I bet your grandson had a great time out there with you. That's a great gift and experience for him.
Mike
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First Fish Of A Lifetime
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Re: First Fish Of A Lifetime
by Rockstar Fisherman » April 20th, 2009, 12:37 pm
"Live life before you die"
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Re: First Fish Of A Lifetime
by tomsakai » April 20th, 2009, 1:17 pm
Jim, congrats on getting your grandson started. Fishing is a great way to keep kids busy (and out of trouble). Tom.
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Re: First Fish Of A Lifetime
by Wildman » April 20th, 2009, 1:51 pm
I couldn't agree more! I am thrilled that he is taking to it so easily. Last night, we went up to our neighbor's place and my wife caught her first two Bluegills on a little parachute ant. She now wants me to make her a 3 wt like mine and an 8 weight for our trip to Alaska. Who would have guessed.
Here is the moment when she realized she had a fish on.
The fish were biting even after dark and she stayed at it until the bugs drove us into the house for Boysenberry Martinis. Life is good !
Here is the moment when she realized she had a fish on.
The fish were biting even after dark and she stayed at it until the bugs drove us into the house for Boysenberry Martinis. Life is good !
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learnt something from yesterday."
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Re: First Fish Of A Lifetime
by rayfound » April 20th, 2009, 2:01 pm
Told you Parachute ants work like magic! You use a nice brite color for the Parachute?
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Re: First Fish Of A Lifetime
by Wildman » April 20th, 2009, 2:33 pm
Actually was pink....I told my wife I tied it especially for her!
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Re: First Fish Of A Lifetime
by rayfound » April 20th, 2009, 4:48 pm
Wildman wrote:Actually was pink....I told my wife I tied it especially for her!
Liar! You tied it do YOU could see it in the riffles!
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Re: First Fish Of A Lifetime
by Wildman » April 20th, 2009, 7:44 pm
rayfound wrote:Wildman wrote:Actually was pink....I told my wife I tied it especially for her!
Liar! You tied it do YOU could see it in the riffles!
That perhaps has the ring of truth but when you've been married 36 years like I have....sometimes you tie the ants for the wife.
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Re: First Fish Of A Lifetime
by flybob » April 21st, 2009, 6:09 pm
Jim, next time you take the family to that pond, tie on a pheasant tail or hares ear nymph about 12 inches under the dry of your choice and see what happens.
Can you say "Double Hook up"! You want to see some fun, watch two gills trying to take your rod in opposite directions!
Can you say "Double Hook up"! You want to see some fun, watch two gills trying to take your rod in opposite directions!
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