On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:21:29 +0100, "
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Tim Apple wrote:
My boys are asking about fishing, and though I want them to be elitist
bamboo flinging, dry fly snobs. I know this is not very realistic at
three. I have some old heddon glass rods I could rig up, and maybe just
use a hook and corn and go after bluegill, or would it be better to just
get them some lil' zebcos and give in to the spinning rod. If anyone has
gone through this, any advice on being successful without making the
children hate fishing please share.

Tim Apple


Always hard to say, as too much depends on the individuals concerned,
but three years old is too young for anything much. I would wait at
least three years before doing anything much at all, and then be
extremly careful about forcing it.

I refuse to give angling instruction of any sort to less than ten year
olds, and will only do it under very specific circumstances anyway.

Yeah, they're naked, male, and Catholic...

Hell, I thought you were the master baiter of the UK by age 3...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, you're calling Issac Hayes and joining the
Super Adventurer's Club...

Sheesh,
Dickey