kickingfrog Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Went up to Port Severn to see extended family yesterday. The kids (with a wide range of fishing experience) usually catch panfish by the bucket full off the dock but someone is now consumed with topwater frogs. He's had some bass blow-up on his frogs but he hasn't got one to the boat yet. So while I was helping his little sister catch "the biggest rockbass ever" he calmly tells me he's got a fish on his frog. I look over and sure enough his rod is bent over and there is a snot rocket jumping out of the water. Mass pandemonium from the kids on the dock as we land "biggest fish in the lake". The pike goes back as the kids consider if they should be swimming in the same water as the "monster pike". Ryan and I shared a look and I though about showing them some photos of the pike and muskie we've caught from near by but thought better of it. Shortly after a wind gust from nowhere had lawn furniture and swim toys looking like tumble weeds, and kids fighting for their balance on the dock so the fishing was cut short. The lobster was delicious though and someone wanted to bring some shell home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenboater Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 can't beat dock fishing with kids can ya ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallie Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Awesome man! I can wait till my daughter is old enough to hold a fishing rod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickeral eater Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Awesome man! I can wait till my daughter is old enough to hold a fishing rod! X2:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleye72 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Good job little man! He's gonna be a star. Nice photo too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 nice gator for the little man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Saweet!!!! Maybe its just me, but id show my kids the pics of musky then push them in??? My kids are a lil older then your though. Thats a nice pike and on a topwater he musta been hyped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenboater Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 ... Maybe its just me, but id show my kids the pics of musky then push them in ... lol, I'd probably do the same then laugh my head off. of course, their revenge would most likely be severe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 lol It was the city kids that were concerned about the toothy critters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skdds Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 mono and no leader too I assume, nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 No, his outfit is a solid medium spinning rod. Eight pound nanofil and a 20lb flouro leader now that he's fishing pike/bass in the weeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 That was a huge crawdad Rob. Nice catch by the boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 great dock fish! The kids will never forget that! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 We were at Pigeon a few weeks ago...I catch a musky a few hundred meters from the beach. Quickly place it in the livewell and bomb back to show the kids who are currently swimming. Naturally dad lets it go just outside the swimming area. THAT was hilarious, like a scene from Jaws with kids scrambling out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeds Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 The only thing better than fishing with kids is fishing without them. Just kidding. Although it does get pretty exhausting. Took four fishing the other day on the banks of the Otonabee, spent the entire time running from one to the other, untangling lines and reels, freeing up snags, releasing fish, etc. Priceless though really when I look back on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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