And another trip and a eel

[Wolfdog91 7,043]

So went over to sis in laws place to pick up some packages because had a lil address mix up and they got sent to her instead of my girls place like normal.Well walked in got my stuff and within a few minutes of me saying how nice it was out nephew was getting dressed grabbing rods and putting his car seat in my car
Went to Walmart to pick up some bait because the bait shop closes early on Sundays annnnd..... Well we had joked and he said we need to spend at least $100 this time ....ended up dropping $99.03 ended up getting him a Shakespeare tiger spinning combo just to see if he could handle something a lil bigger and the tiger was one of the first "big" rods I got as a kid. Not too big not too little good mix imo. And for the whole $24 it cost if he broke it fish took it or what have you I wouldn't have been to mad lol .I swear I started tearing up a lil watching him looking at all the lures and stuff because I remember doing the exact same thing at his age. All that excitement, all the magic of getting ready for a fishing trip a fishing trip... Wil never understand why people try to kill that in a kid. That being said he's a bit too obsessed with the glow in the dark rod holders

Gave him the responsibility of pushing the cart around and not hitting anyone, he seemed to love it

Well we get to the spillway and it's kinda packed , 15 odd people within 60yd of bank on either side. Me and nephew had to get in kinda a brushy  part of the bank. I had been telling him with it heating up id teach him how to look out for snakes so he can just avoid stepping on one and not get popped right ? Because down here as soon as it gets warm it's nothing to see. 10-15 snakes of different types along 50yd or bank. Everything from canebreak rattlers to harmless water snakes. Well, I had been when we where walking down ,but when he bumped the lil bush behind us I hear that zipping sound a snake makes when it's moving though leaves. Look and sure enough one had popped out of the bush and shot away from us out on to the trail. Calmly told nephew to freeze don't move don't scream and to just relax. To which he did really well as I pointed the snake out about 5' away. Like 3 1/2' yellow belly water snake. Harmless really. Unless your a fish or frog , and they can be a bit of a nuisance, because they will steal fish off your stinger or basket if your not careful. Well it turns around and goes back into the bush to with I tell nephew " see we just spooked the lil guy is all, he just wants to be be left alone" to which I proceeded to not leave him alone ,lean down grab him out the bush and pull him out to move him. Popped me about four times on the arm before I got a hold of his head but was able to give nephew a good look at him. Was trying to give him a basic lil snake ID deal. You know arrowhead usually venomous rounded head non venomous. Cat eyes venomous, round eyes usually nonvenomous. You know nothing to make him wanna go out snake cathing but I. Case he saw one he'd have a better idea of what he's looking at .  Or at least " hay this one will definitely kill me  this one probably won't " Well looks like he's inherited some of the women's in his family's complete fear of snakes.i'm laughing about it. He's very confused if he should scream or what just kept saying " ID PREFER IT IF YOU DIDN'T GET CLOSER ! " Well next thing you know the people 20' down the bank start freaking out after one of the women folk saw me and started failing her rod around goin "HES GOT A SNAKE O MY GOD ITS A SNAKE ITS A SNAKKKKKE !!" I mean all slipping and slidin over the bank ..for a snake....20 somthing foot away...in my hand I walk up the bank and toss the lil guy into a reed bed in the middle of the creek. Just to come back to these folks trying to interrogate me on why I didn't kill it. When I told them I like snakes and it was a harmless one they looked at me like I was insane and packed up not too long after and took off while nephew was reelin in a lil bream. O and he loves these lil fish grippers I got him ..lil girly I guess but hay about the only way he wants to hold a fish now for some reason... Idk got him told hold some the first time I told him but I don't know what got into him

 

Well they moved and we slide down I to the nice spot they where at. Well would be nicer if they didn't leave so much damn trash. How hard is it to put all the junk you brought into the bag you brought it in with and dumb I in one of the 100 something trash cans all around the park

 

Well cath a few more bream and decided to cast the tiger out with some shrimp. Nothing fact just a quick Carolina rig 2/0 hook.Something kept hitting it. And I mean pretty hard but never enough to get hooked. Never seen hits like that before. Thought it was a gar honestly. Reminded me of a bream bit but bigger. Would see the rod tip go " tap tap tap tap....TAP TAP ....TAP  then drop it " Well I finally just let it sit and Said what ever it was would get over confident soon enough..well sure enough something decent finally hooked in. Gave it a few reels and told nephew to come get it and man the way that boy acted with that lil fight boy it's in him now not hard to tell when that lil kick of adrenaline gets in someone system once they get on a decent fighting fish.
Well we reeled it up and all we see is like a golden swirl... Like we had a ribbon or something...I though maybe a small gar ? He thought a snake... NOPE ! THE VERY FIRST EEL IVE EVER SEEN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!!

