Daytime "Date" with my 4 year old

[Tony Mariotti]

A great day on the ice with my daughter! If you are an ice nut, like I am, it is a great reminder of why you love this! We set up on little detroit and had non-stop small gill action. With each fish, she would exclaim, "That thing is a giant, can we keep it!" We ended up throwing back most fish, and I ended up cleaning 10 tiny gills...however, it was enough for a big meal for Izzy, her brother and myself! The "blue suit" was worn, just because she wanted to wear a "special ice fishing outfit" when she fishes with dad. :-) Awesome day!

[Pooh]

great memories. Wish I could talk my 5 year old to go with me

[ted4887]

I don't usually browse the ice fishing forums, but this was a good reminder of why I need to start doing so more often. Great post!

[Tony Mariotti]

Thanks! And that is exactly why I posted this....It was time to forget about "fishing" for me. This was about spending time doing what I love, with my daughter! She had a blast, and as we read books tonight, and kissed her goodnight, the "Thanks for going fishing with me" response reminded me that my kids/family need to be a much higher priority than fishing reports and pictures of "big" fish. ted4887, thanks for allowing me to respond to this.

[amateurfishing]

THATS what its all about...the fish are just a bonus

i had everything set up 2 weeks ago for wife to bring 3 kids out. 8 & 6 year old boys just wrestled on the ice and complained how cold it is 3 1/2 year old daughter however did take the pole 3 times for bout 5 minutes each. i cant wait till she gets older and i have easier time finding fish. the boys do however enjoy the open water boat time much more in warmer temps (i cant keep my 6 year old off that)

on those days the camera is your best friend. good luck and enjoy

[Lunker Luke]

Tell her nice fish.

[Rick G]

Good job Tony Thanks for sharing this with us.

[aaron otto]

Great stuff Dad. Awesome!

ao

[Tod Todd]

Very nice Tony kids rock.

[Matt Breuer]

Nice work, Tone! Nothing better!