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How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by oneshot » Sun Jul 14, 2013 9:42 am

put'em on the fish!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlCJC0QqVc0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



posted this on "other" forum, forgot to post here.. I'm sure the dads will like this..

rock on \m/

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by Mordalphus » Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:38 am

cute, cant wait til my kid is old enough

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by Idstud » Sun Jul 14, 2013 1:22 pm

Nice! You should try Lake Cavanaugh in skagit co. I took my 5y old daughter up there and had a blast. Fished mainly for Kokanee but the cutts were hard to get through. Had good action from 10am to 230 pm when we stopped. I had down riggers but I had friends that did good with banana weights as well. You will want a boat.

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by oneshot » Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:08 pm

Idstud wrote: You will want a boat.
nice! guess i should go get a boat asap!!! never had one of those.. #-o

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by ResQ » Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:06 am

Great vid man! Always a blast to see kiddos catching and having fun! Just started taking my 2 year old fishing this spring! Hey, what do you use to mount your go pro?

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by Gringo Pescador » Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:07 pm

My daughter (4YO) watched with me, her comments were "Hey, he's a fishing kid just like me!" and "where are his snacks?" I pointed out the bag of fish crackers (I think that is what they are) and that made her feel better.
I fish not because I regard fishing as being terribly important, but because I suspect that so many of the other concerns of men are equally unimportant, and not nearly so much fun. ~ John Volker

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by oneshot » Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:47 pm

ResQ wrote:Great vid man! Always a blast to see kiddos catching and having fun! Just started taking my 2 year old fishing this spring! Hey, what do you use to mount your go pro?
i have a standard tripod mounted on back of boat and then the following links

this thing is awesome!! mounts to almost anything, anytime, anywhere..
http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-244-Var ... superclamp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

have to have the superclamp as well. sold separate
http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-035RL-S ... superclamp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

killer combo! fast, easy and mounts to anything
Gringo Pescador wrote:My daughter (4YO) watched with me, her comments were "Hey, he's a fishing kid just like me!" and "where are his snacks?" I pointed out the bag of fish crackers (I think that is what they are) and that made her feel better.
we had a whole bag of snacks.. you know the drill! [thumbup]
kid was feeding the ducks the goldfish tho, that's when i tapped my monopod on boat to scare them off and my Contour camera came attached and sunk.. #-o

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by Gringo Pescador » Mon Jul 15, 2013 2:00 pm

oneshot wrote:
ResQ wrote:Great vid man! Always a blast to see kiddos catching and having fun! Just started taking my 2 year old fishing this spring! Hey, what do you use to mount your go pro?
i have a standard tripod mounted on back of boat and then the following links

this thing is awesome!! mounts to almost anything, anytime, anywhere..
http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-244-Var ... superclamp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

have to have the superclamp as well. sold separate
http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-035RL-S ... superclamp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

killer combo! fast, easy and mounts to anything
Gringo Pescador wrote:My daughter (4YO) watched with me, her comments were "Hey, he's a fishing kid just like me!" and "where are his snacks?" I pointed out the bag of fish crackers (I think that is what they are) and that made her feel better.
we had a whole bag of snacks.. you know the drill! [thumbup]
kid was feeding the ducks the goldfish tho, that's when i tapped my monopod on boat to scare them off and my Contour camera came attached and sunk.. #-o

There was a great article about introducing kids to fishing in STS last winter - basically take to the store and let em by all the crap (snacks) they want, then dole them out as they get boord. But also let em call the shots, when they are done, you are done.

Sorry to hear about the camera. You are wecome to borrow my snorkle gear, but it probably isn't worth it unless it is in a waterproof case or something..
I fish not because I regard fishing as being terribly important, but because I suspect that so many of the other concerns of men are equally unimportant, and not nearly so much fun. ~ John Volker

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by oneshot » Mon Jul 15, 2013 2:15 pm

totally.. once the kid is done, we're done, it just goes downhill once he is bored.. but almost 7 he is getting better and better..

yep, it was a waterproof contour.. 15ft of water 50 ft from shore.. :-"
i don't have time

i posted this in another thread too.. :)
free cam!! right here
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Lake+Ser ... erene&z=21" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by blurock » Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:38 pm

What a great video! LOVE seeing the kids out fishing :) Might have to take a day to go swimming in Serene some day soon ;)

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by Idstud » Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:19 pm

oneshot wrote:
Idstud wrote: You will want a boat.
nice! guess i should go get a boat asap!!! never had one of those.. #-o
Sorry there Oneshot I assumed the boat in the vid was yours.

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by Idstud » Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:21 pm

Idstud wrote:
oneshot wrote:
Idstud wrote: You will want a boat.
nice! guess i should go get a boat asap!!! never had one of those.. #-o
Sorry there Oneshot I assumed the boat in the vid was yours.
I also wanted to add that in there for others so they didnt show up to that lake and expect there to be a lot of beach access because there isnt much.

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by oneshot » Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:53 am

Idstud wrote:
oneshot wrote:
Idstud wrote: You will want a boat.
nice! guess i should go get a boat asap!!! never had one of those.. #-o
Sorry there Oneshot I assumed the boat in the vid was yours.

Haha.. It is my boat.. I was making funnies.. :) doesn't always work on thee'ol internet's.. [thumbup]

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Re: How to keep kids interested in fishing

Post by Mike Carey » Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:23 am

kids and fishing... I remember. Snacks, and the thing for them was hand held game boy which sort of defeated the purpose but at least it got them on the water. Hook a fish, hand them the pole, reel in fish excited for five minutes, then back to the game boy. They still managed to grow up OK. [cool]
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