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I work second shift so I have most days with my 3-6 year old boys. I was looking at my kayak the other day and realized I havent used it yet and then I realized why. Most of my freshwater fishing has been done with both my boys. So I now use the canoe or 14 Tin. I, like Mike (Backbeach), let the boys dictate what they want to do during the day. I try and get them outside and doing something that involves exercise and learning. Most days my 6 year old Tynan wants to do some type of fishing. Be it drifting worms in a stream or lake fishing in the canoe or tin boat. We also go on hikes and a lot of bike rides. We also practice sports that the two of them can do such as baseball, soccer, and hockey. My boys also snowmobile with us in the winter. I have never forced them to do anything except maybe learn to bike and swim. I have always tried to make these times we spend together fun. I know my kids have learned some valuable lessons on conservation and respect for the environment. When the day comes that they do not want to fish I will go back to using my kayak knowing I did the best I could at helping to broaden their scope of the world.
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