My son's first catch!

TWINKIE6816 · 09-02-2008, 02:28 PM

Well after my 3 year old bugging me all week about going fishing, I decided it was time! After I called almost everyone I knew to go fishing, with no luck, we put in at Archie Glover and headed to the train bridge! Fishing with a 3year old is interesting to say the least! I put on a frozen shrimp and cast it out for him! After the first 2 minutes(every single cast) he would start can I reel it in Dad? I would say not yet and then 30 seconds later the same question! Well this would repeat itself for about 5 minutes until I had enough and then say yes! For the first 1 hour this would happen. Sometimes his shrimp would be gone sometimes it wouldn't! After I hadn't got any nibbles at all we went to the I-10 bridge and decided to try our luck over there! I got a few strikes but, didn't land anything! Of course we went through the same thing with my son! Finally, I said reel it in and after no time at all he says dad I got a fish! I looked up and I will be darned if he didn't hook up with this monster! And on our smallest pole too!

He was super excited! It didn't even bend the pole but, just right for a 3 year old! We didn't stay much longer as

it was getting dark but, I did manage to snap a couple more pics on the way in!

Nice shot of the sunset!

He is satisified after a day on the water!

Sorry bout the quality pics taken on cell-phone!

flynurse · 09-02-2008, 02:36 PM

that just awesome. you may have created a fishing monster. which is a good thing!! good job on taking the boy fishing.

Fishermon · 09-02-2008, 02:50 PM

awesome!!!..congratulations!!!! you are hooked for life now....way to go....:clap :clap :clap

one big one · 09-02-2008, 02:54 PM

Quote:

flynurse (9/2/2008)that just awesome. you may have created a fishing monster. which is a good thing!! good job on taking the boy fishing.

Ditto... Keep up the good work & yes, I said work, because at that age, it takes patients& work.:bowdown.

Just took my boy out there Friday Evening, it was slow to startthe white trout started, he caught about 12 in 30 minutes , 1 black drum, 1 cat. I caught 1 , fished with fish bites & gulp shrimp.

nextstep · 09-02-2008, 05:08 PM

coool

clap:clap

quite the little man!!!

Glastronix · 09-02-2008, 05:51 PM

Thats great...congrats....:clap :clap :clap

Baitcaster · 09-02-2008, 05:54 PM

great job ! hopefully he'll be wanting a quality rod & reel down the road instead of a x-box .

Lil Skeet · 09-02-2008, 06:21 PM

Good job Twinkie. There is nothing better than watching a kid fight a fish. I can give you a little advice I learned when I dated a girl with a 4 year old daughter. Bring 1 rod for them to cast and play with even if it doesn't have a hook. It is amazing how fast children learn to cast. It kept her busy for hours. Use the other rod with a small circle hook because it probably won't get much attention and you can still get a good hookset and not have to mess with gut hooked fish. The only problem I had was the kid ended up going every time I went fishing. I can live with that. Best memory was watchin the kid fight a 12 lb striped bass on my little spincaster. I won't ever forget that day even though I'm no longer with her mother. One of the best times I've ever had fishing.

kahala boy · 09-02-2008, 06:32 PM

It won't be long before you start complaining about him catching all the fish........

TWINKIE6816 · 09-03-2008, 03:52 PM

Thanks for all of the kind replies guys! Gabriel, my son, is already talking about going this Sat! Sounds good to me!

09-02-2008, 02:28 PM	#1
TWINKIE6816 Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MILTON Posts: 524	My son's first catch! Well after my 3 year old bugging me all week about going fishing, I decided it was time! After I called almost everyone I knew to go fishing, with no luck, we put in at Archie Glover and headed to the train bridge! Fishing with a 3year old is interesting to say the least! I put on a frozen shrimp and cast it out for him! After the first 2 minutes(every single cast) he would start can I reel it in Dad? I would say not yet and then 30 seconds later the same question! Well this would repeat itself for about 5 minutes until I had enough and then say yes! For the first 1 hour this would happen. Sometimes his shrimp would be gone sometimes it wouldn't! After I hadn't got any nibbles at all we went to the I-10 bridge and decided to try our luck over there! I got a few strikes but, didn't land anything! Of course we went through the same thing with my son! Finally, I said reel it in and after no time at all he says dad I got a fish! I looked up and I will be darned if he didn't hook up with this monster! And on our smallest pole too! He was super excited! It didn't even bend the pole but, just right for a 3 year old! We didn't stay much longer as it was getting dark but, I did manage to snap a couple more pics on the way in! Nice shot of the sunset! He is satisified after a day on the water! Sorry bout the quality pics taken on cell-phone!

09-02-2008, 02:36 PM	#2
flynurse Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: molino, fl Posts: 390	RE: My son's first catch! that just awesome. you may have created a fishing monster. which is a good thing!! good job on taking the boy fishing.

09-02-2008, 02:50 PM	#3
Fishermon Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Navarre Beach, Fl Posts: 993	RE: My son's first catch! awesome!!!..congratulations!!!! you are hooked for life now....way to go....:clap :clap :clap

09-02-2008, 05:08 PM	#5
nextstep Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,544	RE: My son's first catch! cooolclap:clap quite the little man!!!

09-02-2008, 05:51 PM	#6
Glastronix Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Seminole, Al Posts: 573	RE: My son's first catch! Thats great...congrats....:clap :clap :clap

09-02-2008, 05:54 PM	#7
Baitcaster Topwater Bluefish fan Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,141	RE: My son's first catch! great job ! hopefully he'll be wanting a quality rod & reel down the road instead of a x-box .

09-02-2008, 06:21 PM	#8
Lil Skeet Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Destin Posts: 116	RE: My son's first catch! Good job Twinkie. There is nothing better than watching a kid fight a fish. I can give you a little advice I learned when I dated a girl with a 4 year old daughter. Bring 1 rod for them to cast and play with even if it doesn't have a hook. It is amazing how fast children learn to cast. It kept her busy for hours. Use the other rod with a small circle hook because it probably won't get much attention and you can still get a good hookset and not have to mess with gut hooked fish. The only problem I had was the kid ended up going every time I went fishing. I can live with that. Best memory was watchin the kid fight a 12 lb striped bass on my little spincaster. I won't ever forget that day even though I'm no longer with her mother. One of the best times I've ever had fishing.

09-02-2008, 06:32 PM	#9
kahala boy Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Navarre Posts: 1,087	RE: My son's first catch! It won't be long before you start complaining about him catching all the fish........

09-03-2008, 03:52 PM	#10
TWINKIE6816 Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MILTON Posts: 524	RE: My son's first catch! Thanks for all of the kind replies guys! Gabriel, my son, is already talking about going this Sat! Sounds good to me!

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