Great day on the lake with my grandson...............catching fish!! I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morning to do a little catching. As we are leaving the dock, he says...

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morning to do a little catching. As we are leaving the dock, he says "Papa" we should have a bet on first, biggest and most..........you are on!!! Ten minutes into our first stop, I announce that you just lost the first bet. I told him our goal for the day was 20 fish. Couple of minutes later I land a nice 2.6 and let him know that he is down on all three bets and that he had better get going. He then lands the next three, and I am thinking maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. I then go up 4-3 in the next half hour, and he says maybe we should make a move. Alrightee, that we shall do lad. We get to our next stop, and first cast, he gets one, next cast, another, then another. Not suppose to be going this way. He lets me know that I am now down 6-4. Hmmm, better get going old man! I get the next three and take a commanding 7-6 lead. A pelican shows up and starts following us everywhere we go, and proceeds to start trying to get our baits right next to the boat. Stayed with us for quite awhile, was hoping to get one and feed him just to get him away. He finally leaves and we get back to catching. Over the next hour the score goes to 7-7. 8-8, 9-9 and now we are both anxiously trying to get #10 first. He hooks up with a nice fish (about 3lb) and it jumps about 6 ft from the boat and spits the hook, bummer for him, lol! A minute later, I land #10. Now we just need one more for our 20. I manage two more, and it is getting close to leaving time. He says he really want to catch his 10th, so I tell we will head toward the dock and make one stop near there so he can try for that fish. On his first cast , you guessed it, he hooks up and lands a nice 2+ and we head for the docks. I am also in the process of teaching him how to tow the boat and put it in and out of the lake. He did his first successful backing the trailer into the water and hooking the boat up. Proud Papa here!!! I know the story is a little lengthy, but we don't get many days like this so decided to share. Enjoy the pics!

Da Skunk Buster
Da Skunk Buster...

Tyler with a nice one
Tyler with a nice one...

Another good one!
Another good one!...

My turn with a decent one
My turn with a decent one...

Tyler's first Big Tree Fish!!
Tyler's first Big Tree Fish!!...

Another decent one, not real big but still fun!

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

OldBassGuy wrote:

I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morning to do a little catching. As we are leaving the dock, he says "Papa" we should have a bet on first, biggest and most..........you are on!!! Ten minutes into our first stop, I announce that you just lost the first bet. I told him our goal for the day was 20 fish. Couple of minutes later I land a nice 2.6 and let him know that he is down on all three bets and that he had better get going. He then lands the next three, and I am thinking maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. I then go up 4-3 in the next half hour, and he says maybe we should make a move. Alrightee, that we shall do lad. We get to our next stop, and first cast, he gets one, next cast, another, then another. Not suppose to be going this way. He lets me know that I am now down 6-4. Hmmm, better get going old man! I get the next three and take a commanding 7-6 lead. A pelican shows up and starts following us everywhere we go, and proceeds to start trying to get our baits right next to the boat. Stayed with us for quite awhile, was hoping to get one and feed him just to get him away. He finally leaves and we get back to catching. Over the next hour the score goes to 7-7. 8-8, 9-9 and now we are both anxiously trying to get #10 first. He hooks up with a nice fish (about 3lb) and it jumps about 6 ft from the boat and spits the hook, bummer for him, lol! A minute later, I land #10. Now we just need one more for our 20. I manage two more, and it is getting close to leaving time. He says he really want to catch his 10th, so I tell we will head toward the dock and make one stop near there so he can try for that fish. On his first cast , you guessed it, he hooks up and lands a nice 2+ and we head for the docks. I am also in the process of teaching him how to tow the boat and put it in and out of the lake. He did his first successful backing the trailer into the water and hooking the boat up. Proud Papa here!!! I know the story is a little lengthy, but we don't get many days like this so decided to share. Enjoy the pics!

