A moment of enlightenment

[cassidyta]

I went fishing this afternoon with my daughter and watched her getting furstrated. She could get bites, but at 6, it takes a little too long for her to realize that the pull on the end of her line means to set the hook.
Since it was around 2:30 pm and the sun was bright, I had her switch over to my frog rod and work the pads, algae and high hydrilla.
The hollow bodied frog is perfect for her. Her natural delay gives the perfect amount of time to let the fish get a good bite on the frog. I was relegated to the official caster, but she was responsible for three out of the pads and top water algae. The biggest was a decent 2 lbs with the rest in the 1 and 1/2 slot.
Only once did she need me to give it a good tug when the fish buried itself.
I had a little fear factor at the thought of something taking my rod and reel to the bottom if she couldn't muscle it enough, but she was a true trooper.
No pics because she still is not too fond of the whole touch a fish thing.