b'Back in TimeSTARTING OUTFISHINGEditor Matt Hewetson looks back in time when he started out fishing and remembers some of his memorable trips and what lessons he learnt from his early experiences.BY MATHEW HEWETSONW e had recentlyIt brought back a lot of memories of mythe sea was good, we were either shifted houseyouth and fishing, first surfcasting as asurfcasting or netting for mullet in in July and askeen teenager, then boat fishing and offthe surf.you will know,the rocks in my early twenties.So, I haveAs I grew into a lanky teenager the packing andscanned the old photos and cast thewith a love for surfcasting, often my unpacking takesmemories of these times starting out. grandfather Alby Pattinson would tell a serious amountme if I was sleeping in late as teens love of time to sort. SURFCASTING to do, get up boy and get the hook In amongst theGrowing up I was fortunate to have ain the water, you wont catch a big dozens of boxes at the new house infamily bach on the west coast at Glinkssnapper dreaming about it!.He was Tauranga, I came across some old albumsGully, on Godzones longest beach.Itright and if I awoke and couldnt hear from a time when you used to print yourmeant I spent many weeks over summerthe surf, it meant the sea was down and cameras photos and not store them in aas a kid with my family and of courseI was up and out the door early with digital folder on your computer or phone. fishing was high on the agenda.Whenmy surfcaster. /FISHINGINGODZONE65'