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Dear "E"
by Beverly
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Dear "E" (aka Erva Bass),
I have been fishing
since I was too young to remember when. I have twin sixteen year
old daughters who won't fish because they are afraid to touch a
fish (also live bait of any kind). This inexplicable phobia may
stem from their first fishing trip at about age two...
We walked about two blocks
from our house in the city to a small creek. I had dug up some
worms in the flower bed, thinking they were old enough to be
initiated into the world of fishing (the girls, not the worms).
I didn't tell them what we were going to do, I just walked them
through the blackberry bushes to the edge of the creek. I tossed
the line in the water and told them to "Watch Girls!!" Within a
few seconds, the bobber went under. Before I could even jerk,
both girls began screaming like banshees and running backwards
through the blackberry bushes, eyes bulging. This was not good,
since they had on thin summer shorts. I had to chase them down,
to avoid their running into a busy street. No explaining could
convince them that what was in the water wasn't going to
annihilate them. I felt certain their fears would be allayed if
I could only show them a fish, but the hysteria scene was
repeated when I pulled a three inch perch out of the water.
It was a long, silent trip
home (except for the crying) only a few minutes after our
adventure had begun. The girls did their best, but at age two,
they simply didn't know how to console me. All hope for long
years of family fishing trips had been dashed.
Can you help me "E"? What
can I do to help my 16 year old daughters learn to enjoy my
lifelong passion?
Beverly
Dear Beverly,
All of God's children were not given
the natural desire to become anglers. I know you meant well and
were anxious to share your passion with your twin two year olds,
but it has been my experience that most two year olds are scared
of many things, even Santa Claus. You can't change the past. We
all want our kids to follow in our footsteps. None of my kids
care anything about fishing, but they encourage me and it makes
them happy to see me doing something that makes me happy.
My first suggestion would be to offer
them a "trade-off". In exchange for spending a day of fishing
with you, you will spend a day with each of them doing something
they enjoy. Let them fish with some closed-faced reels and
something easy to cast such as an in-line spinner. Make the day
short and make it fun by taking some snacks, drinks and a
camera. Let them do the fishing and you do the assisting.
Another suggestion is to find two good
looking 16 year old boys who like to fish and invite them along
for the day. The girls will forget about what they dislike about
fishing and will probably want to make a good impression in
front of the boys. You can just stay in the background and
chaperone!
Maybe someone who reads your story will
want to share their opinion on the subject. I hope I have been
of some help.
Sincerely,
"E"
P. S. Whatever you do,
DON'T USE LIVE BAIT.
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Watch for WBT pro
angler
Robin Babb
of Livingston, Texas
on this week's
Academy Outdoors
with Chad Brauer
Saturday, August 2nd
at 8:30 (CST)
on FSN South and
Southwest. The
episode is titled
"Babb to the Bone"
and was filmed on
Choke Canyon
Reservoir in
southern Texas. It
is scheduled to
re-air
November 1st.
See what pro angler
and guide
Debra Hengst
has been up to on
Falcon Lake.
Click here.
Sam Cam - Episode
1
starring WBT pro
angler Sammie Jo
Denyes is now
showing on
youtube.com.
Click here to view
Attention Triton
boat owners!
A new website called
tritongirl.com
is now up and
running. It was
created and designed
by pro-angler
Dana Beavers
of Alabama and is
all about anything
Triton.
WBT Pro-anglers
Robin Babb
of Texas and
Angie
Douthit
of Florida are
featured in an
article in the
July/August issue of
BassMaster Magazine.
Check out the great
article beginning on
page 74 by Robert
Montgomery titled
"Modifying the Mann
Killer".
Sport Fishing
Ventures Unlimited
is now doing a $200
monthly product
giveaway. SFVU
recently added pro
angler
Marsha Gipson
of Arkansas to their
pro staff.
When you fill out
the entry form
online, please
reference Marsha as
the direct reason
you visited.
Also, if you go to
Fishermensheaven.com
and would like to
make a purchase,
enter coupon code
888MG444 to receive
a discount at
checkout. This lets
them know that you
were referred by
Marsha.
On Saturday Aug.
16,
pro anglers
Christiana
Bradley
of Bealeton,
Virginia and
Bridget Allen
of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania along
with
several other professional
anglers will
participate in a
benefit tournament
on the Upper
Chesapeake Bay for a
young angler named
Ron Phillips. He's
a wonderful young
man who's fighting
Leukemia. Visit
this site to read
Ron's story and for
information about
the tournament: Ron
Phillips Benefit
Tournament
On August 23rd,
Christiana will be
at the Virginia
Outdoor Sportsmens
Classic Summer
Edition, in Roanoke,
VA doing a couple of
tank seminars.
On September 6th
Christiana will
appear at the GEICO
Motorcycle
Bikers For Tykes
fundraiser event in
Virginia Beach,
Virginia.
The event helps
raise money for the
Children's Hospital
of the King's
Daughters.
Pro angler
Melinda Mize
of Arkansas is the
first WBT angler to
win Bonus Bucks
through the Toyota
Tundra Contingency
Program offered to
all anglers who
drive a Toyota
Tundra truck and are
members of BASS.
WBT pro angler
Sheri Glasgow
of Muskogee, Okla.,
took
delivery Friday,
July 18, on a 2008
Toyota Tundra, her
prize for being the
2007 Toyota Women’s Bassmaster Tour
Angler of the Year.
Recycled Fish is
hoping to sign up
2500 new pledge
takers this summer.
Have you taken the
Pledge?
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