New Fisher person

[bobby b.]

My 12 year old daughter is getting in to fishing.  We traded in the Zebco 33 and fishing off the dock for the real thing (spinning rod) and fishing off the boat.  We went out for 2 hours last night for the first time.  She caught 5 including a 4 lb 7 oz LM and a 2.5 SM and a nice Ky.  I can't believe the luck.  She was fishing a Ned on a 1/16 head and would just let it lay on the bottom while playing around with bugs landing on the rod tip.  I hope she stays interested so I have some one to fish with in my old age which started some years back.  Also teaching her to drive the boat.

Bobby

PS I caught zero.

 

[Nick Adams]

Jeez, who wouldn't be ecstatic at that catch?!? I guess deadsticking the Ned works, too.

[Nick Adams]

FWIW, my 16-yr-old still goes trout fishing with me 3-4 times a year, so I think you have a life-long fishing buddy now.

[Quillback]

That is great!

[willyfish]

She beat me, I struggled

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, bobby b. said:

My 12 year old daughter is getting in to fishing.  We traded in the Zebco 33 and fishing off the dock for the real thing (spinning rod) and fishing off the boat.  We went out for 2 hours last night for the first time.  She caught 5 including a 4 lb 7 oz LM and a 2.5 SM and a nice Ky.  I can't believe the luck.  She was fishing a Ned on a 1/16 head and would just let it lay on the bottom while playing around with bugs landing on the rod tip.  I hope she stays interested so I have some one to fish with in my old age which started some years back.  Also teaching her to drive the boat.

Bobby

PS I caught zero.

 

Tell her congrats for some great bass catches!

Awesome guiding dad! Hope that you are in the process of a fishing buddy for life!

[dtrs5kprs]

That's fabulous Bobby. I love fishing with my kids, miss it when I'm here without them.

[ness]

Nicely done, dad!! Congratulations to both of you. 

I hope you'll encourage her to give you grief for out fishing the old man every chance she gets! It'll help keep the spark alive! 

[Blll]

You're a lucky man!

[Champ188]

Awesome post. Glad to see this young lady enjoying one of the greatest sports on earth!