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Just a pix of a little girl who just caught her first fish (Original Post) packman Apr 2020 OP
She is so adorable. Srkdqltr Apr 2020 #1
...then what happens when she realizes it's dinner & not a pet... FirstLight Apr 2020 #2
That reminds me of an old Dave Barry column about taking his son fishing for the first time. highplainsdem Apr 2020 #4
good read! Thanks for sharing.... FirstLight Apr 2020 #8
Thank You...Wonderful Picture..K and R Stuart G Apr 2020 #3
Great pic! Snarkoleptic Apr 2020 #5
A Nice One, Too, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #6
She looks so excited. zanana1 Apr 2020 #7

FirstLight

(13,357 posts)
2. ...then what happens when she realizes it's dinner & not a pet...
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 09:49 PM
Apr 2020

sorry, lol, My kids were all into fishing when they were younger, but the eventual cleaning of said fishes made them cry and to this day they will not go anywhere near a fishing pole...lol

My 17 yr old is still scarred by the "hit it over the head" method of finishing off a fish

highplainsdem

(48,918 posts)
4. That reminds me of an old Dave Barry column about taking his son fishing for the first time.
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 11:13 PM
Apr 2020

I reread this in an old book the other night, was able to find it online in Miami Herald archives:


https://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article1938266.html

The Magistrate

(95,243 posts)
6. A Nice One, Too, Sir
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 02:26 AM
Apr 2020

That's a good sized bluegill, at least I think so. I'm a bit rusty, it's been many years. She should be pleased and proud.

We used to go for these often in the summer in Indiana. Crawfish tails were the best bait, under a bobber. Once you found the right depth, it could be pretty near taking things off a shelf....

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