Took the kid out the other night for a quickie 1-hour (that’s about all a 4-year-old can handle) fishing mission on the river to dunk some sardines. It was a beautifully cool August evening, just dad and the monkey. On the first cast, his little rod doubles over and the fight is on! I have to hold the back of his lifejacket as the scrappy striper is determined to yank the kid over the side. It all looks like a scene from one of those long range tuna boats…rod pinned to the rail and the angler grunting as he struggles to lift the fish from the depths.
A moment or two later, I heaved the 15 incher, Coop’s first-ever striper, aboard. Judging by that grin, it might as well been 50 pounds! You should have seen my smile…
The Kid’s First Striper
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nice fish budddy mine was a six inch rainbow @ yosemite I’LL NEVER FORGET IT !!
CONGRATULATIONS
Nice work Coop! Good job dad!
JD, nothing like a story about a ‘man and his monkey’. I had three. Last one just went off to college at william jessup university……..dad still getting over his last monkey leaving the pack. :( All my monkeys were introduced to the outdoors…..many memories. Enjoy every moment my friend. Good luck.
Frank
Yuba City
awesome Jd. coop’s a stud ! i’m sure there will be many father/son trips down the road for you and him.
That’s awesome! I just started taking my 6-year old out fishing with me this past month…though he has yet to catch his first fish. Congratulations to the both of you!
Hey Dad, Can i borrow the boat keys, Iam going rafting with my buddy’s
Right ON JD, really a cute boy. good thing he looks like MOM!!!!!
Congrat’s on his first striper,all smiles.
Ron
Congratulations !
Next he will want to take the boat out.
Robert
Very Cool! Love those days,..
Doesn’t get any better than that!
That is awesome! I have taken more kids than adults fishing in my boat for just that reason – the grin on their faces when they fight and land a striper is absolutely priceless (and they are so excited they don’t even notice the grin on my face). Who knows – maybe next month he’ll land his first salmon!?
Nice! Connell and Paul caught their first smallmouth at Lake Camanche last weekend, so firsts all around!