I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morni... (show quote)

Awesome day with your GS Garey. The way I count it, 1st fish-you.
Most fish-tied
But who won biggest fish?
Thanks for sharing your day and pictures with us brother. 👍🏻👍🏻

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

Fredfish wrote:

Awesome day with your GS Garey. The way I count it, 1st fish-you.
Most fish-tied
But who won biggest fish?
Thanks for sharing your day and pictures with us brother. 👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks Fred,
Nope, I won all three. 12-10 on the total, biggest was me, just under 3lb

DVTracker Loc: Harrisburg, PA.

OldBassGuy wrote:

I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morning to do a little catching. As we are leaving the dock, he says "Papa" we should have a bet on first, biggest and most..........you are on!!! Ten minutes into our first stop, I announce that you just lost the first bet. I told him our goal for the day was 20 fish. Couple of minutes later I land a nice 2.6 and let him know that he is down on all three bets and that he had better get going. He then lands the next three, and I am thinking maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. I then go up 4-3 in the next half hour, and he says maybe we should make a move. Alrightee, that we shall do lad. We get to our next stop, and first cast, he gets one, next cast, another, then another. Not suppose to be going this way. He lets me know that I am now down 6-4. Hmmm, better get going old man! I get the next three and take a commanding 7-6 lead. A pelican shows up and starts following us everywhere we go, and proceeds to start trying to get our baits right next to the boat. Stayed with us for quite awhile, was hoping to get one and feed him just to get him away. He finally leaves and we get back to catching. Over the next hour the score goes to 7-7. 8-8, 9-9 and now we are both anxiously trying to get #10 first. He hooks up with a nice fish (about 3lb) and it jumps about 6 ft from the boat and spits the hook, bummer for him, lol! A minute later, I land #10. Now we just need one more for our 20. I manage two more, and it is getting close to leaving time. He says he really want to catch his 10th, so I tell we will head toward the dock and make one stop near there so he can try for that fish. On his first cast , you guessed it, he hooks up and lands a nice 2+ and we head for the docks. I am also in the process of teaching him how to tow the boat and put it in and out of the lake. He did his first successful backing the trailer into the water and hooking the boat up. Proud Papa here!!! I know the story is a little lengthy, but we don't get many days like this so decided to share. Enjoy the pics!

I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morni... (show quote)

Nice fish for you both and sounds-looks like a fun day. Good catching story, one that will be told for a long time. Tyler is doing good already, backing the trailer and retrieving the boat, etc. I think he has a good teacher.

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

DVTracker wrote:

Nice fish for you both and sounds-looks like a fun day. Good catching story, one that will be told for a long time. Tyler is doing good already, backing the trailer and retrieving the boat, etc. I think he has a good teacher.

Thanks DV, us old guys live for days like this!

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

OldBassGuy wrote:

Thanks Fred,
Nope, I won all three. 12-10 on the total, biggest was me, just under 3lb

I missed #11 and #12 of yours. I thought his #10 made 20 total. At the rate he's going, you'll be trying to keep up with him before long. Congrats on taking all 3.

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

Fredfish wrote:

I missed #11 and #12 of yours. I thought his #10 made 20 total. At the rate he's going, you'll be trying to keep up with him before long. Congrats on taking all 3.

Thx again, was just a great day and a whole lot of fun!

J in Cleveland Loc: Cleveland, Ohio

That was a great day!! A memory you will both have forever. Nothing beats catching with Gramps! I grew up catching walleye with mine. Thanks for the post. Wasn’t to long at all!!

Tight lines
J

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

J in Cleveland wrote:

That was a great day!! A memory you will both have forever. Nothing beats catching with Gramps! I grew up catching walleye with mine. Thanks for the post. Wasn’t to long at all!!

Tight lines
J

Thx J, pretty much how a lot of us got started

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

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J in Cleveland Loc: Cleveland, Ohio

OldBassGuy wrote:

Not sure this will come out but thought I would try

Worked fine. He looks like a bit of a pest!

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

J in Cleveland wrote:

Worked fine. He looks like a bit of a pest!

