The kids have asked me almost every day since school was out to take them fishing, so yesterday when they asked my first thought was... their little kids fishing poles were pretty messed up, if I remember right. Well... when I took them down I confirmed my thought that yes they were a mess, but after an hour and a half spent working on them, they were fixed. I was pretty impressed with myself considering I had to cut and remove some line, take the whole reel apart on some, and yet I still managed to get 5 working fishing poles in the end. The next thing we know we were off to buy a fishing license and bait, after packing a quick picnic lunch to eat out at the reservoir park.
Once we arrived out at the reservoir, we had a quick lunch then it was time to FISH. Jaxon and Kierra were very content with the plastic "practice" fish tied onto the end of their line that came with their poles, but the Adrian, Kameron, and Jayden were true fisher-kids! I was amazed at how quickly they learned to bait their own hook, and how to safely carry their rod in one hand and the line with the hook on it in another. There was also no need for casting the rods (thank goodness) since the fish were biting right off the dock. We caught a total of 8 sunfish, and although none of them were keepers, the kids and I sure had a wonderful time!
