It all started twenty years ago on a Febuary vacation in the Island of Maui, Hawaii. Mike Bestwick, from Kingston, RI, was visiting a "lady friend," originally from Coventry, RI. He said she was a "Pam Anderson look alike." It was 1985 and Mike rented a 308 Ferrari to drive around Maui. As he recalls, "I was driving 100 miles an hour along these beautiful roads listening to Anita Baker." Who would've thought. I expected him to say he was listening to Guns n' Roses or Bon Jovi. At least that is what I would have had on the radio that year driving that fast. To each his own. It was then that Mike fell in love with his first Ferrari. Since then, he has been determined to find the perfect "toy." Little did he know, twenty years later, his dream would come true, but with some hard work and dedication of course.

Michael Bestwick bought a family owned Bait and Tackle shop from his father in 1989, located in North Kingstown, RI. It is the largest independent Tackle store in the state of Rhode Island, also selling canoes and kayaks. Two and a half years ago, Mike decided to start a company called NESM, which stands for New England Sports Memorabelia. He has all sorts of signed pictures, shirts, and helmets, etc. I saw a Patriots helmet signed by all the players, which personally, I thought was pretty cool. What is really wonderful, is that all the proceeds go to a number of different charities throughout the country. There are so many, but Mike listed the more common ones most people like myself have heard of.