04-27-2004, 12:23 PM
[size 3]I haven't had any bad experiences yet...but the other day..my neighbor and I took our kids, plus one fishing...for a total of 5 kids. We went to a local pond and were fishing for about half an hour or so when a group of people came to the park and went to the pavillion about 100 yds away.[/size]
[size 3]Next thing I know, this kid about 10 or 11 comes down with a spinning rod and a worm. He kept trying to cast it and had NO CLUE what he was doing. I watched him lose one worm and go get another from someone. He came back down and I watched him try to cast it once..then I stepped in. This poor kid had NO IDEA what he was doing. He thought you just whipped the rod and the line went out. So I showed him how to open the bail and cast. after a few minutes, he reeled it in, forgot to open the bail, and cast again..bye bye worm.[/size]
[size 3]He asked if we had any worms but all's I had was corn, so I gave him some. I showed him again how to cast, and he did. This time he caught a dink bass..about 5 inches. HE wanted to show his dad...so I showed him how to lip it, and as he was running to his dad...his Dad yelled to the kid to throw it back! The kid came back and was still so excited. He told me he had never caught a fish before... I was thoroughly disgusted in his folks at this point. Can you believe that?! Just give him a sharp hook and let him go.[/size]
[size 3]He caught 3 or 4 more carp while we were there, and I left him a baggie of corn. He was having a blast.[/size]
[size 3]His folks never said thanks or anything....once his dad came to check on him and didnt even really acknowledge anything... amazing.[/size]
[size 3]My daughter and my neighbor asked why I helped him... I just stared at them amazed too...[/size][size 3]Hey...someone had to teach him. And that boy was so happy when he caught that bass! hahah he wanted to keep it![/size]
[size 3]oh yeah...and his family was fishing over by the pavillion.... weird people.[/size]
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[size 3]Next thing I know, this kid about 10 or 11 comes down with a spinning rod and a worm. He kept trying to cast it and had NO CLUE what he was doing. I watched him lose one worm and go get another from someone. He came back down and I watched him try to cast it once..then I stepped in. This poor kid had NO IDEA what he was doing. He thought you just whipped the rod and the line went out. So I showed him how to open the bail and cast. after a few minutes, he reeled it in, forgot to open the bail, and cast again..bye bye worm.[/size]
[size 3]He asked if we had any worms but all's I had was corn, so I gave him some. I showed him again how to cast, and he did. This time he caught a dink bass..about 5 inches. HE wanted to show his dad...so I showed him how to lip it, and as he was running to his dad...his Dad yelled to the kid to throw it back! The kid came back and was still so excited. He told me he had never caught a fish before... I was thoroughly disgusted in his folks at this point. Can you believe that?! Just give him a sharp hook and let him go.[/size]
[size 3]He caught 3 or 4 more carp while we were there, and I left him a baggie of corn. He was having a blast.[/size]
[size 3]His folks never said thanks or anything....once his dad came to check on him and didnt even really acknowledge anything... amazing.[/size]
[size 3]My daughter and my neighbor asked why I helped him... I just stared at them amazed too...[/size][size 3]Hey...someone had to teach him. And that boy was so happy when he caught that bass! hahah he wanted to keep it![/size]
[size 3]oh yeah...and his family was fishing over by the pavillion.... weird people.[/size]
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