On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:13:29 -0600, "Tim Apple"
wrote:

If anyone has gone through
this, any advice on being successful without making the children hate
fishing please share.

Hi, Tim. Welcome back.

I've been through this with four grandsons and one granddaughter. Go
the Zepco route. The rod is easy for a youngster to handle and not as
imposing as a long fly rod with line hanging down.

Most importantly, make sure they catch fish right away.

Dave