Born To Fish?

My son is 19 months old and he has an unhealthy obsession with fishing. Actually I’m the one with the unhealthy obsession with fishing, but my sons love of fishing is very odd considering he has never actually caught a fish. I mean he would if he could, but his little hands aren’t quite ready to work a fishing reel effectively.

Every time I’m working on making fishing lures, he is at my side. He cries when I put away my tackle box. Half of his vocabulary revolves around animals and fish. He knows hooks are sharp, but it never prevents him from wanting to play with them. Luckily he has never had a hook in his skin. Yesterday my wife found him stacking my lure paint jars on my desk. I think he really enjoys our fishing trips on Saturdays because it my one day off work and we always get to spend it together. Is it normal for a 19 month old old little kid to love fishing this much?

Keep Fly Fishing Weird

I don’t even know what to say about this one…

via Moldy Chum

Spring Into Some Home Improvements

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New Rockstar Lures Colour Combos

I’ve been working on new lures all week, getting prepared for my trip to Ontario. While the purpose of my trip is to visit family, I plan to sneak off to fish at least a couple of times. Luckily for me, pike season starts about midway though my visit, so I’ve built about 25 lures to take with me in hopes of catching some big ones. Here are a couple of the new paint jobs.

RIP Bea Arthur

My sister and I spent many many afternoons watching Golden Girls after school in the early 90s.

1922-2009

Via Yahoo News

Sometimes The Small Ones Are The Best Ones

Especially when your smile is bigger than your fish!

I found this photo, and others, on the Cherry family website. These guys definitely know how to have a good time, any crowd that brings a spare barbie rod, and catches a fish on it is cool in my book. I can’t really speak for their other fishing habits..

The smallest walleye you’ve ever seen? What do you think?

Also, check out the smallest pike you’ve ever seen.