This stinks, I cant even get my son to go up to LOW with me..

[Kylersk]

The last couple years he'd fish with me all the time. This year I cant get him out to the house. He'd rather stay at home bossing his little sister around. He's 7 now.. I hope it's a phase.

[mrfish1991]

ya thats tough...ive always wanted to go fishing, never a second thought about it...

i'll go with you

[JimBuck]

That's a tough age. I know I loved to go fishing but even then had a hard time being still for a long period of time. I'd shrug it off as a phase......good luck, he'll learn sooner than later what the ol' man is talking about.

[RonWBasser]

The last couple years he'd fish with me all the time. This year I cant get him out to the house. He'd rather stay at home bossing his little sister around. He's 7 now.. I hope it's a phase.

I hear you, I've been going through this too. Mine son will still go most of the time. But when he's home it's the bossing thing. I think it's a phase, and I too hope it goes away soon.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Keep the faith!!!! As many know on these boards, I am as about as die hard an angler as it gets.. It was not till I was age 12, that I was hooked. Up till that point I could take it or leave it. But it was at age 12, that something seemed to click.. From that point on.. as my students say now... " Its on like Donky Kong".. which cracks me up, because I am sure none of them have ever played the game.

[leech~~]

Kylersk, at that age you have to have some other things to do out there for him, Vex or camra to watch, snacks and pop. Stuff to keep them going? My son is 20 now and I think I may have forced him a little to much by keeping him out to long when he was younger and for the last few years he really doesn't want to go unless we bring the bigger house, the weather is nice, and I talk him into it. I should have noticed the signs when he was younger, for example the time we were out on Mill Lacs not getting anything of course and I wanted to trying one more spot, for about the 20th time that day! So we're in the middle of this big group of houses, nice day, everyone out playing pout football And he stops and screams at the tops of his lungs. "This is stupid" Of course everyone looked up like what's your point kid? And went back to their festivities!. So I think I may have burnt him out to young! Keep it fun and a special thing to do with Dad!

[blackdog1101]

How about taking me? I'm 47 and cuter than a bugs ear. Really. I bait my own hooks too.

[Lure Lightning]

My nephew is at that age and only enjoys it if he is catching not fishing. Put him on some bluegills and he is more than happy. I would also agree to keep the time out on the ice fun and not too long. Good Luck...

[Net_Man]

My son is never interested in fishing either. He is 13. I thought about fishing every day for about 6 months with out him with the hope that he may eventually miss me and want to come along. Unfortunately a job and a wife does not quite allow for this.

[Sonicrunch]

Can I be your son?

[JeffB]

Like the others said keep it fun and be patient. Your daughter look old enough to fish, maybe she has wants to give it a try. I have an 8yr old son and a 5yr old girl they both love to go fishing with dad, but not for the whole week end. If I was to spend the whole day at the fish house with the kids I would need a lot of thing to keep them buys. (books, games, cards, snacks and what ever you can think of. If you want your son to go next time take your daughter and make sure she has a ton of fun and take plenty of pictures.

[Johnny_Da_Der]

younger kids get bored easy.

When I was a teenager and throughout my early twenties I had little interest in hanging out with dad in boat all day. Now I regret all the time I could have been out with dad rather than wasting my time screwing around, partying, and chasing girls.

Your boys will come around.

[mrfish1991]

I dont think bugs have ears blackdog

[JeffB]

younger kids get bored easy.

When I was a teenager and throughout my early twenties I had little interest in hanging out with dad in boat all day. Now I regret all the time I could have been out with dad rather than wasting my time screwing around, partying, and chasing girls.

Your boys will come around.

Sounds just like me then I lost Dad at 19 and wish I could have some of that lost fishing time back. But in high schools girls, sports, and goofing off took over for a few years.