Welcome to S-B! You came at the right time......you can spend the winter learning the ropes right here!
Its tough to keep a child that young interested for more than 10 minutes if they are not catching fish right away! Its difficult to get them to understand that "Good things come to those who Bait"! At that age I would get a proper fishing rod and dead stick some cut bait while enjoying a day at the beach? If you get a fish on that will be great but at least she will not get bored waiting. If you want more active fishing like tossing plugs find a river or estuary...someplace that holds bait and has moving water and toss some artificials. Wood, rubber or tin! Also have you ever considered taking her on a charter of some kind??