Grandma used to always tell me about how they caught eels in the creeks around here when she was a kid ( think she said eel was strictly for the adults)but this is my...well me and nephew's FIRST! And man he's so dang proud of it ! Whole car Ride back he was talking about how awesome it was  we got home he was basically yelling about it to him mom and dad who I sent the videos of it on Snapchat and they where beyond happy and proud of him. Even got a lil video here since it doesn't show his face but you can hear his excitement!

Yeah really think this becoming once of May favorite thing to do while home ..hell of a lot better then all this wedding planning

Edited April 15, 2024 by Wolfdog91

[NEWKID 27,159]

Great stuff mate, that's how kids should spend their childhood, making proper memories, you'll be famvourite uncle for life now.

[Councilestatekid 1,896]

Good lad wolfdog I could do with a few bits uncle wolfie I'll send you a list

[DIDO.1 22,838]

Is the kid left handed? The handle on the reel seems on the wrong side. 

Well done on the snig and fair play to you with your obvious joy in taking the kid out 

[Wolfdog91 7,043]

7 hours ago, NEWKID said:

Great stuff mate, that's how kids should spend their childhood, making proper memories, you'll be famvourite uncle for life now.

Asked him if he has more fun out here even if he doesn't catch fish or more fun inside watching his tablet and he said DEFINITELY OUT HERE !

[Wolfdog91 7,043]

6 hours ago, DIDO.1 said:

Is the kid left handed? The handle on the reel seems on the wrong side. 

Well done on the snig and fair play to you with your obvious joy in taking the kid out 

Hes right handed  handles on the right side, just kinda how I do it. I know some do opposite but eh. That being said I told him he can do it however he'd like

[Wolfdog91 7,043]

7 hours ago, Councilestatekid said:

Good lad wolfdog I could do with a few bits uncle wolfie I'll send you a list

Just pay for shipping i guess

[Wolfdog91 7,043]

Will Also say the amount of people I saw using spinning reels like this was ..... Painful 

 

[Lenmcharristar 9,788]

10 hours ago, Wolfdog91 said:

So went over to sis in laws place to pick up some packages because had a lil address mix up and they got sent to her instead of my girls place like normal.Well walked in got my stuff and within a few minutes of me saying how nice it was out nephew was getting dressed grabbing rods and putting his car seat in my car
Went to Walmart to pick up some bait because the bait shop closes early on Sundays annnnd..... Well we had joked and he said we need to spend at least $100 this time ....ended up dropping $99.03 ended up getting him a Shakespeare tiger spinning combo just to see if he could handle something a lil bigger and the tiger was one of the first "big" rods I got as a kid. Not too big not too little good mix imo. And for the whole $24 it cost if he broke it fish took it or what have you I wouldn't have been to mad lol .I swear I started tearing up a lil watching him looking at all the lures and stuff because I remember doing the exact same thing at his age. All that excitement, all the magic of getting ready for a fishing trip a fishing trip... Wil never understand why people try to kill that in a kid. That being said he's a bit too obsessed with the glow in the dark rod holders

Gave him the responsibility of pushing the cart around and not hitting anyone, he seemed to love it

