Bradley Smoker really got started when my Dad did a deal with a master food smoker back in the seventies. The story goes that this master smoker knew nothing about catching salmon and asked my Dad for some advice. Dad said if he wanted to learn how to catch fish, he was going to have to teach my Dad how to smoke salmon. It was a hell of a lot easier to catch salmon back then. If this agreement happened today, I doubt Bradley Smoker would have gotten very far.Anyway this master smoker learned how to catch salmon. My Dad basically told him the cardinal rule of fishing? Do not fish where there are no fish, period.

Nice story, I like it!One question however: How did he know which locations don't have any fish? One vast stretch of sea looks the same as any other vast stretch of sea. How do we know which vast stretch of sea contains no fish and which vast stretch of sea might contain some fish?

I particularly like The Cardinal Rule of Fishing.

BEP;Q: Name five fish that live in the Sea?A: 3 x salmon and 2 x tunas

LOL!