Grandson

Aren't grandchildren the best thing god ever made? Ken
"Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard now"
wrote in message
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Well, I took my 4 yr old grandson Alex out to a small lake near my
house in Milwaukee. This is a kid that begs to just sit in the boat,
picks up sticks to "fish" with and has to have fish in the tub with
him.

I would cast out and hold the rod with him and he would grab the rod
and crank the handle like he was trying to make ice cream :} I
finally got him to understand slowly and he started to catch Blue
Gills and Bass on a Beetle spin. He tried to use his thumb to hold a
12" Bass but the rough mouth scraped the soft skin on his thumb :{
He was showing his thumb off at daycare, saying a fish did it :}
I'll have to get him some sand paper to practice with :} One 15"
Bass jumped right in front of him and scared him good. It came out
about a foot and did a somesault that sprayed him with water. I would
hold each fish for him and we would look at the colors and eyes see
how sharp the spines were. He was amased by them.

I kept asking him if he wanted to go home and he would look at me and
say "Just one more Grampa, just one more". Woohee, I can't wait for a
partner like that to grow up. It's almost to good to be true. I
suppose I better not teach him to drive the wifes Jeep next spring,
although it would be nice, not going down to Milwaukee to pick him up.
All in all he caught 4 Bass and a half dozen Bluegill.

His last words on the day were, "We can go again Grampa".

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Aren't grandchildren the best thing god ever made? Ken
"Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard now"
wrote in message
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Well, I took my 4 yr old grandson Alex out to a small lake near my
house in Milwaukee. This is a kid that begs to just sit in the boat,
picks up sticks to "fish" with and has to have fish in the tub with
him.

I would cast out and hold the rod with him and he would grab the rod
and crank the handle like he was trying to make ice cream :} I
finally got him to understand slowly and he started to catch Blue
Gills and Bass on a Beetle spin. He tried to use his thumb to hold a
12" Bass but the rough mouth scraped the soft skin on his thumb :{
He was showing his thumb off at daycare, saying a fish did it :}
I'll have to get him some sand paper to practice with :} One 15"
Bass jumped right in front of him and scared him good. It came out
about a foot and did a somesault that sprayed him with water. I would
hold each fish for him and we would look at the colors and eyes see
how sharp the spines were. He was amased by them.

I kept asking him if he wanted to go home and he would look at me and
say "Just one more Grampa, just one more". Woohee, I can't wait for a
partner like that to grow up. It's almost to good to be true. I
suppose I better not teach him to drive the wifes Jeep next spring,
although it would be nice, not going down to Milwaukee to pick him up.
All in all he caught 4 Bass and a half dozen Bluegill.

His last words on the day were, "We can go again Grampa".

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Dan wrote: Woohee, I can't wait for a
partner like that to grow up.


Take your time...enjoy it now. I see my 3 little ones growing bigger every
day and my little boy (now 4) getting out of the baby statge, and I know i'm
gonna miss it, because he's the last one.

My 6 year old when dropping her off to school today said :"It's ok poppa, I
can walk in by myself"

I know what you mean about the partner thing though. I caught my son on
video when we were leaving the lake, I told him it was time to go and he
said "Ok, but one more cast" ahh how I will treasure that clip.

So to you Warren, get her out as much as possible, even with all the fishing
I do with my kids, I wish I would have done more when they were at those
younger years. The difference in a child's growth from beggining of winter
to spring can be drastic both physically and mentally. They grow and know
almost overnight. and while I will wear a dress on a bet, fish with french
fries and shave my head bald. I do know a bit about the little ones. It's my
number one passion.

I know I still have plenty of time, but I can't get away with the "here
hold the rod you caught a fish thing" with the girls anymore. That look on
their faces is something I will never need a picture of.. I'll remember it
long after the alzheimers kicks in. I remember every fish with them from
bluegills to crappies to big pickerel on purple worms that my daughter said
"see your using the wrong bait dad" to giant bass that my 4 year old could
barely reel in and barely lip while screaming "Hishy Poppa, Hishy Poppa"
Him casting to the lilly pads and saying "Look I got it right in the
kitchen" A lifetime of memories and all while fishing

It(fishing) to me is one of the most amazing things you can do with a child.
I might be biased due to my love of the sport, but in my eyes the children
learn so much and get to appreciate the outdoors in a way that nothing else
you could do would allow. IMO Thanks for sharing Dan, time to go revisit
some pictures :-)

Dan wrote: Woohee, I can't wait for a
partner like that to grow up.


