Went fishing with Shawn to learn the basics of fishing with cut bait …
Liz had to work so I took my daughter, Erika, along to help watch and learn …
We learned quite a bit … some of it more or less common sense and the rest from the years of experience from Shawn and those that taught him … Funny, the things I was worried about (like, how do you have all those lines out and not get crossed up) really weren’t issues and other things that I didn’t know/think about were (i.e. I don’t “cast” with baitcasting reels) …
We didn’t get anchored up and lines in until 7:30ish … Electronics weren’t cooperating … In our first spot (30’- 40’) we did manage to boat 4 keepers and a gut hooked 20" and we lost 2 …
After awhile the bite slowed and we moved to the second spot (45’- 50’) and there were fish all over … but by then it was later in the morning and there weren’t very many interested eaters … Despite the steady flow of non-biting fish in the area we did manage to pick up 6 more keepers, but we also lost 4 others in the trees …
Keeper fish (9) were between 22" and 29" with the majority being in the 24" range …
Big thanks to Shawn for taking us out and tolerating “rookies” in a 14 rod spread … I definitely see value in continuing to learn this method of fishing … of course that also means we’re going to need about 10 more combos and another 6 or so rod holders … 
Now for a couple pics …
… it’s my Wife’s fault we HAVE to fish !!!
2005 Sea Pro 2100cc / Yamaha 150hp 4-Stroke
Thats a nice haul brother! Even better with the daughter - I have ruined my oldest also. She’ll come home from Clemson and just go by my mom and dads house in Balentine, grab a rod and fish by herself for hours, leaves and goes back to Clemson without even calling me until later “daddy-I caught one this big”…
2007 TRITON 225CC
“Trailer Trash”
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Originally posted by TRITON225CC
Thats a nice haul brother! Even better with the daughter - I have ruined my oldest also. She’ll come home from Clemson</font id=“size4”></font id=“orange”> and just go by my mom and dads house in Balentine, grab a rod and fish by herself for hours, leaves and goes back to Clemson without even calling me until later “daddy-I caught one this big”…
2007 TRITON 225CC
“Trailer Trash”
Yep def ruined that one…lol…Football is almost upon us brothers…
“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”
“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
115 Evinrude
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Originally posted by TRITON225CC
… fish by herself for hours, leaves and goes back to Clemson without even calling me until later “daddy-I caught one this big”…
2007 TRITON 225CC
“Trailer Trash”
Oh man … that’s cold …
Erika will be going (hopefully) to the Air Force Academy in Colorado after she graduates so her chances of sneaking in on us are slim … Sucks when they grow up so fast … 
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Originally posted by Lawcrusher
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Originally posted by TRITON225CC
… fish by herself for hours, leaves and goes back to Clemson without even calling me until later “daddy-I caught one this big”…
2007 TRITON 225CC
“Trailer Trash”
Oh man … that’s cold …
Erika will be going (hopefully) to the Air Force Academy in Colorado after she graduates so her chances of sneaking in on us are slim … Sucks when they grow up so fast</font id=“size3”></font id=“size5”> …
You turn around and you wonder what happened - where did it all go? My baby is 15 going on 30 and is a girly girl. Used to bait her own hook but not now. Rather not fish. Oldest one is getting hyped about deer season. She has a 243 and is deadly with it. Out shoots her old man!
2007 TRITON 225CC
“Trailer Trash”
I hear ya … my youngest daughter (Erika) has gone a long way from this:
to this:
Nice slinger/gaffer. She has a beautiful smile-prolly stayed like that for days. Funny what we remember and what they (kids) remember. What we thought was important they didn’t and vice versa. Funny getting older-I seem to be becoming my father at 45. I used to laugh at him falling asleep after supper on the couch…
2007 TRITON 225CC
“Trailer Trash”
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Originally posted by TRITON225CC
Nice slinger/gaffer. She has a beautiful smile-prolly stayed like that for days. Funny what we remember and what they (kids) remember. What we thought was important they didn’t and vice versa. Funny getting older-I seem to be becoming my father at 45. I used to laugh at him falling asleep after supper on the couch…
2007 TRITON 225CC
“Trailer Trash”
I heard ya … She still ribs me for catching a bigger one than I did that day … That’s all she’ll remember - not how big it was, but that she outfished the ol’ man while doing it … LOL