[Opry99er]

Found a little slice of heaven in Tennessee... A place I'd been but never explored.

We were after a fish neither of us had caught before... the elusive pumpkinseed fish. Today, as the clouds opened up and rained down, we fished. Three hours in the rain equaled 6 species of fish (2 brand new ones for the boy) and a total of about 70 landed fish between the two of us.

The larger of the bass was a freakin' hoot on the bamboo pole... The odd fish here is a striped shiner... Basically just a giant minnow, if I understand correctly. We walked about a half mile downstream and a half mile back up, catching fish the whole time. Non-stop fun and some great memories made.

The cane pole is king.

Here's a short video I took on my phone. He missed the hookset the first time, but nailed it on the second attempt. This was the end of the quest, as he caught the target species.

 

[blowfish]

Great post! Your boy might be soaked but the smile never leaves his face.

 

[aofisher]

Good stuff, man! I grew up fishing with a cane pole, mostly for rough fish. A chub like the ones you posted would have been good catch back then. :biggrin1: Junior seems to be having a good time.

 

[bobys]

Awesome vid opp! Its great to see buck enjoying it so much:thumb::thumb:

 

[Laker2]

brings back memories of laying on a dock trying to catch sunnies with my buddies.
Glad you boy got his target fish. Good job DAD.

 

[Ninja]

Priceless.....

 

[pistoldog]

Nice!

 

[Opry99er]

Thanks for the replies guys!

We had so much fun.... unreal how cool it is being a dad.