I received this message today as an e-mail from my neighbor/friend (Caleb T.) He sent it to me, Tina, my wife, and Roland (Rol_P). His children have been learning to fish the past couple of years. Noah, the oldest, has become pretty self-sufficient. No smart phone video games for this kid! He is not even my child, but I am very proud of him.
Hi Roland, Dan, and Tina,
Noah has been itching to try fishing after the rain and flooding cleared a lot of weeds from the pond. He had gone on an "date day" with his mom to celebrate his birthday ( Aug. 14th he turns 12!) in the morning/afternoon. He ran out fishing when they got home and was there for a few hours (with a dinner and chore break in-between). It didn't take long for him to start hammering the big ones! I went over to check on his progress, and he had already caught several keeper bass, even before dinner! I stayed and made a few casts while he was searching for the lure he wanted. It didn't take long for me to catch a nice one as well!
Noah caught at least 10 bass, and some other pan fish as well! He opted to release the smaller 12-14 inchers he caught. He caught 3 over 15 inches!! The biggest was 17! (Yes, his fish was bigger than mine!)
Noah has become quite the fisherman but learned last night after 3 lost fish (and lures) that he needs to bring a net to land the fish. They seemed to like a generic yellow spinner bait, and a Mepps Black Fury #0 the best! He tied his own knots, and helped Fillet/clean all that he kept.
I think it's almost time to upgrade his rod, reel, and line weight!
Caleb T.
Dan
Hi Roland, Dan, and Tina,
Noah has been itching to try fishing after the rain and flooding cleared a lot of weeds from the pond. He had gone on an "date day" with his mom to celebrate his birthday ( Aug. 14th he turns 12!) in the morning/afternoon. He ran out fishing when they got home and was there for a few hours (with a dinner and chore break in-between). It didn't take long for him to start hammering the big ones! I went over to check on his progress, and he had already caught several keeper bass, even before dinner! I stayed and made a few casts while he was searching for the lure he wanted. It didn't take long for me to catch a nice one as well!
Noah caught at least 10 bass, and some other pan fish as well! He opted to release the smaller 12-14 inchers he caught. He caught 3 over 15 inches!! The biggest was 17! (Yes, his fish was bigger than mine!)
Noah has become quite the fisherman but learned last night after 3 lost fish (and lures) that he needs to bring a net to land the fish. They seemed to like a generic yellow spinner bait, and a Mepps Black Fury #0 the best! He tied his own knots, and helped Fillet/clean all that he kept.
I think it's almost time to upgrade his rod, reel, and line weight!
Caleb T.
Dan
