MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST PIGGY - plus video

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​I invited Scott (Bassmeister) and Erik (Erikallen17) to join us fishing this morning (us = Alexa and Noelle). This is the start of Easter vacation and they have been asking me to take them out to the surf. So last week I reconned a new beach AO and I found a really good looking spot at low tide:



As the day arrived (today actually), Scott couldn't make it and Alexa ended up sleeping in with Mommy. So it was Noelle and I and Erik.

The goal today was to get Noelle on her first piggy perch. Nothing else. The morning was looking great, we were up well before sunrise and planned on being on the sand by gray light. Erik was a little late as he missed his wake up alarm. It didn't matter though. We met Erik at our meeting place and took off to our new AO.

However, when we arrived there it was totally filled in with sand - no more structure Oh well, so we tried anyway but it was pathetic conditions as the water was overflowing with 'salad'. We were tossing the LC and the Daiwa minnow in the hope of coaxing out the pigs. I could tell after a while though that Noelle was getting bored with taking salad off her minnow most every cast so she sat down on a rock and watched me. Uh oh, I thought, I better get her some action soon cuz I don't want her to get down on fishing. So I grabbed the carolina rig and called her over to me so she could at least experience something.





She landed two little squealing piglets and she was looking cheerful again. About this time Erik shows up as he had been working the beach with his drop shot rig and I mentioned that we haul out of there and head north to an AO that should give us something better.

As soon as we arrive at our next AO and Noelle makes her first cast she hooks a cabby but farms it when he's right at her feet - "sorry honey"
But after some time she connects with her intended target - a piggy



It was a nice one at 15".


Here's one more piggy:


Here's a little video:


It turned out to be a fantastic day. My girl was so excited and loved hanging out with her Daddy (and "Mr. Erik") too!!!

Dads enjoy your kids (I know you do), spend time with them. Fishing is such a great way to do it. It's a gift (memory) that will stay with them forever!

Nick