03-08-2007, 07:04 AM
I am not sure of a different rod like you describe but will tell you what I do with my grandson (7 years old),,,,
I rig his spin casting rod with a water filled bubble float followed by a bead.. followed by a small swivel.. off the other end of the swivel I tie a length of tippet (dependent on the size of the fly) and then tie on a fly I think will work for him.. so far no fish but in theory it should work.. lol.. he likes to cast but is impatient for the next cast so he tends to reel in often and kind of fast.. I usually tie a wooly bugger on since it is a good fly to use with his reeling in motion. I work with him to slow it down some.. then let it settle .. and then start all over again..
now I will tell you that with him with me I usually dont get much fishing in myself.. if I do it is when he is bored or eating the lunch em box I bought for him on the way to the lake...
MacFly
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I rig his spin casting rod with a water filled bubble float followed by a bead.. followed by a small swivel.. off the other end of the swivel I tie a length of tippet (dependent on the size of the fly) and then tie on a fly I think will work for him.. so far no fish but in theory it should work.. lol.. he likes to cast but is impatient for the next cast so he tends to reel in often and kind of fast.. I usually tie a wooly bugger on since it is a good fly to use with his reeling in motion. I work with him to slow it down some.. then let it settle .. and then start all over again..
now I will tell you that with him with me I usually dont get much fishing in myself.. if I do it is when he is bored or eating the lunch em box I bought for him on the way to the lake...
MacFly
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