10-23-2012, 06:35 AM
My 8 year old son landed his first steelhead this year. It was pretty sweet to watch him tackle it. Didn't put up a huge fight but it was a big fat hen and was pretty heavy for him to handle. I can't seem to get the picture thing to work, but you can check it out here:
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It was too heavy for him to hold up and get a decent picture and we wanted to get it back in the water quick.
This kid is a fanatic - worse than me if that is possible! We were headed out night fishing a few weeks ago and we pulled into the launch and we got out. He heads over to the lawn and gets down on all fours. I ask him what he is doing and then he says, "Puking!" and then just starts hurlin'. After he was done, I tell him that we better head home and he pleads with me to let him go out fishing, "I feel a ton better Dad, please let me go out fishing!" So we did. Sounds a bit funny, but I was pretty proud of him. Best fishing partner I'll ever have and he'll be a better steelheader than me in no time.
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It was too heavy for him to hold up and get a decent picture and we wanted to get it back in the water quick.
This kid is a fanatic - worse than me if that is possible! We were headed out night fishing a few weeks ago and we pulled into the launch and we got out. He heads over to the lawn and gets down on all fours. I ask him what he is doing and then he says, "Puking!" and then just starts hurlin'. After he was done, I tell him that we better head home and he pleads with me to let him go out fishing, "I feel a ton better Dad, please let me go out fishing!" So we did. Sounds a bit funny, but I was pretty proud of him. Best fishing partner I'll ever have and he'll be a better steelheader than me in no time.
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