Well, I did it, I went fishing. My 9-year-old and I had a blast, and we learned a huge bit about fishing. For one thing, bring more bait. We only caught a half-dozen tiny fish, but it was good for a first time.
My biggest issue, since I'm so new at this, is...how the #@$&!!! do you keep the bait on the hook?! I tried twisting the worm, letting it dangle, poking it a few times, everything, and all we succeeded in doing is feeding worms to the fish. Every time we got at least a nibble, and then the worm was gone. I don't know if we used too big a hook, too little, or what. Is there any fishing expert out there who can tell me how to do this?! I know there are big fishies out there, but I can't seem to get them hooked!
And man, I felt sorry for those poor little wormies. My friend suggested next time using bits of hot dogs...might be a good use for them!?!
My biggest issue, since I'm so new at this, is...how the #@$&!!! do you keep the bait on the hook?! I tried twisting the worm, letting it dangle, poking it a few times, everything, and all we succeeded in doing is feeding worms to the fish. Every time we got at least a nibble, and then the worm was gone. I don't know if we used too big a hook, too little, or what. Is there any fishing expert out there who can tell me how to do this?! I know there are big fishies out there, but I can't seem to get them hooked!
And man, I felt sorry for those poor little wormies. My friend suggested next time using bits of hot dogs...might be a good use for them!?!