I'm proud...10/20 w/pics

Saltwater Fly-Fishing
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My youngest finally got his first fish OTF today, a nice smallmouth bass:sunglasses: He ended up catching 4 today. They were nailing a little topwater frog popper I got from the Angler in WA. I need to get some more of these. They were caught in a pond on Wescott.

Fighting the big one

Nice first fish OTF :slightly_smiling_face:

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Smallmouth?

Nice catch. When it comes to catching freshwater pond bass, use any color as long as it’s yellow. :wink:

He has the rod in the teeth and everything. Great job! Nice picts.

18’ CC w/ 115 Yami

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Was it a largemouth?

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quote:
Originally posted by Optiker

Was it a largemouth?

Looks like, but not a big deal.

Great job! Post a picture of his casting style (an action shot). He’s a pro in the making. :wink:

18’ CC w/ 115 Yami

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I think it’s a small largemouth… The jaw extends past the eye and the color is all wrong for a “bronzeback” but it’s still an awesome fish I am pretty confident he won’t forget :wink:

“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
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Can’t think of a better activity for a kid than fly fishing. You got a winner there, Optiker. Keep it up. It only gets better.

Dang, he looks happy. :wink:

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Thanks for the clarification guys
His casts are still a little “loopy” but we are working on tightening them up :slight_smile:

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quote:
Originally posted by Optiker

His casts are still a little “loopy” but we are working on tightening them up :slight_smile:

Don't worry about the loops. He is how ready to move into the next stage of fly fishing. It will be your job to try to keep him away from BAD fly fishing influences. Whatever you do, keep him away from; Colt, nikonjedi, 23Sailfish, rapshizzle, Da Moons, jerms, Mad Mike and me. These are all bad influences that will only teach him that NOTHING is more important than fly fishing. This is a road that can only lead to Trouble with a capital "T".

You can let him listen to “scotty d” and maybe “Hokieflyguy” but only with close supervision. You don’t want to loose him to the dark side of fly fishing. :clown_face:

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I’m afraid it may already be too late
Dad is afflicted :slight_smile:

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Haha appreciate it Tyoneon! But Optiker, you probably don’t want him anywhere near me. I’ve got 13 rods, thousands of dollars in fly tying gear and my own guiding and tying business. Keep in mind that I’m also only 24, don’t have a consistent job, move across the country every 5 months, can’t keep a girlfriend, drink too much and am broke as hell. But I sure do love fly fishing!

Gorgeous bass though. How old is your son? I got hooked on fly fishing tossing frog patterns to bass on my best friends farm pond when I was 10 or 11. If you really want to get him addicted and have him learn a ton about fish behavior go get a 50 gallon aquarium and catch a 6 inch largemouth bass and put him in there. Feed him a steady diet of worms and minnows/goldfish. I just got back to Virginia Sunday (been gone since May) and first thing I did was feed the fish in my farm pond tank. Really hard hobby to give up and its still cool as hell watch the fish, turtles and crayfish eat in your own home. Then get him a starter fly tying kit and he’s well on his way to being totally messed up

There is no normal life, there’s just life.

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quote:
Originally posted by Hokieflyguy

Haha appreciate it Tyoneon! But Optiker, you probably don’t want him anywhere near me. I’ve got 13 rods, thousands of dollars in fly tying gear and my own guiding and tying business. Keep in mind that I’m also only 24, don’t have a consistent job, move across the country every 5 months, can’t keep a girlfriend, drink too much and am broke as hell.

</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>Hokie, wait til you hear the stories from the guys I listed as the “bad influences”. Trust me. You and scotty D are the “good guys”. Fortunately, some of my records are ‘sealed’. :smiley:

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Hey… Just because a guy takes a fly rod to a war zone that makes me a bad guy :wink:

“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os

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quote:
Originally posted by Hokieflyguy

I’m also only 24, don’t have a consistent job, move across the country every 5 months, can’t keep a girlfriend, drink too much and am broke as hell.

Thats it..I took away his fly rod :stuck_out_tongue: (just kidding) He is 9 and loves to go fishing. You want to see a smile? Look at my avatar <= 25" 4.5# seatrout, the family record by a mile (and released, as a true sportsman would do):smiley:

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it’s still safer than Golf!!

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Nice job on gettin the boy out and fishin like that Optiker! That’s the stuff memories are made of right there!!

Russ B.
God is great, Beer is good, People are crazy

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The cool thing is I have pics of all our first fish OTF

Older son

Younger son

and Dad

My youngest had a little more luck casting my “real” fly rod with weight-forward floating line. His is a $40 starter kit with no weight on the fly line. I like to cast his but he hasnt got the feel for it yet.

Thanks for all the encouragement, guys! :sunglasses:

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Very nice!

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Took both boys back to the pond tonite and they schooled me LOL!
Oldest whacked 'em, with 1 largemouth and 5 bream. Youngest had 3 bream. Me…2 bream…
Great way to spend quality time with the kids

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Yeah… keep him away from me… I don’t want the blood (or destruction of a future) of the innocent on my hands…

Nice fish though…

Mad Mike

"to hell with insane… I’m OUTsane!!! "