Well we get to the spillway and it's kinda packed , 15 odd people within 60yd of bank on either side. Me and nephew had to get in kinda a brushy  part of the bank. I had been telling him with it heating up id teach him how to look out for snakes so he can just avoid stepping on one and not get popped right ? Because down here as soon as it gets warm it's nothing to see. 10-15 snakes of different types along 50yd or bank. Everything from canebreak rattlers to harmless water snakes. Well, I had been when we where walking down ,but when he bumped the lil bush behind us I hear that zipping sound a snake makes when it's moving though leaves. Look and sure enough one had popped out of the bush and shot away from us out on to the trail. Calmly told nephew to freeze don't move don't scream and to just relax. To which he did really well as I pointed the snake out about 5' away. Like 3 1/2' yellow belly water snake. Harmless really. Unless your a fish or frog , and they can be a bit of a nuisance, because they will steal fish off your stinger or basket if your not careful. Well it turns around and goes back into the bush to with I tell nephew " see we just spooked the lil guy is all, he just wants to be be left alone" to which I proceeded to not leave him alone ,lean down grab him out the bush and pull him out to move him. Popped me about four times on the arm before I got a hold of his head but was able to give nephew a good look at him. Was trying to give him a basic lil snake ID deal. You know arrowhead usually venomous rounded head non venomous. Cat eyes venomous, round eyes usually nonvenomous. You know nothing to make him wanna go out snake cathing but I. Case he saw one he'd have a better idea of what he's looking at .  Or at least " hay this one will definitely kill me  this one probably won't " Well looks like he's inherited some of the women's in his family's complete fear of snakes.i'm laughing about it. He's very confused if he should scream or what just kept saying " ID PREFER IT IF YOU DIDN'T GET CLOSER ! " Well next thing you know the people 20' down the bank start freaking out after one of the women folk saw me and started failing her rod around goin "HES GOT A SNAKE O MY GOD ITS A SNAKE ITS A SNAKKKKKE !!" I mean all slipping and slidin over the bank ..for a snake....20 somthing foot away...in my hand I walk up the bank and toss the lil guy into a reed bed in the middle of the creek. Just to come back to these folks trying to interrogate me on why I didn't kill it. When I told them I like snakes and it was a harmless one they looked at me like I was insane and packed up not too long after and took off while nephew was reelin in a lil bream. O and he loves these lil fish grippers I got him ..lil girly I guess but hay about the only way he wants to hold a fish now for some reason... Idk got him told hold some the first time I told him but I don't know what got into him

 

Well they moved and we slide down I to the nice spot they where at. Well would be nicer if they didn't leave so much damn trash. How hard is it to put all the junk you brought into the bag you brought it in with and dumb I in one of the 100 something trash cans all around the park

 

Well cath a few more bream and decided to cast the tiger out with some shrimp. Nothing fact just a quick Carolina rig 2/0 hook.Something kept hitting it. And I mean pretty hard but never enough to get hooked. Never seen hits like that before. Thought it was a gar honestly. Reminded me of a bream bit but bigger. Would see the rod tip go " tap tap tap tap....TAP TAP ....TAP  then drop it " Well I finally just let it sit and Said what ever it was would get over confident soon enough..well sure enough something decent finally hooked in. Gave it a few reels and told nephew to come get it and man the way that boy acted with that lil fight boy it's in him now not hard to tell when that lil kick of adrenaline gets in someone system once they get on a decent fighting fish.
Well we reeled it up and all we see is like a golden swirl... Like we had a ribbon or something...I though maybe a small gar ? He thought a snake... NOPE ! THE VERY FIRST EEL IVE EVER SEEN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!!

Grandma used to always tell me about how they caught eels in the creeks around here when she was a kid ( think she said eel was strictly for the adults)but this is my...well me and nephew's FIRST! And man he's so dang proud of it ! Whole car Ride back he was talking about how awesome it was  we got home he was basically yelling about it to him mom and dad who I sent the videos of it on Snapchat and they where beyond happy and proud of him. Even got a lil video here since it doesn't show his face but you can hear his excitement!

Yeah really think this becoming once of May favorite thing to do while home ..hell of a lot better then all this wedding planning

That eel is a beezer wolfdog, bet he enjoys you coming round, especially if hes going fishing

[Daniel cain 45,459]

Good eel that

[Bakerboy 4,736]

Just had a look the angling section is still open can you use the right fckn forums please

[NEWKID 27,159]

20 minutes ago, Bakerboy said:

Just had a look the angling section is still open can you use the right fckn forums please

Forum police alert!!!!! Lol

[Wolfdog91 7,043]

1 hour ago, Bakerboy said:

Just had a look the angling section is still open can you use the right fckn forums please

Mmmmmmm nah

Edited April 16, 2024 by Wolfdog91

[kanny 20,611]

On 15/04/2024 at 11:57, DIDO.1 said:

Is the kid left handed? The handle on the reel seems on the wrong side. 

Well done on the snig and fair play to you with your obvious joy in taking the kid out 

Seems to be the American way ...different strokes and all that .

[NEWKID 27,159]

6 hours ago, kanny said:

Seems to be the American way ...different strokes and all that .

Just looks so cack handed, got to agree with Wolfie though, holding a spinning reel upside down deserved a good slap!! Lol