Diego

Me at the old hunting camp in Farmington, Georgia. I guarantee you that I was up to no good.

Quote from: the rockfish ninja on October 05, 2026, 12:31:14 AMWorking a day job , ...that I didn't care about.
playing in bands    at night (that had no chance of making the big time),
partying way too much  ,
and treating girlfriends badly 

.... and every once in a while I'd go fishing.

Yeah, me too! My life in 1986 is almost a carbon copy of yours (still fishing and playing in bands, but moving the gear around from venue to venue is taking it out of me now).

I remember stopping in the hills on my way back from The Geysers in Northern California one night in 1986 at about 2am and using my binoculars to find Halley's comet in the sky. It was distinct, but not as spectacular as I was expecting. Those days I was married and working (not yet successfully) on having kids. I was employed as a geologist for the geothermal wells being drilled at The Geysers, and when the rig supervisor called, you came...day, night, rain, snow, or holiday.

Great question Alex, in '86 I was in HS trying to run three miles in less than 15 minutes. I had a great girlfirend, home life and car. It was a good year.