Take your time...enjoy it now. I see my 3 little ones growing bigger every
day and my little boy (now 4) getting out of the baby statge, and I know i'm
gonna miss it, because he's the last one.

My 6 year old when dropping her off to school today said :"It's ok poppa, I
can walk in by myself"

I know what you mean about the partner thing though. I caught my son on
video when we were leaving the lake, I told him it was time to go and he
said "Ok, but one more cast" ahh how I will treasure that clip.

So to you Warren, get her out as much as possible, even with all the fishing
I do with my kids, I wish I would have done more when they were at those
younger years. The difference in a child's growth from beggining of winter
to spring can be drastic both physically and mentally. They grow and know
almost overnight. and while I will wear a dress on a bet, fish with french
fries and shave my head bald. I do know a bit about the little ones. It's my
number one passion.

I know I still have plenty of time, but I can't get away with the "here
hold the rod you caught a fish thing" with the girls anymore. That look on
their faces is something I will never need a picture of.. I'll remember it
long after the alzheimers kicks in. I remember every fish with them from
bluegills to crappies to big pickerel on purple worms that my daughter said
"see your using the wrong bait dad" to giant bass that my 4 year old could
barely reel in and barely lip while screaming "Hishy Poppa, Hishy Poppa"
Him casting to the lilly pads and saying "Look I got it right in the
kitchen" A lifetime of memories and all while fishing

It(fishing) to me is one of the most amazing things you can do with a child.
I might be biased due to my love of the sport, but in my eyes the children
learn so much and get to appreciate the outdoors in a way that nothing else
you could do would allow. IMO Thanks for sharing Dan, time to go revisit
some pictures :-)

Group Hug !!!!!!!

"Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard now"
wrote in message
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Well, I took my 4 yr old grandson Alex out to a small lake near my
house in Milwaukee. This is a kid that begs to just sit in the boat,
picks up sticks to "fish" with and has to have fish in the tub with
him.

I would cast out and hold the rod with him and he would grab the rod
and crank the handle like he was trying to make ice cream :} I
finally got him to understand slowly and he started to catch Blue
Gills and Bass on a Beetle spin. He tried to use his thumb to hold a
12" Bass but the rough mouth scraped the soft skin on his thumb :{
He was showing his thumb off at daycare, saying a fish did it :}
I'll have to get him some sand paper to practice with :} One 15"
Bass jumped right in front of him and scared him good. It came out
about a foot and did a somesault that sprayed him with water. I would
hold each fish for him and we would look at the colors and eyes see
how sharp the spines were. He was amased by them.

I kept asking him if he wanted to go home and he would look at me and
say "Just one more Grampa, just one more". Woohee, I can't wait for a
partner like that to grow up. It's almost to good to be true. I
suppose I better not teach him to drive the wifes Jeep next spring,
although it would be nice, not going down to Milwaukee to pick him up.
All in all he caught 4 Bass and a half dozen Bluegill.

His last words on the day were, "We can go again Grampa".

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Group Hug !!!!!!!

"Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard now"
wrote in message
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Well, I took my 4 yr old grandson Alex out to a small lake near my
house in Milwaukee. This is a kid that begs to just sit in the boat,
picks up sticks to "fish" with and has to have fish in the tub with
him.

I would cast out and hold the rod with him and he would grab the rod
and crank the handle like he was trying to make ice cream :} I
finally got him to understand slowly and he started to catch Blue
Gills and Bass on a Beetle spin. He tried to use his thumb to hold a
12" Bass but the rough mouth scraped the soft skin on his thumb :{
He was showing his thumb off at daycare, saying a fish did it :}
I'll have to get him some sand paper to practice with :} One 15"
Bass jumped right in front of him and scared him good. It came out
about a foot and did a somesault that sprayed him with water. I would
hold each fish for him and we would look at the colors and eyes see
how sharp the spines were. He was amased by them.

