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07-25-2008, 03:12 PM
I certainly am and that's exactly what we are having for dinner tonight!
Yes this post is long, I hope some of you are kind enough to read it:LOL:
Today, I am mighty proud of my son. He kicked his skills up a few notches by landing a legal halibut at 28". The only part he needed some help with was getting it out of the water. Heck, I even need help with that!!:Envious:
We got to the "spot" when the tide was "just" right. I set him up with an Owner Rip'n Minnow lure and for myself, an LCFM110. I directed him to stand on the safest rock(platform) that was close by me.
We both start throwing our lures out. A few minutes go by and I stop fishing to check on his technique and he hooks up with a little butt but didn't set the hook, just sort of wound down on it and the little butt came unbuttoned in the air. I explained to him again that he needs to set the hook a bit harder next time:Wink: "ok dad, I'll try"
So we continue fishing and I catch a shorty, back in the drink he went without so much as a photo op. An hour goes by and I get snagged:Shocked:
CRAP! I look over at my son and he's looking at me with this sarcastic grin on his face and then says "I thought that you said you weren't going to get snagged".
:Shocked::Envious::Envious::Twisted: Busted!!.... Before we started fishing I explained to him how to decide if he's hooked up to a fish or about to get snagged on a rock. All I could say was my idea doesn't always work but most of the time it does.
"Watcha going to do now dad?" he says. :Rolls Eyes: hmm, well....:Angry:I'm going to go get my lure back!! I tell him. I knew I wore shorts for a reason. So, off came the shoes, socks and shirt.....:Neutral:hmm, better put my shoes back on though, looks kinda rough down there. And at that, I jumped in, followed my line to the lure pulled it free and exclaimed "yes!!, I just saved myself 21 bucks!!" .... "hehehe, I can't believe you went in the water dad":LOL:.
Ok, so I was back in the game. I cut my lure off and retied and started the machine-like casting some of us know too well. Less than 10 casts later, I get hooked up to a butt of the size I like.... zzzZZZzzzZZZ goes the drag, couple clicks down on the drag and 5 minutes later.... 27.5" legal at my feet
Here we go:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn39/klocked/july25th08/IM002743.jpg
I'm totally satisfied now knowing what we'll be having for dinner. But by now, my son has increased his focus, intent on catching a nice prize for himself. He's casting and casting and casting while I'm sitting on a rock watching him. A while later he stops and comes up to me and asks "dad, do you mind if I use your pole?" I say "sure son, I don't see why not!"
His excitement level increased 10 fold, he puts his pole down and grabs mine, puts a nice thick coat of scent on the LC and starts going to town.
Now, I'm watching him like a hawk, knowing at any time that my entire setup could be in the drink at any moment. He finally starts landing the LC into the sweet spots where I would of been casting. A minute later!!... zzzZZZzzzZZZZzZzZZZZZZ BIG BUTT!!!!!! hooked up!! yes!! AS soon as I saw the pole do its double dip, I yell to him "set the hook!!" And he does!!
SHWIngggg and it's on!! I know I was way more excited than he was, or at least outwardly. I started non stop coaching at this point and all he would say is "dad, I got it dad!" :Envious: Ok then, so I back down and let him do it all.
Watching my pole bent into the letter "U" was almost too much, so I said he should loosen the drag and let her run for a bit. He was able to do that almost as smoothly as myself. That also gave him a chance to have a longer fight with the fish. He made me proud of how he was able to guide the fish away from the submerged rocks during his fight. He certainly enjoyed the tug of war! So his butt tires out and once it's at the rocks, I grab it for him.
Here is my son with his biggest fish caught to date:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn39/klocked/july25th08/IM002738.jpg
Here's the tape on his butt:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn39/klocked/july25th08/IM002742.jpg
Another pic of him holding both of our fish:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn39/klocked/july25th08/IM002740.jpg
The amount of time we spent on this fishing expedition was short compared to most other times we go, but the experience we had together was something we'll both remember for a very very long time.
