| Taking you kids fishing is a good way to form | | | | When a fish is caught, make sure you have a cooler |
| memories which will last a lifetime whether good or | | | | with ice to place the fish in for the trip home. You can |
| bad, so we want those memories to be good | | | | always store the fish in the water while you're fishing, |
| memories. One way to ensure that the memories are | | | | but the long trip home can cause the fish to |
| good, is to be pleasant and understanding while fishing. | | | | decompose and become slimy. |
| When you think you're about the catch that big fish | | | | Any good catch desires a picture and its best to have |
| you've been after all day and your seven year old ask | | | | the picture with the one that took you fishing. Holding a |
| you to bait their hook, stop fishing and bait their hook. | | | | slimy fish is not the ideal way to form good memories, |
| You may have lost that fish, but you've just made a | | | | so keep the fish cold and iced down on the trip home, |
| good memory. | | | | so mom can take a picture of you and your child |
| If you're in a boat, use a good Garmin, Humminbird, | | | | holding the fish. The picture will help enhance the |
| Lowrance or Furuno fishfinder from to locate where | | | | memories and always reinforces the good aspect of |
| the fish are swimming and fish in that area to improve | | | | the fishing trip. |
| your and your child's chance of catching a fish to | | | | One of the most important things to remember when |
| remember. Any fish is exciting for a kid, but one that is | | | | forming good memories with your kids, is to smile and |
| large enough to mount on the wall would never be | | | | be happy at all time even if your kid caught the biggest |
| forgotten. | | | | fish. Remember your goal is to catch and hold the love |
| If you're fishing from the bank, you can still locate | | | | of your children and letting them one up you every |
| where the fish are by using a Humminbird portable | | | | now and then, will help reinforce the good memories |
| fishfinder from to locate the fish. Fish caught from the | | | | and its not the end of the world to not catch the |
| bank are usually not as large as fish caught from a | | | | biggest fish. |
| boat, but you've still made memories. | | | | |