Big pest, stayed with us for about 15 min. Just added to the day lol

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

OldBassGuy wrote:

I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morning to do a little catching. As we are leaving the dock, he says "Papa" we should have a bet on first, biggest and most..........you are on!!! Ten minutes into our first stop, I announce that you just lost the first bet. I told him our goal for the day was 20 fish. Couple of minutes later I land a nice 2.6 and let him know that he is down on all three bets and that he had better get going. He then lands the next three, and I am thinking maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. I then go up 4-3 in the next half hour, and he says maybe we should make a move. Alrightee, that we shall do lad. We get to our next stop, and first cast, he gets one, next cast, another, then another. Not suppose to be going this way. He lets me know that I am now down 6-4. Hmmm, better get going old man! I get the next three and take a commanding 7-6 lead. A pelican shows up and starts following us everywhere we go, and proceeds to start trying to get our baits right next to the boat. Stayed with us for quite awhile, was hoping to get one and feed him just to get him away. He finally leaves and we get back to catching. Over the next hour the score goes to 7-7. 8-8, 9-9 and now we are both anxiously trying to get #10 first. He hooks up with a nice fish (about 3lb) and it jumps about 6 ft from the boat and spits the hook, bummer for him, lol! A minute later, I land #10. Now we just need one more for our 20. I manage two more, and it is getting close to leaving time. He says he really want to catch his 10th, so I tell we will head toward the dock and make one stop near there so he can try for that fish. On his first cast , you guessed it, he hooks up and lands a nice 2+ and we head for the docks. I am also in the process of teaching him how to tow the boat and put it in and out of the lake. He did his first successful backing the trailer into the water and hooking the boat up. Proud Papa here!!! I know the story is a little lengthy, but we don't get many days like this so decided to share. Enjoy the pics!

I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morni... (show quote)

That's an awesome post Garey. Glad the two of you had a great outing.

Fishandrods Loc: Alpine Ca foothills of San Diego

OldBassGuy wrote:

I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morning to do a little catching. As we are leaving the dock, he says "Papa" we should have a bet on first, biggest and most..........you are on!!! Ten minutes into our first stop, I announce that you just lost the first bet. I told him our goal for the day was 20 fish. Couple of minutes later I land a nice 2.6 and let him know that he is down on all three bets and that he had better get going. He then lands the next three, and I am thinking maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. I then go up 4-3 in the next half hour, and he says maybe we should make a move. Alrightee, that we shall do lad. We get to our next stop, and first cast, he gets one, next cast, another, then another. Not suppose to be going this way. He lets me know that I am now down 6-4. Hmmm, better get going old man! I get the next three and take a commanding 7-6 lead. A pelican shows up and starts following us everywhere we go, and proceeds to start trying to get our baits right next to the boat. Stayed with us for quite awhile, was hoping to get one and feed him just to get him away. He finally leaves and we get back to catching. Over the next hour the score goes to 7-7. 8-8, 9-9 and now we are both anxiously trying to get #10 first. He hooks up with a nice fish (about 3lb) and it jumps about 6 ft from the boat and spits the hook, bummer for him, lol! A minute later, I land #10. Now we just need one more for our 20. I manage two more, and it is getting close to leaving time. He says he really want to catch his 10th, so I tell we will head toward the dock and make one stop near there so he can try for that fish. On his first cast , you guessed it, he hooks up and lands a nice 2+ and we head for the docks. I am also in the process of teaching him how to tow the boat and put it in and out of the lake. He did his first successful backing the trailer into the water and hooking the boat up. Proud Papa here!!! I know the story is a little lengthy, but we don't get many days like this so decided to share. Enjoy the pics!

I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morni... (show quote)

Great day with Tyler!!! You’re teaching him the right way to fish and towing and launching the boat. He’s learning from the best “catcherman”Im doing some “catching” up around the property before fixing leaking LENA so we can hit the bay again. LW.

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

Gordon wrote:

That's an awesome post Garey. Glad the two of you had a great outing.

Thanks Gordon, it was a great outing and hoping for many more with hism