Caught my first one spinning the rocks in late 89-90.
Back then I made an FSU5120 spin stick and hung a Penn 850 spinfisher and 30lb mono off it. Used to throw fat rs and homemade broom stick pencils at them.
Then in 92 I had my first encounter with decent size fish at Bustard Head and 1770. Got smoked more often than not and lost a lot of gear
, but had to keep doing it didn't I