Fish in a barrel, its what I call catching at catfish ponds.
And its definitely catching and not fishing, but for a couple of kids it makes for a priceless afternoon.
HAH! Priceless, there's a joke, my entrance fee was $15.00 for catch and release and the kids were free.
The fish were $2.10 per # and we took home 30#s of fish, plus bait, snack/drinks and gas... Well, you do the math.
But yeah, the day was priceless for my baby girl & I together. 8)
She caught the most fish, the biggest fish and was a hoot to watch and encourage.
Her biggest fish experience to date has been a good sized Bream, she was screaming when the first cat hit her rod.
It was a nice 4#Channel and you'd thought it was eating her alive. :D LMAO!
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Then later she caught our biggest kitty of the day, a 6.5#
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By the end of the day she was an ol'pro and slamming them.
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Nathaniel came with us too... Did I mention that this was actually his 10th Birthday Fishing Trip?
He turns ten on the 11th/Veterans Day :o Ten years, where does the time go.
It was his choice, fishing the catfish farm or a new hay bale archery target.
He thought it was just gonna be Daddy and him as usual, but I brought lil'sister and he wasn't really keen on the idea.
His bi#!*ing gave him some bad mojo for the day, his rod was barely touched, he resorted to grabbing my rod at every opportunity.
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s190/ChileRelleno/100_9011_zpsvb3bduj0.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/ChileRelleno/media/100_9011_zpsvb3bduj0.jpg.html)
No pics as usual of fish on our cleaning table, it was raining when we got home to clean'em.
That is the best part of our sport/hobby. Seeing kids enjoy themselves is priceless. Way to go!
Quote from: conchydong on November 07, 2015, 11:51:39 PM
That is the best part of our sport/hobby. Seeing kids enjoy themselves is priceless. Way to go!
Most definitely!
Cool beans brother....enjoy while they are still young..
John, you and Nathaniel better watch out, from this pic, I could tell fishing comes natural to your girl
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s190/ChileRelleno/100_9007_zpsmglcnkmj.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/ChileRelleno/media/100_9007_zpsmglcnkmj.jpg.html)
elbows close to the body, shoulders square and she also knows how to pick the best reel out of the bunch ;D.
Very nice John, thanks for sharing your memory making days with us, nothing like fishing with your kids.
Happy Birthday Nathaniel ;)
Sal
John you know how to live. :-* for the sweet life. Dominick
Quote from: TARFU on November 07, 2015, 11:58:33 PM
Cool beans brother....enjoy while they are still young..
Yep, all too soon they'll be teenagers and think I'm old, fat and stupid.
@ Sal,
you know Daddy's lil'girl is only gonna get the best gear ;)
@ Dom,
I ain't rich nor well off by any means, but if life gets any sweeter I'll be a diabetic.
Story I forgot to tell.
Nathaniel hooked the biggest fish of the trip, but that bad mojo got him again.
He had an easy 18-20#er on the line, three feet from shore he pops it off by trying to high stick it onto the bank.
The boy almost cried. :'(
Good stuff John. ;D
Absolutely priceless :)
great times and memories.
Kids are the future, looks like this one is hooked.