Birthday Trip out

I promised him that right after work today we would go fishing. I set up his combo and tied a speed worm on for him. He didn't have too much trouble other than the occasional tangle with the grass. I fished a horny toad over the grass that I took Chris to last week. 4 or 5 blow ups and two pickerel to the boat. I also lost a nice bass on the jump. We were heading back in and that "You know you should take a few more casts" thing kicked in. So I flipped a wacko in some pads, felt a thump and set the hook. Nice big fish, this fish made me smile cause it was one of those fish that make the day worth while( at least for me). About ten minutes later I cast my son's wacko at the side of a tree laying down near the shore. I hand him the rod and start tying on another hook to my line. My son's shriek of "I got a fish" "I got a fish" had me look up. The rod was slapping against the boat and it was bent to it's limit. I jumped across the seat and grabbed the rod to lift it. Big fish, rod jerks, real big fish. Fish launchs into the air. "Holy Sh%T" fish. My son kept cranking as much as his little hands could, the fish went to the air again and came down with a mighty splash. He reeled it to the edge of the boat where I lipped it. It was gut hooked but the point was sticking out and I was able to cut the line and remove the hook by the point with no problem. He was also able to hold both fish for pictures( so did I as his was much nicer :-)) This is a lake I have not fished much since moving here over 5 years ago. I will most likely visit this lake some more, after all it's three minutes from my house. Pictures at a.b.p.f.

Randy-

Christopher

Joe bought my son an All Pro rod last weekend at the FLW, even gave him a Diawa underspin reel. We just finished spooling up new line and tying on bait for this weekend. I highly doubt that he'll catch anything like that bass... but he's ready to give it a try. I showed him your son bass... he says he wants one of those!

That's a nice hawg in the photo BTW, I bet both dad and son were quite excited. I almost hate to say it, since it sounds like a pun, but I bet the kid is hooked on fishing for life now, and that's not a bad thing IMO.