Hooked for Life!!

[Clammer]

awesome //i love it ><><><

[Bronko]

Great work Rick. Kid looks thrilled. I love that stuff.

[rickhern]

Guy's I agree that when he hooks up on his own, that will be the ultimate. Times like this sometimes make you appreciate what you have learned and how fine a line there can be between catching or not.

We were throwing the same plugs, same water, I had 5 hits and they had none. The difference was in the cadence of the lure. They wanted a slow and strong POP...pause...POP...pause. Hits were all on the pause. No matter how many times I told them to slow it down, they didn't quite get it. How many times have we all been on the opposite side of that equation?(I still am way too often!!).

[FishermanTim]

Or more directly, when were we told to "slow your retrieve" and when we thought we did, we were told to "slow it down" again!
It wasn't until we got to the right speed that the light bulb switched on and we finally understood why we were told SO MANY TIMES to "slow it down".

Sure, it can be frustrating at first, but when you remind yourself what is was like for you, and how you felt when it finally clicked, you'll be more patient and forgiving when showing a youngster the ropes.

I've got a dozen nieces and nephews getting to that stage where they don't want me to do it for them anymore, except when they get a snag or tangle that is