Daniel David Jones (better known as "Dave") was born and raised in South Jersey where he still resides with his wife, Barbara, and five children: Lisa, Laura, Lynn, Daniel and David. He is a union carpenter and is still a die-hard fisherman who loves his family and life. He has shared his story at churches and family retreats from coast to coast. The short story version of Promising Forecast has been published in five major magazines and Outdoor Life Networks re-enacted a segment on their "This Happened To Me" television series. Arthur J. Higbee (better known as "Art") was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York and moved to Northfield, New Jersey, in the late 1950's where he still lives today with his wife, Anna, and children Joe and Jessie. He is a practicing chiropractor and continues to fish, surf and enjoy all the available water activities he can, now sharing them with not only his children, but also with his grandson, Patrick, his best buddy.