Got out with the kids today in preperation for the Reelin-4Kids tourney this weekend. Beautiful but hot day when the wind wasn’t moving. Water temp 87 degrees.
I put the boat in the water with kids aboard and tie it off. Park the trailer and when I come back to get in the boat, Megan is HOOKED UP![:0] 3 minutes in the water and she jacks a 19" red. It was her first red on artificial.
You just never know!
We then went where we MEANT to catch fish. Both kids fished artficial a good bit today and Ethan wound up snagging 2 blue fish on Z-mans and a flounder on mm. Quite proud of the boy, also!
Another hi-lite was when the kids hit the double hook up! Megan had a red hooked up (Ethan was bumming) then he’s like “WE GOT A DOUBLE!!!” and he hauled in a flounder at the same time. 
SWEET!
Wound up with a few little reds, and a nice 27", all caught on mud minnows. Kids got 4 fish a piece, Dad/guide got the 27"! Had one nice one we must have barely hooked get away and one breakoff.
Cool how the kids took to the artificials! A whole new ball game - again!
My view from the dock - fish in the boat! Who needs Dad!
Meg with her catch
Megan with a pretty little spottail
Ethan with a toady!
Ethan with his first ever catch on artificial - just as DFreedom showed up to say hello. Good, seeing you and the family, Doug!
Wunderkins with the double hook up!! (the red was CHOMPING Meg’s thumb 
thus the look on her face) LOL!!
Dad s
