Just Whipperwhirl 24 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I used to love to fish when I was a kid. Catch and release in a river near our house. I'm not sure why I ever stopped doing it. What do I need to get started doing it with my children? Is it as simple as I remember - A pole, some worms? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
campingpixi 11 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I love fishing and have been fishing since I could hold the pole. I taught my lil ones to fish and they like it so much that sometimes I have to tell small lies about not having the fishing poles with us on that trip. My oldest Rissa and hubby would not go near the worms for a while until I suggested that they wear latex gloves, now they are fine. It was quite funny watching hubby try to put a worm on the hook with various tools!! One of my favorite childhood poemsFishy fishy in the brook daddy caught him with a hookmommy fried him in a panand baby ate him like a man!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Retired and Happy (Ken) 101 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I'm not a fisherman, but i miss the big blue writings of Frank. Frank are you lost on the other side? :dance: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BRDof3...Rob 40 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 A pole or rod & reel, some hooks, and worms will be enough to get you started. I opened my tackle box a couple of years ago, after about a 20-year hiatus from the sport. Believe it or not, most everything was still usable.We are rank amatuers when it comes to fishing, but the kids and I still enjoy it. As we go along we'll get more sophisticated, but for now it's just the basics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TnBob 311 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I never liked fishing untill last year when a Very Good Fiend friend of mine talked it up untill I just had to try it. Now I fish (only at the fort) every chance I get. I cought some real nice swimmers (as they are called) in July and then some bigger ones in October. In January my mentor we there when I was and we cought some huge catfish and Bass along with some other stuff. We had catfish that were heavy but we couldn't weigh them but were from 30 inches long to 25 inches. Don't buy nightcrawlers from the bike barn they are expencive and chicken works the best, go get yourself a G+G and use the SKIN, not the breading or the meat, the SKIN. If they are biting you will know right away, and fish deep, let the hook sit at least 4 ft down from the floater (bobber). Have fun, I know I do!Oh you say where to go? hmmmm oh I guess I can tell ya, on the dock behind the Meadows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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