I know this has probably been done to death but if you had to take a kid fishing for the first time what sort of angling would you introduce them to ?
Back when I started it was always going to be a float and bait. ..worms, bread maggots, nice simple stuff.
Today I literally have no idea. Would it be “right” to stick on a hair rig ? or would it be better to go with a more traditional Float or ledger ? What bait Maggot or Bolie ?
I imagine commercials would be a good place to start but on the other hand if they catch too many fish on the first trip would that actually put them off as isnt the anticipation all part of it ? ….but then again I don’t want to bore the kid to death either.
All things considered think I would stick to a lake of some sort and use a float with bread or maggots. Something Peter Jacobs said made allot of sense to me and that was to use a whip rather than a rod as taking the reel out of the equation would make things allot easier.
What do you think & what would you organize as a first trip for a youngster ? & anyone with first trip success stories they want to share ?
Back when I started it was always going to be a float and bait. ..worms, bread maggots, nice simple stuff.
Today I literally have no idea. Would it be “right” to stick on a hair rig ? or would it be better to go with a more traditional Float or ledger ? What bait Maggot or Bolie ?
I imagine commercials would be a good place to start but on the other hand if they catch too many fish on the first trip would that actually put them off as isnt the anticipation all part of it ? ….but then again I don’t want to bore the kid to death either.
All things considered think I would stick to a lake of some sort and use a float with bread or maggots. Something Peter Jacobs said made allot of sense to me and that was to use a whip rather than a rod as taking the reel out of the equation would make things allot easier.
What do you think & what would you organize as a first trip for a youngster ? & anyone with first trip success stories they want to share ?