Profile for Surfrat - AKA John
jmpnekid@nettexas.net
Retired, so I fish a lot in whatever places I can
reach. Have 4WD and lightweight boat.
Caught my first bull red in 1958 at the old Brown Cedar Cut. Have been blessed with
fishing in most of the world's seas and oceans and have caught at least one of most of the
famous fishes.
Was diagnosed terminal cancer in early '98 and supposed to be dead by November of '98 but
am still fishing and doing fine. Consider my friends on this site to be a major factor in
my survival.
Have been blessed in my lifetime with having the time and money to do all these things,
and in my last years feel compelled to share whatever I have learned.
Back in the old days I had a "100 ton" license on international waters and ran a
sea going tug for the oil industry. Also owned a shrimp boat back then and ran out of
Louisiana.
Whoever you are, if you fish you are my friend. Anyone who has a question that I may be
able to answer---please ask!! If I don't know the answer myself, I almost certainly know
someone who does know the answer. One of the very few advantages in being old is that you
know a lot of people all over the world.
