How young is too young to start fishing

Post by **scuro** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:49 am

4 days!???!!! WTF have you been waiting for man?!???...and what do dumb old dr.'s know anyways?

Post by **slushpuppy** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:10 am

Congrats!!! I like his name!

Post by **Squib** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:36 am

I started my little guy at 2. Granted, he didn't have a hook on the pole - I took the hooks off a rapala and let him cast it out and play around with it to get a feel. He is now 3 and a half, and continually out fishes dad!

I am going to start him on the fly rod probably around 5 or 6 (or as soon as he can wade a shallow trout stream).

Post by **Jeremy Parker** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:40 am

Hi gang!

Congrats on the new Baby!

My young one was in a snow suit and sitting on the shore of the Ganaraska river in Port hope at the age of 5months. My wifes only complained was getting up at 5.30am cause Joshua was upset because dad went out without him. At 6months had him in a backpack that I made myself and took him fly fishing on the Ausable river in New York State.

By two he was driving me up the wall he was wading in the Ausable river with a lifejacket on. The little darling would get to the deeper holes and would throw himself into them and then yell daddy catch me.

Joshua is now 5 and he is fishing tournaments with dad. Nothing big just a small organization called Bass Anglers Association. We are having a good time. He will also do his first archery tournament with me this fall at Grenville fish and game club.

I have two other boys also Kaleb is 3 he is casting with a spin cast already and keeps asking me, when can I do tournamets too. He is also shooting a Bow.

The youngest Isaac is 20 months old and has broken two rods already. Keeps taking them out of the rod rack and saying , dad fiss! Think he is trying to tell me something

He also points at his brothers bows and says Bow and yaro (arrow).

Just found out this weekend we have another little one on the way.

Lots of good times coming for all of us. My wifes only compaint is, she does not get to come with us as often as she would like at the present time.

Got to love family life,
All the best,
Jeremy

Post by **wolfe** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:37 pm

Kingmann!

Congratulations on your newest son & future fishing partner.

You & your wife are very brave (or very foolish) to take on a 3rd son! I am licked with 2!

I say that as soon as the baby can "help" to reel in a pole and knows that the fish is not a teether would be a great time to get some exposure in. And as we all know, you are one of our very talented rockbass fishermen, so he should have a blast pulling rockies out with his Daddy.

Best wishes to your whole, growing family!!! Happy news.

Post by **Lunker Larry** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:50 am

Started my boys out with a piece of dowling and a couple feet of line on it when I thought they'd sit still long enough to not drive me crazy. They caught everything from sun fish to walleye on it. No hassle uncomplicated fishing.

Post by **Gordo** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:57 am

Hey Kingman congrats on the new bundle of joy. You have another fisherman and a future t-ball star

It's never too early for fishing (so long as the life jacket fits)

Gordo

Post by **SALMON** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:20 am

In a backpack at 9 months and fishing by two..oth my son and daughter.

Good casting started at about 4..prior to that I cast out and they would reel in.

Post by **scttsmpsn** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:26 am

... I came out with my gear ready to go. I just finished putting on a worm harness and used a piece of the umbilical cord as a worm. I think I outfished the doctor and my dad 4:1. My mother didn't go; said she was tired or something like that...

Cheers,

Scott

Post by **Curtis** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:53 am

I say as soon as they can say fishing take them fishing...