Train up a child in the way he must go....

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Train up a child in the way he must go....

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A couple of years ago Dill Glover, the guy who told me about BBF.net, an excellent fisherman and even better man, gave my son Charlie a little ultra-light spinning outfit. Charlie was 5 at the time and didn't quite have the patience for it yet. I put it up and saved it for another day. That day was today. I got that combo and a Zebco 44 out and asked Charlie if he wanted to learn to cast by himself. He was all for it. I gave him some lessons and then we put targets up in the front yard.

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I told him he would get a quarter for every bag he hit.

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He actually put one in the bag so I gave him two quarters for that shot. He then said that he thought it should be for nickels. I agreed and he earned a total of .60 cents.

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I wanted to continue building his confidence so we hooked the boat up and took little sister out to Lake Iamonia.

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This is how he did.

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Way to go Charlie :thumbup: :thumbup:
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I really feel if you teach a kid to fish you will have a fishing buddie that wants to go when none of your other buddies can or want to...good deal :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Way to teach them :thumbup: :thumbup:
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good times for sure
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:lol: Great report GT.
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Very cool! :thumbup:
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Nice going Charlie :thumbup:
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I started my son when he was 5. I hope your new partner is as avid as mine was, and the partnership lasts a lifetime. :thumbup: :thumbup:
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