Popular Post whichwaysup Posted July 2, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 I thought of you guys this morning. Took my 8 year old son out into the marsh on a dawn patrol session. At 8, his fishing attention span is only so long, so he started looking for things to entertain himself with, since the redfish werent playing nice. I was up on the poling platform pushing through some grass and I see a little spark in his eyes. "Is it hard to do that?" He asked. I could tell that it wasnt an academic question. He clearly wanted to try it. The mud was thick and I was a little worried he would get the pole stuck and then go off the back of the boat with it, but figured marsh mud only kills people occassionally. I jumped down, and handed him the pole and figured I would let him try a few pushes. Turns out, the kid has a gift. He poled for a few minutes under my direction, but when he didnt seem like he wanted to quit, I walked up to the bow and started fishing. I'll be darned if that kid didnt pole that boat 200 yards, winding through tight creeks and across some decent bays. Every once in a while, I had to kick the TM to help him get the bow around a sharp corner, but that was it. We didnt catch anything special, but he said he had the best time of his life. His favorite part of the trip? Poling. And you boys say you cant pole an MA!! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulligan Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 That's awesome! Sounds like you have no excuse for a new trolling motor as long as he is onboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quest4reds Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Awesome! Boy I can tell that kid is yours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin-addict Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Gotta love it. 😀⚓️🙏👍 fin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanjj Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Awesome 👍🎣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawg Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Huck Finn! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT Quinta Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Lol..., you’ll know if he really enjoyed it if you ask him next time to do it again 😳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted July 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, JT Quinta said: Lol..., you’ll know if he really enjoyed it if you ask him next time to do it again 😳 He is currently pestering me to donit again! I have a tough life!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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