Take your kids fishing!

[2rods]

Thought I would share a few of my favorite pics of the young lad and some fish. :)

He is not quite 3 yet and is dead keen to go fishing "all" the time (but so am I).
He already knows the names of about 15 fish and can show you which is which on a poster and instead of books at bed time he wants me to tell him fishing stories... The wife thinks I have created a monster. Anyway it's a good excuse to go fishing and to buy more fishing gear (for him of course). And better than a play station!!

Here he is with a 55cm Barra and his fishing shirt.

[2rods]

And an old one with a queen fish.

[2rods]

and one with his favorite a jewie ;D ;D

[2rods]

Now I just need to wait for his brother to get a bit older(he's only 5 months) and the 3 of us can head out fishing every weekend. :) :)

Cheers

2rods

[tshort]

Yep, doesnt get any better. Heres Roy 5 waiting for a shark, his target species at the moment. I'm prepared to lose the whole rig overboard as he just loves it. Convinced him last trip to leave the rod in the holder and reel from there and it worked thank god.

[choppa]

hey there 2rods,,, if the wife thinks you,ve created a monster check out my 3 yr old g/son stories,,,,and like you mate,,, i cant even start the truck up anymore,,, if he hears it,,, we're going fishn,,,,

which reminds me,,,, tomorrow is planned for his first redclaw adventure,,,,,,

[fish-n-dive]

You seen it before...................but any opportunity to show off my youngest lad......................4yo Lachlan @ Fairburn Dam. :)

Cheers 8-)

[spuderico]

Warms the cockels of me heart to see this stuff :) As I have posted on an earlier thread, I am just getting into boating & fishin again after about 20yrs to get the kids away from the telly and computer.
They would'nt know one end of afish from the other ..................or a boat for that matter :-[ cant wait to see their faces when they hook up their first F.I.S.H. Ahh makes me all goose bumby. Haven't got that much gear though :-/

[Just_chips]

Great post 2rods, good to see the little people out having a fish. They are the future of our recreation, the more kids that grow up with fond memories of fishing trips the better IMHO. I also have a couple of regular fishing partners that are about half my height, I can't get out fishing without them and I really wouldn't want it any other way.

Cheers Kev

[BAIT_MAN]

Here is my little girl

[fishface]

i take my 5yr old daughter out fishing a lot...thats why i got the boat right?
shes got good sea legs and doesnt mind a bit of chop in the water.

[BAIT_MAN]

My son Brandon

[BAIT_MAN]

At wynnum t jetty

[onerabbit]

Will find it and post it, much to his disgust, but I have a photo of my oldest ( Charlie ) boys first ever fish, a whiting at 3, now 14 & juniour champ in our club for the last 3years. He got sick a bit at first, but now he kicks some arse at sea as well, just so good to share my love with my kids , even when I'm gone, they will still have the love for it. Max is also a fisho, wil add a shot of him too, great to see you bringing up your kids to be fisho's.

Muzz

[onerabbit]

That my youngest , this one my oldest .

[catchy_fishy]

Nicholas and I

[catchy_fishy]

and me forcing him to love my fishing clothes

[catchy_fishy]

his first fishing trip

[catchy_fishy]

and another

[tshort]

Hope thats a fly rod your using in the first shot catchy and not a big bunch of grapes hanging off your reel.

[longtail]

great post guys , my kids love it too

jason

my 3 yr old son

[longtail]

my 6 yr old daughter

[bidkev]

Warms my heart to see that so many of you have got the kids to share your passion. The pics are a delight. Here's my mob :D

kev

[fish-n-dive]

Nicholas and I


You sure you didn't get that picture from a tourist mag somewhere??? ;)

Seriously, great photo mate!!!! :)

Cheers 8-)

[catchy_fishy]

Hope thats a fly rod your using in the first shot catchy and not a big bunch of grapes hanging off your reel.

Oh yes, but as you can see it's last season's line, and is full of memory

Cheers

Catchy Fishy

Nice posts everyone - Kingtin have you got 5 kids or were there friends on board ?

