This was one of the best days I have ever had bass fishing! And I didn't
catch a fish!

I was sitting on the porch of the cabin late in the afternoon...drinking
a cold MGD . I was watching a kid fishing the bank, I guessed his age
at maybe 9 or 10 years old, he was really good at casting....laying his
lure parallel along the bank with great consistency. But he wasn't
getting any action. He finally got near my front porch, and I asked him
how it was going..."Not too good, I haven't had a bite yet!", he
answered.

I looked at his bait, and it was not what I would have selected for the
lake, and the time of day. I didn't say anything about the bait, but
offered him a suggestion....."Do you ever fish plastic worms?", he said,
"Yeaah, but never had any luck with em.".

I told him to wait a minute, and I went inside and got one of my "go to
worms" for this little lake. I helped him rig it up, and told him how I
fished it...I showed him a spot up the bank where there is a grass bed
about 15 feet out, and told him to cast along the grass...let the worm
sink, and leave it sit there for a minute, then pop it up, and let it
fall again.

First cast he didn't come up with anything but some grass on the
worm.....BUT, next cast out, the worm was falling, and he got a hook up
about 3 seconds after the worm hit the water! He landed a nice 2 lb. LM,
and was so excited....but not nearly as much as I was!!!!

Luckily my kid just sent me another "care package", and I had plenty of
my "go to worms" to share some with him.

I loved it when He put the fish back in the water, and said...."Grow
big, I'll be back tomorrow!".

I absolutely love to see kids fishing, but most of the time they are
with a father or grandfather...and I don't interfere with the "expert"
on those ocassions. But this time, it made my DAY! I would rather see a
kid catch a 2 lb. bass, than for me to catch a 10 lb. one.....Now a 12
lb. one, I'll have to think about that for awhile grin!

One great day!!!!!

Just my opinion...but I think It would be a much better world if we
could get more kids excited about fishing!

John B