07-29-2006, 06:48 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Great post. Good story. You got it right. Whenever you take kids fishing...especially for the first time...make the trip about them and not about them watching you.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe and I worked with the Utah Youth Anglers Program this year, as instructors. We had several kids who showed up each Wednesday night for continuing instruction on the basics of fishing, followed by an hour or two on the water trying to catch some fish. Each of them caught their first fish during the program and the looks on their faces and the apparent conversion to "anglerdom" was always a joy to behold.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Us old guys have had lots of good days and will likely have many more. Take advantage of every opportunity to help the newbies get off to a good start. You can bet that those first fish will be remembered long after you and I are fishing "other waters".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe and I worked with the Utah Youth Anglers Program this year, as instructors. We had several kids who showed up each Wednesday night for continuing instruction on the basics of fishing, followed by an hour or two on the water trying to catch some fish. Each of them caught their first fish during the program and the looks on their faces and the apparent conversion to "anglerdom" was always a joy to behold.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Us old guys have had lots of good days and will likely have many more. Take advantage of every opportunity to help the newbies get off to a good start. You can bet that those first fish will be remembered long after you and I are fishing "other waters".[/#0000ff]
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