Sons First True Fish!

[rntmvp6]

Put in at CC yesterday with my son who goes everywhere with me (fishing and hunting both). I have helped him reel in many fish over the last couple years that I helped him hook up. I tied him on a bandit crankbait yesterday and got on the trolling motor and started trolling figuring this would be the easiest for him since he just turned 5 years old. First pass over the drop of the old road bed he hooks up with a 23 inch Walleye and his excitement was crazy. After letting him fight the fish for a few minutes he finally got the fish up to the boat and I then reached down to get it for him. I have never seen my son so excited. I knew he would be a future hunter and fisherman but this fish put that expectation to extremes. He went on to catch a white and a couple crappie as well trolling yesterday. After the walleye catch we spent 30 minutes calling everyone he could think of to tell them. The fish will be his first to go on the wall. Watching my son catch that fish was the most exciting thing I have witnessed on the water in a long time and I am so proud of him. After he caught the fish he even said thank you to Jesus for helping him catch his first fish. So to sum it all up, it was an excellent day on the water with my son.

[minnowhooker]

That's better than a limit any day

[lmt out]

congrats to you and your son, sounds like you will have a hunting and fishing partner for years to come.

[ryan]

Saw the pic on Facebook! Looks like you will have a fishing/hunting buddy for life! Glad u guys caught em. We need to get out and fish soon! Ryan.

[straw hat]

Congrats and I hope you two have many more fun trips together for years to come.

[rangerman]

That is awesome! My 4 year old caught his first eye at Bull Shoal a couple of weeks ago. It was fine until he tried to lip it :-)

[rntmvp6]

Thanks everyone. Funny thing my son kept picking it up out of the livewell by the lip. Kept telling him not to but he is all boy. He just kept telling me he knows and its ok. They all learn at some point.

[Walleyedmike]

That's awesome! A great walleye fisherman in the making! Enjoy 'em boys they sure do grow up fast.

WM

[frying eyes]

That's a awesome story! I have a 4yr old, in couple weeks. I hope I can tell the same story soon! that's why we fish!

[kwall]

A great story -- I remember my 1st real catch some 40+ years ago and I was hooked on fishing after that , congrats to the boy