[catchy_fishy]

A great way I inspire/d Nicholas to enjoy fishing was to take the trebles off a rapala and cast it into the swimming pool, its safe, and of course the rapala swims well too.

A bit of a pain to put the trebles back on though

[2rods]

Yep there is nothing quite like it is there. I am going to take Will out on Sunday to have a look for some mud crabs in Darwin habour or if the weather is bad we might just go up the river and chase barra..

Choper I read your story about the grandson and the goldfish called "bait" if that didn't put a smile on your face nothing will a. ;D ;D

Just love seeing all the pic's of the kids fishing. I remember going with grandad 30 years ago to the goldcoast and getting whiting that were so big when you put them in the bucket their tails hung out the top...real elbow slappers. :)

Keep them posts coming.. it might just get some of the other mums and dads inspired enough to get the generation addicted to australias best sport.

cheers

2rods

[nodjule]

Make sure young William has got his kidney belt on big fella......... ;D

[2rods]

AH nodjule.... the weather has been kind so far so he should be OK.

If all else fails I will take him to the wharf and get some sardines... on the jig rigs 8-)

[nodjule]

Take him down to Dundee, he can get you back to the lodge after you consume all of those tooheys old cans ;)

[spuderico]

Kingtin Im lovin your family pic mate! ThatL be me on Sunday I hope!
Should stop em squabblin pretty dam fast. Fish dont like Kids I'll tell em..That should put the pressure on em ;)

[2rods]

hey there 2rods,,, if the wife thinks you,ve created a monster check out my 3 yr old g/son stories,,,,and like you mate,,, i cant even start the truck up anymore,,, if he hears it,,, we're going fishn,,,,

which reminds me,,,, tomorrow is planned for his first redclaw adventure,,,,,,


How did ya go Choppa?? get any redclaw???

I didn't know they had them on bribie!! :-/ :-/

[catchy_fishy]

Any form of fishing is enjoyed by my little one - Nicholas, but boating is his all time favourite. Also see my first post of SWMBO (my dear wife) who agreed to buying the boat.

[impulse492f]

This was the boys first...... he loves it.

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

Hard Men aren't afraid to get their feet wet & sandy. # #;) (ya listening webby ???)





fishing hints for family men

if you can recognise the spot - it is a whiting a cast, on yabs you pump at your feet & the kids can catch dinner - from the top of the flood for the first half of the ebb

most blokes go past it.

chris # #::)

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

the fight. Lachlan onto a 30+cm snodger.

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

hard men with dinner


most whiting there are between 23-30 cm but you get the odd one to 40cm that just 'goes off' in the shallow water.

I remember one of the first catch & release lessons for the boys there, I had a tough time convincing them to release a 22cm whiting - they eventually did willingly - we nursed it back to strength in the shallows at our feet admiring the way it fins moved, watching with great interest the manner in which it pumped water over its gills & rotated its eyes.

Lesson 1 - all things in nature are things of beauty & deserve admiration.

When it looked strong again, I told the boys to say goodbye so it could swim off to freedom, grow bigger have some babies & then maybe be caught by us again. The boys whispered & waved "see ya later fishie" & I opened my cupped hands as it swam away into the big blue only to be jumped upon by a sea eagle 10m out & taken to ... err .... heaven ??? [smiley=worried2.gif] [smiley=wreck.gif] [smiley=uhoh.gif]

Lesson 2 - nature's cruel. # :-?

chris

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

parenting is tough work - all that putting food on the plate and all ..... #::)

this is how i catch a feed of whiting !

[Lone_Wolf]

Great photos GWH, although it seems unusual not to see a rum in that left hand of yours. Were these the PG rated photos for a family segment? See you tonight!

[Lone_Wolf]

My fishing crew.

Kingtin, that's the guard dog I told you about. How is the new Highland terrier settling in?

[Lone_Wolf]

Taylor learning the ropes. Note: pink rods for girls and colour coordinated with the cap!