| If you are considering taking your child on a fishing | | | | Take your child to the back yard and dig up |
| trip, you may want to sit and think about this a | | | | some worms. Your kids will love this and will think |
| little differently than if you were planning a fishing | | | | you are super cool for digging in the mud and |
| trip with adults. Kids get very excited at the | | | | touching grimy worms with them. One of the |
| thought of taking a fishing pole out to the lake | | | | bright Red, and white bobbers is a great purchase |
| and catching the biggest fish that lives. | | | | for first time fisherman. |
| They know that the minute their pole hits the | | | | The kids can see if the fish are biting and will help |
| water, the fish will go after their hook. We all | | | | them decide when they should start reeling that |
| know from our fishing experiences that it could | | | | huge fish in. Kids love to talk! So, don't be |
| take hours to catch 1 single fish. That's OK this | | | | surprised if your child wants to talk the entire |
| isn't really that important. If you want to increase | | | | time. He may also be very inpatient with waiting |
| your odds of catching a fish, find a local pond or | | | | for the fish to bite. Don't get caught up in all the |
| river that is stocked full of fish. If you ask around, | | | | usual rules people tend to use when fishing. Have |
| most people can tell you where the best spot is. | | | | fun and teach them something new. On the next |
| As far as bait and tackle go, stick with the basics. | | | | fishing trip they can start working on those rules. |