I kept asking him if he wanted to go home and he would look at me and
say "Just one more Grampa, just one more". Woohee, I can't wait for a
partner like that to grow up. It's almost to good to be true. I
suppose I better not teach him to drive the wifes Jeep next spring,
although it would be nice, not going down to Milwaukee to pick him up.
All in all he caught 4 Bass and a half dozen Bluegill.

His last words on the day were, "We can go again Grampa".

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Ken Blevins wrote:

Aren't grandchildren the best thing god ever made?

They are your reward, for not killing your kids :-)

Of course my kids now accuse me, and the wife to be aliens, that we
snatched their mom and dad's bodies, because of the way we react to the
grand children's actions. WHen they were kids we yelled and screamed
when they did those things,, now we say "Ain't that cute"
--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com

Ken Blevins wrote:

Aren't grandchildren the best thing god ever made?

They are your reward, for not killing your kids :-)

Of course my kids now accuse me, and the wife to be aliens, that we
snatched their mom and dad's bodies, because of the way we react to the
grand children's actions. WHen they were kids we yelled and screamed
when they did those things,, now we say "Ain't that cute"
--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:16:14 -0400, "Jerry Barton \(NervisRek\)"
sent into the ether:

Group Hug !!!!!!!
I, I, I think I'm getting a tear, snerf :}

"Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard now"
wrote in message
.. .
Well, I took my 4 yr old grandson Alex out to a small lake near my
house in Milwaukee. This is a kid that begs to just sit in the boat,
picks up sticks to "fish" with and has to have fish in the tub with
him.

I would cast out and hold the rod with him and he would grab the rod
and crank the handle like he was trying to make ice cream :} I
finally got him to understand slowly and he started to catch Blue
Gills and Bass on a Beetle spin. He tried to use his thumb to hold a
12" Bass but the rough mouth scraped the soft skin on his thumb :{
He was showing his thumb off at daycare, saying a fish did it :}
I'll have to get him some sand paper to practice with :} One 15"
Bass jumped right in front of him and scared him good. It came out
about a foot and did a somesault that sprayed him with water. I would
hold each fish for him and we would look at the colors and eyes see
how sharp the spines were. He was amased by them.

I kept asking him if he wanted to go home and he would look at me and
say "Just one more Grampa, just one more". Woohee, I can't wait for a
partner like that to grow up. It's almost to good to be true. I
suppose I better not teach him to drive the wifes Jeep next spring,
although it would be nice, not going down to Milwaukee to pick him up.
All in all he caught 4 Bass and a half dozen Bluegill.

His last words on the day were, "We can go again Grampa".

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On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:16:14 -0400, "Jerry Barton \(NervisRek\)"
sent into the ether:

Group Hug !!!!!!!
I, I, I think I'm getting a tear, snerf :}

"Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard now"
wrote in message
.. .
Well, I took my 4 yr old grandson Alex out to a small lake near my
house in Milwaukee. This is a kid that begs to just sit in the boat,
picks up sticks to "fish" with and has to have fish in the tub with
him.

I would cast out and hold the rod with him and he would grab the rod
and crank the handle like he was trying to make ice cream :} I
finally got him to understand slowly and he started to catch Blue
Gills and Bass on a Beetle spin. He tried to use his thumb to hold a
12" Bass but the rough mouth scraped the soft skin on his thumb :{
He was showing his thumb off at daycare, saying a fish did it :}
I'll have to get him some sand paper to practice with :} One 15"
Bass jumped right in front of him and scared him good. It came out
about a foot and did a somesault that sprayed him with water. I would
hold each fish for him and we would look at the colors and eyes see
how sharp the spines were. He was amased by them.

I kept asking him if he wanted to go home and he would look at me and
say "Just one more Grampa, just one more". Woohee, I can't wait for a
partner like that to grow up. It's almost to good to be true. I
suppose I better not teach him to drive the wifes Jeep next spring,
although it would be nice, not going down to Milwaukee to pick him up.
All in all he caught 4 Bass and a half dozen Bluegill.

His last words on the day were, "We can go again Grampa".

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