Built in Pasadena in 2008, Max Pollard constructed this punt for his daughter with timber cut in his own backyard. Used at Old Man's Pond, Max made repairs in 2012 which included replacing a number…

"My father had a motor boat that we'd use for fishing, about 23' long," says Max. "We were using hand and line then - baited hooks," he adds. Max left school at the age of 12 to work with his father, fishing in the summer and logging in the winter…