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I have a 7yr old daughter and a 5 year old boy. I really dont care if they become avid fisherman. My Dad was a fanatic and I followed, sometimes I think its just to relive the childhood memories I had. But what I do know is that my kids understand what litter is and why its wrong, they can identify most NE saltwater gamefish, they can cast a spinning rod, they regularly handle my live eels, they know what a bunker is, they understand the food chain, they know not to put their hands near a bluefish, my 5 yr old knows the record sb is 78lbs, they walked the rocks/beaches of Jamestown, Narragansett, Pt Judith, Charlestown, Marthas Vineyard and Matunuck, they've used dead bunker to catch crabs, in nature - they've seen live, they've seen death . So no matter what they do as the grow up, I know these memories will stay with them and for the rest of their lives when are by the sea or in an aquarium or catching a bass at 2am or watching the Discovery Channel, I know they'll think of me and the times we had together. I fished a TON with my Dad and today I barely remember what we caught, it was just time together.
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