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#935770 - 08/01/15 11:30 AM PROUD Dad....
eyeFISH Offline
Ornamental Rice Bowl

Registered: 11/24/03
Posts: 12766
So last night I get a call from my second daughter (RodHog) from Anchorage....

"Dad... I'm going flossing for reds on the Kenai tomorrow and I'm at the tackle shop. What do I need?"

So I walk her thru the list of sockeye terminal gear, and she dutifully hand picks the hooks, swivels, leader and split shot that I specify. Once she gets it all home I text her some links to some knot tying videos for the egg loop and the Pitzen knot. After watching each of them once thru, she calls me back and I walk her thru the basic rigging, then tell her, "OK... ready to start tying?"

So she's tying away as I'm coaching her from my cell phone to lend some tying tips to facilitate the process. Before you know it, she confidently declares, "OK.... DONE!"

Serially?

"How's it look?" I ask skeptically.

"I'll text you a picture," she replies.

Now mind you, this kid's NEVER tied up any fishing gear before... EVER! This is what drops into my phone....

[url="http://s662.photobucket.com/user/KeenEyeMD/media/FISHING%202015/image_zps2vh3sprc.jpg.html"][/url]

Even I gotta admit... that's one helluva FIRST try.

Almost chokes a guy up... ALMOST.
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#935775 - 08/01/15 11:46 AM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
larryb Offline
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Registered: 03/05/01
Posts: 2347
Loc: elma washington
now we need pictures of the fish
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#935776 - 08/01/15 11:48 AM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
NickD90 Offline
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Registered: 10/26/10
Posts: 7260
Loc: Snohomish, WA
Nice. I'm sure she watched her pops tie up a time or three before. The apple doesn't fall far. thumbs
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#935800 - 08/01/15 04:09 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
Sleddddder Offline
Spawner

Registered: 05/01/06
Posts: 513
Loc: Lake Stevens
You'll have to get her down to B10 to re-tie dead gear.

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#935801 - 08/01/15 04:26 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
chrome/22 Offline
Captain C/22 - Team Stay Up Right!

Registered: 01/13/00
Posts: 4404
Loc: Hurricane Ridge , Wa.
That egg loop knot took me forever to learn.

Congrats on a bright daughter!

c/22
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#935805 - 08/01/15 07:02 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: larryb]
eyeFISH Offline
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Registered: 11/24/03
Posts: 12766
Originally Posted By: larryb
now we need pictures of the fish


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#935812 - 08/01/15 09:40 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
eugene1 Offline
Spawner

Registered: 09/17/10
Posts: 885
Loc: out there...
Very nice, Doc!

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#935813 - 08/01/15 09:55 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
eyeFISH Offline
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Registered: 11/24/03
Posts: 12766
OK, first time out... she filled a 6-fish limit!

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#935817 - 08/01/15 11:38 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
Bay wolf Offline
Repeat Spawner

Registered: 10/26/12
Posts: 1075
Loc: Graham, WA
I got to admit, you raise em right!
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#935818 - 08/02/15 02:14 AM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
FishNg1 Offline
Three Time Spawner

Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 1609
Loc: Gig Harbor, WA , USA
Very nice Francis, I know how rewarding it is to be a proud parent! See you soon?
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#935828 - 08/02/15 12:52 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
eyeFISH Offline
Ornamental Rice Bowl

Registered: 11/24/03
Posts: 12766
A bit of glory....



And then the WORK begins. "You CATCH 'em, you CLEAN 'em"





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#935831 - 08/02/15 01:15 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
Terry Roth Offline
Returning Adult

Registered: 07/13/12
Posts: 261
Loc: Vashon
NIce work!! And---nice article in SS Journal.
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#935897 - 08/03/15 12:24 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
STRIKE ZONE Offline
GOOD LUCK

Registered: 08/09/00
Posts: 12107
Loc: Hobart,Wa U.S.A
Wow, cool stuff rite there doc. Good stuff. Good luck,

SZ

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#935899 - 08/03/15 12:28 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: STRIKE ZONE]
NOFISH Offline
River Nutrients

Registered: 03/15/00
Posts: 2994
Loc: Olalla, WA
Two thumbs up Doc, you are raising good ones by sharing the best thing in life!
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#936021 - 08/04/15 04:41 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
bota2 Offline
Returning Adult

Registered: 09/14/05
Posts: 315
Loc: Allyn
Awesome!
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#936028 - 08/04/15 05:52 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: ]
Direct-Drive Offline
ExtenZe Field Tester

Registered: 11/10/09
Posts: 8060
Loc: Vancouver, WA
You are a wealthy man Dr. Eyes, and it has nothing to do with coin.
Well done.
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#936040 - 08/04/15 07:35 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: Direct-Drive]
Eric Offline
River Nutrients

Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 3513
Good coach'n dad! thumbs

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#936107 - 08/05/15 05:00 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: eyeFISH]
TedR Offline
Returning Adult

Registered: 10/26/09
Posts: 466
Loc: South Sound
I suppose we could give you a hard time for not teaching her before now but, whatever, nice!
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#936178 - 08/05/15 11:04 PM Re: PROUD Dad.... [Re: TedR]
eyeFISH Offline
Ornamental Rice Bowl

Registered: 11/24/03
Posts: 12766
Originally Posted By: TedR
I suppose we could give you a hard time for not teaching her before now but, whatever, nice!


YEP... spoiled 'em rotten as far as gettin' rigs tied up. Everything pretty much rigged and ready to rock/roll whenever they stepped into the boat. No different than most of my friends.

They pretty much got a free pass on cleaning fish, too. Only one of 'em ever cleaned her own prior to this post, and I could count those on one hand.

BUT...

They did get awfully good at deploying/checking the gear, driving the boat, netting the fish, and even backing the trailer.

Not gonna complain at this stage of the game.
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