Got my boy his first tackle bag

[Spot77]

Good stuff fellas.

The Mepps and Tony are getting picked up today.

I totally dig the idea of making Christmas ornaments out of successful lures; our tree is decorated with nothing but things the kids have made or things that have significant meaning.

Marty - I was at Clyde's on Saturday. It seems that some do-gooders from Baltimore are giving them a hard time because they sell firearms.

I bought $60 worth of fishing gear that I would have bought somewhere else to show my support for Clyde's. When I lived in Brooklyn Park I went there a lot but when I moved to Annapolis almost 6 years ago I started using Anglers and Chesapeake Outdoors.

I hope "Santa" doesn't get carried away buying himself toomuch fishing stuff today....

[garlien]

I am lucky enough to have Fish Bones right around the corner from the house, but Clydes is on my way home from work and always has great service and willing to do whatever they can to help folks out....

Just a shame that its so hard to keep those small, yet excellent businesses running....Thanks to those guys for giving us an alternative to Ass Pro....

[MdCrappie]

I'd add some 2" powergrubs and 1/16 lead heads. I've probably caught more fish on twister tail grubs then all other lures combined.

[Blakesdad]

While I applaud your efforts to get your son into fishing at an early age, I see no mention of safety issues.

Personally, I would mash all the barbs. Secondly,a very small but important first aid kit, just in case. Above all, and take it from me, a pair of wire cutters. My son caught his finger with a treble hook. We ended up in the ER. But a pair of wire cutters, made the trip a little less painful. We ended up cutting the treble, leaving one hook in his finger.

[B-Faithful]

Get him a bunch of packs of fish bites and some small hooks with a top and bottom rig and send him down to hang with my boy. Him and his buddies spent all fall fishing from docks and beaches in the community. They caught big perch (my son has a photo of a 13"er he got one afternoon), spot, small blues and small rock. I think they fished almost everyday for two months straight. They got the fever fishing with me over the summer.

I need to get a spot pen so they can fill it for me

[Spot77]

Originally Posted by Blakesdad

While I applaud your efforts to get your son into fishing at an early age, I see no mention of safety issues.

Personally, I would mash all the barbs. Secondly,a very small but important first aid kit, just in case. Above all, and take it from me, a pair of wire cutters. My son caught his finger with a treble hook. We ended up in the ER. But a pair of wire cutters, made the trip a little less painful. We ended up cutting the treble, leaving one hook in his finger.

I'm with you. I got him a very nice set of cutting pliers which will handle a hook nicely. He already has a very stocked first aid kit that he keeps in his backpack (minus the single packs of aspirin, etc since schools frown upon those things now), and he's pretty competent with sharply hooked lures and whatnot....I'm confident he doesn't need the barbs removed.

A decent set of polarized sunglasses would be a great idea though....and they double as safety glasses. . And errant hook in some flesh hurts, but losing an eye is forever.

Originally Posted by B-Faithful

Get him a bunch of packs of fish bites and some small hooks with a top and bottom rig and send him down to hang with my boy. Him and his buddies spent all fall fishing from docks and beaches in the community. They caught big perch (my son has a photo of a 13"er he got one afternoon), spot, small blues and small rock. I think they fished almost everyday for two months straight. They got the fever fishing with me over the summer.

I need to get a spot pen so they can fill it for me

He might've fished with him once or twice this summer. He spent a few days at the beach over on the Little Magothy wading out and catching a bunch of White Perch and a Pickerel or two.

Fishbites = great idea.

[garlien]

Best part about getting your boy a tackle bag....

He's a great kid !

[garlien]

and by the way....Why would anyone ever use anything else but a beetlespin or a super duper ?

They come in various types...Clam spins, peeler spins, grass shrimp spins, you name it !