A Dad's gotta brag

[Guest]

My son, 4, is now an official Esox Junkie. Two weeks ago he got his first "norvrin" on his Scooby-Doo pole. 24"er. He set his own hook, pumped his pole instead of horsing it in with his reel, and got it onto shore, cheered on by a half-dozen other shore fishers.
We went fishin' yesterday and while I was rigging him up with a nice, safe , tangle-free bobber rig, he said - "Don't you need some wire? I'm fishing for Norvrin today!"

Assuh-muh-boyyyy!

[Walleye_GFA]

Barahrharrharhhar you cant beat that... there is always so much joy in watching kids become young men... sounds like he's hooked, hopefully for life !!!!!

My fishing addict is 11 and I still have a hard time prying him away from the bluegills at the dock...

W_GFA

[delmuts]

robert sounds like you have a fishing partner! won't be long and you will hve to watch your tackle bag to make sure things don't start dissappearring! my two are 16. my son loves to fish. his sister enjoys it some. now i have to watch to make sure my boat doesn't leave with out me!! won't be long and he will be ready to step up in equipment. treat him well. good luck to you!! del

[stephendawg]

Robert,
Your post sure brings a smile to my face. My kids both love to fish. It's not uncommon for both of them to be in the garage on my shop stools with both of their tackle boxes open and talking about all of their baits and how to use them. This summer while on Vermilion my 8 yr old daughter's goal was to catch her first northern. One beautiful evening my wife, son, daughter and I went over to Waconda Bay and my daugher was the only one allowed to take her tackle. I began working the boat around the rice bed instructing her where to cast. She was laying her spinner bait right in the zone every time and 3/4 the way around the bed a nice 24"er nailed her! WOW! Did she ever let out a scream of excitement. The picture is priceless to me. The beautiful sunset in the background and one objective in mind. To get her a pike. Thanks for sharing your story. Here's wishing you many more!

Dawg

[Fish-n-Freak]

Hey, it's always great to get back to what Fishing is all about! Too often people key on the catching, not the fishing.

My son (3 1/2 years old) caught his first fish last summer and also caught some sunnies ice fishing last winter. We spend hours "playing" with my tackle. He has about a dozen (wait a second - that's almos $200 worth of tackle) of my muskie lures, with the hooks removed. At bath time we play with Slug-O's, Jackpots and Suicks - not tug boats and bubbles. My wife thinks we are nuts!

Love the stories, and let's all raise another generation of anglers that appreciate the sport and take care of the resource. Teach them young to put some back.

Freak

[Guest]

Freak,
Thanks for the tubtoys idea. Almost always CPR, especially during spawn.
Check dis out....
http://members.fishingworks.com/RobertC/index.cfm
Click on "photo album"

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[USPENAMC]

well i have my first son on the way due date feb 14 heck i guess ill have to get him started on the aquarium ha ha

[Fish-n-Freak]

RobertC - Way Cool!

That smile on Eric's face with the 23 1/2" pike is priceless! My son is also a red head, but no curls! Your living just ahead of me - Ben (my son) won't be 4 until February, but he has already landed his share of fish, summer and winter.

This is what fishing is all about!!! Watching my son, daughter and/or wife catch a fish, is more fun for me than catching it myself.

Steve