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chrisohm
I picked him up from school as usual and asked him what he wanted to do. "Go home and play a video game!", he answered. I had to disagree.:naughty:
I knew they had stocked the pond the past couple of weeks and decided that after a couple stops on the way home we would grab some gear so he could fish for an hour. I set him up 18" off the bottom with the smallest hook I had and a couple garlic eggs. Fish were jumping everywhere and yet not a bite for about 40 min. He said, "We should go home because the fish hate my eggs."
I convinced him to wait out the last 20 minutes but I would make him a longer leader since the fish were going after some hatch that was going on. A 3' leader and a good cast for him produced him a fish a few minutes later. It swallowed the hook completely... Tiny fish for crab bait later I guess. I refreshed the garlic scent and cast it out for him again in the same spot. I reeled in his slack while he was goofing off with the kid next to him and then came the tug. I told him to come get his pole, "You have another fish." "I have another fish!", he shouted in excitement. He took the rod and started reeling it in. I could hear the reel having an issue as the fish pulled against the drag. "Keep your tip up, I think you have a nice one!", I told him. I saw the flash in the water realizing he just caught himself a trophy.:dance:
The group next to us brought over their net and helped us get it on the bank. I have never seen my son so excited and happy! He was boasting and wide eyed! I thought it was a holdover but I completely spaced it! They have an event tomorrow at Canby Pond and stocked the pond today with legals, pounders and a few brood trout. Luckily he got one of those brood trout. The next 20 minutes he was riding a high and acting like a fool with the other kids. I took my time packing things up so he could enjoy his moment. Nothing is better than seeing your son have a winning moment.
His biggest trout so far, 3lbs, 20"
I knew they had stocked the pond the past couple of weeks and decided that after a couple stops on the way home we would grab some gear so he could fish for an hour. I set him up 18" off the bottom with the smallest hook I had and a couple garlic eggs. Fish were jumping everywhere and yet not a bite for about 40 min. He said, "We should go home because the fish hate my eggs."
I convinced him to wait out the last 20 minutes but I would make him a longer leader since the fish were going after some hatch that was going on. A 3' leader and a good cast for him produced him a fish a few minutes later. It swallowed the hook completely...
Tiny fish for crab bait later I guess. I refreshed the garlic scent and cast it out for him again in the same spot. I reeled in his slack while he was goofing off with the kid next to him and then came the tug. I told him to come get his pole, "You have another fish." "I have another fish!", he shouted in excitement. He took the rod and started reeling it in. I could hear the reel having an issue as the fish pulled against the drag. "Keep your tip up, I think you have a nice one!", I told him. I saw the flash in the water realizing he just caught himself a trophy.:dance:The group next to us brought over their net and helped us get it on the bank. I have never seen my son so excited and happy! He was boasting and wide eyed! I thought it was a holdover but I completely spaced it! They have an event tomorrow at Canby Pond and stocked the pond today with legals, pounders and a few brood trout. Luckily he got one of those brood trout. The next 20 minutes he was riding a high and acting like a fool with the other kids. I took my time packing things up so he could enjoy his moment. Nothing is better than seeing your son have a winning moment.
His biggest trout so far, 3lbs, 20"
