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My son (8) has shown an interest in fishing, so I ought him a rod / reel
etc.

Just to keep him company I bought myself one too.

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Nice! Coarse fishing in rivers can be fun...

but he wants to try sea fishing for bass (we enjoy eating what we catch -

Now is a good time of year to start, Shore fishing will be good for three
months now, maybe more. DON'T give him any tackle for Christmas though as
he won't then get many chances to use it before late spring.

Is this normal and correct? If it is , and I am sure it is since all the

Other have answered this - just fish the way you're used to. By the time
you encounter situations where it begins to matter you will both be more
experienced.

Also...anyone fancy a companion in their fishging boat weekdays?

At 8 he's rather young. His attention span will be no more than 2-3hours
and he won't have the strength to handle even light boat gear for very long.
Does he get seasick? If you put him through a conventional trip before he's
up to it you might put him off for life.

Aim to split a day out into (say) three hours fishing followed by some
kids attraction. Later it can be two fishing sessions split by an
attraction, by 11 or 12 he may be ready for a full day. Youngsters find
night fishing very exciting. A bit of float fishing in a harbour after dark
can be a real adventure [fit a chemical light to the float] - and may give
you some surprisingly good fish too.

David, Salisbury, Wilts.

Hmmm. Three hours on Weymouth's Stone Pier followed by McIndigestibles and
the Sealife Centre..?

Hth, Cheerio,

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