Age for Fishing
Feb 28, 2021 07:30:55 #
Grizzly 17 wrote:
Best thing ever is watching the excitement of a ch... (show quote)
Well said....and im sorry Griz.
Feb 28, 2021 08:36:26 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
Thanks Danger. The ine thing a parent never wants to do is lose a child. April 15 will make 4yrs. I still haven't accepted it. Probably never will. I know you have 3 girls brother hope you never feel that loss. I can see how much family means to you. Enjoy every day with them. Have a great day y'all stay safe
Feb 28, 2021 08:48:46 #
I started that daughter of mine out at Lake Powell at 2 months, then it was ice fishing at 18months. Now she loves to go after king salmon and halibut which is good, because she can drive the boat and fillet the fish. Oh, by the way, she is 46 years old now.
Feb 28, 2021 09:21:39 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
AC nice you n your daughter get to still enjoy fishing. Hope you get to do it for many more years. Have a productive n safe fishing season
Feb 28, 2021 11:40:04 #
bapabear
Loc: Blaine, Washington
I have a grandson who really showed little interest in fishing up to age nine. He went mostly because we would often take his best friend to play with. They had a great time, although actual fishing fell well short of talking, getting their hands in the water playing with fish on a stringer, and snacking. He even enjoyed netting fish rather than catching them, so he gave me his rod when the fish got close enough to net. For some reason`, when he turned 10, His first question when I see him is "Can we go fishing? He even enjoys practicing in the back yard casting his open face spinning reel like Bapa's. And he is pretty good at it. In the past he wanted to be the fish and run around the yard holding the casting plug. rather than doing the casting. I am not sure why the change all of the sudden, but I do know the fishing trips with little fishing created a fisherman. That is the way it should be.
Feb 28, 2021 12:21:27 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
Bapabear you said a mouthful there. Time with grandkids gives us a chance to be a kid again.
Feb 28, 2021 13:35:09 #
Grizzly 17 wrote:
Best thing ever is watching the excitement of a ch... (show quote)
Sorry for your loss Grizzly. I lost my first wife when the kids were 8, 6, 4. Fishing helped us. I remarried a wonderful woman and the kids love her. She has 2 kids. It gets better Griz
Feb 28, 2021 13:39:25 #
I was lucky first time I got my kids out it was at a stocked pond at our hunting cabin. They caught and have been hooked ever since. Still loose interest really easy, they are still kids only 9 and 8. They where 5 and 4 in the pictures. Both of there first fish!
Feb 28, 2021 13:42:55 #
Justoldjim
Loc: JUNCTION CITY, OR.
mistred64 wrote:
I gotta sign off, my grandaughter just arrived. She'll be 3 next month. What is the proper age to start fishing? I need her to put the bait on my hook.
I started my three grandsons about 3 or 4 the oldest is now 20 and they all love to fish. A story about the oldest one when he was first starting and I spent most of my time baiting casting and helping him, after we quit he went around camp and told every one that he caught 7 fish and grandpa only caught 2
Feb 28, 2021 14:35:11 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
Thanks mistred. Really sucks you lost your wife n the kids lost their mom. My 1st wife n i split when my kids were 16 n 13. Like you I found a good woman whi had to girls. Her girls were 5 n 3 when she put him out. I met her in May of 95. Got married in 99 n we're still here. Her girls tell me I've been more of a dad they real dad. Wife n i raised oldest grandson. He had a hearing impairment n young parents couldn't deal with it. He turned out fine. Very intelligent hard worker. Glad life worked out for you n your blended family.
Feb 28, 2021 14:54:53 #
Rudyboy49
Loc: norwalk, ca
AGE DOES NOT REALLY MATTER, AS LONG AS SHE IS INTERESTED IN FISHING...DON'T FORCE HER TO FISH OTHERWISE SHE WILL BE TRAUMATIZED...
Feb 28, 2021 15:52:44 #
My Granddaughter is 12 now . She started fishing when she was around 5 with her younger brother and sister. . Then had to bait her hook. and help her cast out with a closed face reel . Now she can do it all herself. Puts down and pulls the anchor. picks out spots we should try . She can run my 75 HP tiller if need be . Three years ago she started helping with the fish cleaning. First year scaled all the fish. Year before started taking the heads off and gutting, last year started filleting the fish. She loves fishing. Summer the live up on a lake . They have a shore station where I keep my boat. When I get there she is waiting at the dock , bait ,rods And LIFE PRESERVERS.To look at her she look.s like a Blond Grily Gril, but loves fishing.My son asked her what she wanted for her 13th birthday. She said a fishing boat.She now has a 15 ft 25 HP electric anchor, fish finder and trolling motor . I hope she ask me to go fishing with her this summer .
Feb 28, 2021 16:33:53 #
Trophy Walleye Hunter wrote:
My Granddaughter is 12 now . She started fishing w... (show quote)
Next, she'll be askin for a truck to pull it with so she can fish different places.
Feb 28, 2021 16:45:09 #
Trophy Walleye Hunter wrote:
My Granddaughter is 12 now . She started fishing w... (show quote)
Last year my daughter filleted a fish for the first time, Pike. It's like teaching a young one to fish, patience. Her older brothers like to fish and eat them but want nothing to do with cleaning them.
Feb 28, 2021 18:49:25 #
I've been taking my youngest nephew fishing since he was three he is now 21 and a bigger fisherman than I am these days
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