When I was 24 I worked at a bait and tackle shop in San Diego called Hook, Line & Sinker. I learned how to tie knots, how to tie lures, and how to clean and repair fishing reels. It was a fun job while I took classes at the community college, and a job I held onto for several years while I worked other part time jobs as I struggled to make ends meet. I met a lot of people in the fishing industry through that job, and when my boyfriend and I star…