05-12-2007, 06:40 PM
Thats a tough one, I'd like to know too. My oldest is 4 as well and last fall he caught me cleaning a mess of crappie. I quickly got him away and later he told me the fish where 
and had owie's. It made me feel guilty, so about a month later I asked him if he wanted to go fishing and he got really excited and had a blast catching some bluegill. I dont know, my dad wasnt as avid a fisherman as I am but he still fished his share. I think I was about 10ish when I cleaned my first fish. Before that he always cleaned them. But now if me and my dad do go fishing or hunting I'm the one stuck cleaning everything. I told him last year Im not cleaning anymore deer he shoots [cool] We'll see what happens this fall.
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and had owie's. It made me feel guilty, so about a month later I asked him if he wanted to go fishing and he got really excited and had a blast catching some bluegill. I dont know, my dad wasnt as avid a fisherman as I am but he still fished his share. I think I was about 10ish when I cleaned my first fish. Before that he always cleaned them. But now if me and my dad do go fishing or hunting I'm the one stuck cleaning everything. I told him last year Im not cleaning anymore deer he shoots [cool] We'll see what happens this fall.[signature]