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"Jessie
Holding a Big Tuna" |
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| Fishing
with the family is always an enjoyable experience. Parents play
a very positive influence with their children when they teach
them about the values of good rest and recreation. |
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| It is
always a heartwarming experience to watch parents teach their
children or grandchildren how to put bait unto the hook, and
how to cast a fishing line. But it is more exciting to see children
catch their first fish! The thrill of the first catch is a memorable
experience that they will never forget in their lifetime. |
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| Kids
want to get involved, and this is the best opportunity to teach
them about responsibility, by entrusting to them fishing equipment
and other small things for which they should be accountable
for. |
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"Kids
are long on excitement and short on patience, so to keep their
attention"...
"Content provided by the Indiana Division of Fish &
Wildlife"
If you want to take kids fishing, it’s important to get
fish on the line fast and often. Fishing can be a highly technical
hobby. The choices in rods, reels, bait, lures and lines can
be mind boggling. When you’re fishing with kids,
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| though
it’s important to keep it simple and keep it light. The
less time you spend fighting equipment, the more time kids will
have for fighting fish on the line. |
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| Light
line, small hooks and small floats can help you put some excitement
on the end of the line fast. To kids, the size of the fish is
not as important as the frequency of catches. Kids tire quickly
- and often give up - while waiting for lunker bass to bite.
Most kids would rather pull in 25 minnow-sized bluegills than
wait for one trophy catch. |
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Combining activities can also help
get kids hooked on angling. For instance, try making your
own fishing rods from willow branches and a length of fishing
line. Or find your own bait under rocks or in the weeds around
lakes and streams. Make catching fish a learning experience
and an adventure. |
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