My first fishing pole was a short piece of line tied to a stick my grandfather gave me to use on a camping trip to the Salmon River when I was 4.I remember camping near an old hospital or something on the river.

Moved to Florida when I was 9 and learned to catch bream from the local canals on a $3 cane pole and for the $3 it also included ,line,hooks,and a bobber. "one of those men" taught me how to use it.He also taught me how to avoid gators and moccasins.Good times.............