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Originally Posted by Shmag
My advice to you is to take your boy into shallow water and target walleye/pike, i am sure he would have much more fun. 60-80 ft is a long way up to bring a fish no matter what your expereince is. At 8 yrs old a fish is a fish, doesn't matter what the species is.
I have a 5yr old, that can handle a rod pretty good for his age. I tried taking him perch fishing and pretty much the same thing happened as you. 20ft of water and 10-15 ft up he would lose it. He was discouraged and not having much fun and cuts into my time by time i get him set up again. If he comes out with me now we just target walleye and he has a blast. If i am out solo i will try my luck at perch.
Just gotta adapt to the changes, good luck!!!
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I have a 6 year old daughter that loves to catch fish and my bud has a boy the same age.When we take them out we keep it simple.They have as much fun catching Jacks and walleye as they would any other species.At 6 years old they catch them, Reel them in and hold them up for the camera all on their own.They always have fun.