I explained to him that I was proud of how he was focused throughout the entire time and of how he handled his big fish. It was a job well done and that he deserved some better gear for his increase in skills. Soon he'll be getting a new rod and reel and a few LC's. No birthday or Christmas neccessary. :Big Grin:
Klocked
Yes this post is long, I hope some of you are kind enough to read it:LOL:
Today, I am mighty proud of my son. He kicked his skills up a few notches by landing a legal halibut at 28". The only part he needed some help with was getting it out of the water. Heck, I even need help with that!!:Envious:
We got to the "spot" when the tide was "just" right. I set him up with an Owner Rip'n Minnow lure and for myself, an LCFM110. I directed him to stand on the safest rock(platform) that was close by me.
We both start throwing our lures out. A few minutes go by and I stop fishing to check on his technique and he hooks up with a little butt but didn't set the hook, just sort of wound down on it and the little butt came unbuttoned in the air. I explained to him again that he needs to set the hook a bit harder next time:Wink: "ok dad, I'll try"
So we continue fishing and I catch a shorty, back in the drink he went without so much as a photo op. An hour goes by and I get snagged:Shocked:
CRAP! I look over at my son and he's looking at me with this sarcastic grin on his face and then says "I thought that you said you weren't going to get snagged".
:Shocked::Envious::Envious::Twisted: Busted!!.... Before we started fishing I explained to him how to decide if he's hooked up to a fish or about to get snagged on a rock. All I could say was my idea doesn't always work but most of the time it does.
"Watcha going to do now dad?" he says. :Rolls Eyes: hmm, well....:Angry:I'm going to go get my lure back!! I tell him. I knew I wore shorts for a reason. So, off came the shoes, socks and shirt.....:Neutral:hmm, better put my shoes back on though, looks kinda rough down there. And at that, I jumped in, followed my line to the lure pulled it free and exclaimed "yes!!, I just saved myself 21 bucks!!" .... "hehehe, I can't believe you went in the water dad":LOL:.
Ok, so I was back in the game. I cut my lure off and retied and started the machine-like casting some of us know too well. Less than 10 casts later, I get hooked up to a butt of the size I like.... zzzZZZzzzZZZ goes the drag, couple clicks down on the drag and 5 minutes later.... 27.5" legal at my feet
Here we go:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn39/klocked/july25th08/IM002743.jpg
I'm totally satisfied now knowing what we'll be having for dinner. But by now, my son has increased his focus, intent on catching a nice prize for himself. He's casting and casting and casting while I'm sitting on a rock watching him. A while later he stops and comes up to me and asks "dad, do you mind if I use your pole?" I say "sure son, I don't see why not!"
His excitement level increased 10 fold, he puts his pole down and grabs mine, puts a nice thick coat of scent on the LC and starts going to town.
Now, I'm watching him like a hawk, knowing at any time that my entire setup could be in the drink at any moment. He finally starts landing the LC into the sweet spots where I would of been casting. A minute later!!... zzzZZZzzzZZZZzZzZZZZZZ BIG BUTT!!!!!! hooked up!! yes!! AS soon as I saw the pole do its double dip, I yell to him "set the hook!!" And he does!!
SHWIngggg and it's on!! I know I was way more excited than he was, or at least outwardly. I started non stop coaching at this point and all he would say is "dad, I got it dad!" :Envious: Ok then, so I back down and let him do it all.
Watching my pole bent into the letter "U" was almost too much, so I said he should loosen the drag and let her run for a bit. He was able to do that almost as smoothly as myself. That also gave him a chance to have a longer fight with the fish. He made me proud of how he was able to guide the fish away from the submerged rocks during his fight. He certainly enjoyed the tug of war! So his butt tires out and once it's at the rocks, I grab it for him.
Here is my son with his biggest fish caught to date:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn39/klocked/july25th08/IM002738.jpg
Here's the tape on his butt:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn39/klocked/july25th08/IM002742.jpg
Another pic of him holding both of our fish:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn39/klocked/july25th08/IM002740.jpg
The amount of time we spent on this fishing expedition was short compared to most other times we go, but the experience we had together was something we'll both remember for a very very long time.
I explained to him that I was proud of how he was focused throughout the entire time and of how he handled his big fish. It was a job well done and that he deserved some better gear for his increase in skills. Soon he'll be getting a new rod and reel and a few LC's. No birthday or Christmas neccessary. :Big Grin:
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