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Onelilcrazyazn

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I would say take them to go bluegil fishing. Waxworm between rocks. If bass pro has those catch and release bluegil make sure you take them there. I grew up fishing bluegils at lake cunninham. They also have the fishing in the city for kids that they release trout for the kids to fish in
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my older son was never much of a fisherman so fishing trips were loaded with treats that he rarely got. It was more of a munchie session with fishing rods. When he caught a fish, it was a bonus. My younger son is a natural hunter so took to it and never looked back.

Keep it fun, know that your trip may be short and keep them well fed and comfortable

on a side note, as an old fart I can say the days seems like years but the years seem like days. My young gun is 25 and back home because of Covid kicking him out of work in Canada.
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My vote with KPD and HazardousCliff.  Most kids have short attention span, so smaller chunks.  I would say pay attention to what they find interest in when you get to to the destination, keep it lite.  They will remember their time with dad, soon everything that dad likes they will try.  Once they catch a fish, you will have to deal with mom  :smt044 .   Keep them clothed, no sickness, burns, etc.  Shiny lures will also catch little kids  :smt007   And there is the wtf is that thing when they catch fish, they might be shocked for life lol.   

If you have no problem on any of those, then get them a pole :)   When I was a kid, I remember that I can never sit still for the fish to bite.  But I was always happy to be out with my dad.  Same with my daughter  :smt007



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My vote with KPD and HazardousCliff.  Most kids have short attention span, so smaller chunks.  I would say pay attention to what they find interest in when you get to to the destination, keep it lite.  They will remember their time with dad, soon everything that dad likes they will try.  Once they catch a fish, you will have to deal with mom  :smt044 .   Keep them clothed, no sickness, burns, etc.  Shiny lures will also catch little kids  :smt007   And there is the wtf is that thing when they catch fish, they might be shocked for life lol.   

If you have no problem on any of those, then get them a pole :)   When I was a kid, I remember that I can never sit still for the fish to bite.  But I was always happy to be out with my dad.  Same with my daughter  :smt007
Don't forget to feed em' fish as well...small chunks...make it yummy and simple...
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I brought my boy up fishing bobber and worms for whatever panfish bit.  With a short attention span, we'd soon switch over to shooting slingshots at the bobbers.  Still do.

When I took him trout fishing once on a camping trip, I used cheddar goldfish as breading for fried fish nuggets.  Now it's one of his favorite meals.  Mine too!  Although we've graduated to fish strips.

Make it fun for the little ones, and make memories too!

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Most of my friends used the ideas above to make fishing more interesting for young kids, mostly resulting in very little fishing...

I need to fish nearly every day, so I came up with a different approach...

I started at less than one week old with him strapped to my chest out on rental boats at Lake Chabot catching Largemouth. By two weeks old I would sit his car seat on the Rock next to mine out Striper fishing in the Bay. He caught his first Surf Striper on my chest at three months. By the time he was one, he was making casting motions with one arm, and reeling motions with the other.

Once he could play with toys, I mistakenly gave him a rod; he immediately started trying to cast, which basically meant he was hitting me with the rod....
so, back to the drawing board with a three month break from his own rod. After three months, I have him a reel attached to the short butt section of a broken rod. It took a few months for him to figure the reel out, but as soon as he did I put line and a lure on it.
After he got the hang of reeling in the line, I got him his own spider man rod and reel.
He was landing his own fish last spring at two years old, but I was still casting for him. By the end of last summer, he was able to cast a Kastmaster, reel it in, and catch/land his own stocked rainbow trout. Although, I must admit, less than half of his casts are on target, with some getting dangerously close to snagging Dad or himself.

My son will be turning three this Friday. I’d love to say he’s already pitching jigs for bass, but on our three mile walk down the river searching for Walleye and largemouth Sunday, I think he threw his swim bait into the trees above water more than into the drink. With that said, he happily walked and casted with me for four hours, so I think it’s a win, even if we lost way more lures than is prudent....

Fishing lures are great toys as someone posted pics of previously. My Mom bought my son a tackle box for his second birthday, and it hasn’t been far from him since. Old soft plastics are a huge hit, and way cheaper than giving out hard baits...

Sure is a lot of fun to see how much my son enjoys fishing with me...
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“I’m going fishing.”  They said, “we will go with you.” 
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I started my kids out young catching bluegills. Both my son and daughter love to fish with dad since I am a nutcase when I fish. We have always laughed so hard together and that is the most enjoyable.

My son came here for a visit and he hunted and fished with me. I taught him the fine art of slaughtering a pig as well as took him striper fishing which he kicked my butt that day
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My daughter is 13 now.
She started at about 3 or 4,  on the kayak for stripers off the main islands and brickyard. I'd take her out when I knew they were on fire and we'd fish for an hour or two, look at the birds, then come back.
She's now caught sturgeon, and halibut, as well as the trash fish in the bay. She's dying to catch salmon.

One thing that will get her out everytime is bringing one of her friends or my friends that doesn't fish much, or hasn't caught the target species.


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Something that is fast and furious. Herring, yellow perch, bluegill, etc.

This for sure. The first time I took my kids out rockfishing, they didn't know how to properly set the depth, so they would freespool and eventually hang up on rocks/kelp. After about an hour of this, we ran out of bait, so I broke out the sabiki rigs. We never went back to rockfishing that day, just watched my two boys haul up jacksmelt after jacksmelt.

I think the only advice I can give is to put your own ego aside. It's about the kids and it's about the kids having fun.


 

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