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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: LipRipper! on January 13, 2015, 12:00:42 PM

Title: Daughters first fish at Roosevelt!
Post by: LipRipper! on January 13, 2015, 12:00:42 PM: We left Cheney at 5:30am Sunday morning in order to get to Seven Bays by daylight. Talk about a scary white-knuckle drive, I couldn't see 50 yards in front of me with all of the fog. At least the roads weren't too bad. I woke my little 5 year old up when we arrived. The water seemed pretty high and we had to hike for 20-30 minutes, but she was a trooper and insisted on carrying her own pole and chair. We tried one spot for about 30 minutes, with no luck. So, we moved further down the beach. We got set up, and of course, she had to go to the bathroom. I put some bells on our poles and we went to a good spot for her to go. After she was done and we were in the middle of putting all of her layers back on, we heard a bell starting ringing! We both ran to her pole, I set the hook and I let her start reeling. The fish gave her a great fight and talk about excited! She was screaming, hootin' and a hollerin', "I got my first fish, I got my first fish!" She was so proud of her catch, but not nearly as proud as her daddy. It was a nice 17" rainbow. Not too long after, I brought one in which was 16 1/2". I let her bring in the 3rd fish which was 15". At 10:00, she said she was getting a little cold and was ready to go home. I didn't argue, because we had such a great morning. We had fish for dinner that night. What an awesome trip!
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Post by: WSU on January 13, 2015, 12:38:40 PM: That's awesome! I can't wait to do that with my kids!
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on January 13, 2015, 12:43:02 PM: :tup:
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Post by: MLBowhunting on January 13, 2015, 12:43:59 PM: Very nice. :tup:
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Post by: baldopepper on January 13, 2015, 12:50:22 PM: Great to see-hope that was the first of many for her!
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Post by: cedarriver on January 13, 2015, 01:13:25 PM: Great Day! A lot of beauties all around. Congrats.
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Post by: Woodchuck on January 13, 2015, 01:16:01 PM: :tup: Very cool.
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Post by: MooseZ25 on January 13, 2015, 01:31:10 PM: Enjoy the time now because it is gone way too fast. My baby girl is 17 and I miss those exciting days.
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Post by: 270Flat on January 15, 2015, 08:00:45 AM: Way to go! That's what it is all about :tup:
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Post by: Charlie on January 15, 2015, 08:19:13 AM: Nicely done Dad! Congratulations :tup:
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Post by: jrebel on January 15, 2015, 09:09:26 AM: A memory that you will never forget. :tup: :tup:

Thanks for sharing and congrats to you and your daughter for the catch.
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Post by: lokidog on January 15, 2015, 09:13:51 AM: :tup:

That first photo is definitely frame-worthy.
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on January 15, 2015, 01:28:57 PM: That smile says it all!
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Post by: huntnphool on January 15, 2015, 01:30:37 PM: Awesome :tup:
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Post by: LipRipper! on January 16, 2015, 07:13:45 AM: Thanks everyone!

Quote from: baldopepper on January 13, 2015, 12:50:22 PM
Great to see-hope that was the first of many for her!

Hopefully she's hooked (pun intended) and is ready to go on many more trips.
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Post by: HockeyGirl on January 16, 2015, 08:19:53 AM: Congrats to your Daughter, I love to fish with my Daddy too!
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Post by: Gobble Doc on January 16, 2015, 02:55:25 PM: :tup:
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Post by: Jburke on January 18, 2015, 05:16:54 PM: Hey at least the starter didn't die in your truck that morning!
:chuckle:
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Post by: Becky on January 18, 2015, 06:53:48 PM: Awe so cute! :tup: