It is a great job being a fishing Captain in the Florida everglades, fishing for one of the top freshwater sport fish in the world the Largemouth Bass is my Passion, another passion is watching a kid catch a fish for the first time. I recently had one of the best Bass fishing days of my life; it was not on our hi-tech fishing boat or with hi-tech fishing rods and reels, it was on a little pink Barbie doll rod that belongs to my 4 year old daughter.

My daughter is old enough now to realize what daddy does and what fish are, so we went to the store and she picked out a pink Barbie doll kids fishing pole. We didn’t have to go far to our local pond and a little bit of white bread on a hook would do the job. I personally figured that at best she would catch a couple brim or maybe a sun fish, but the shocker was on her first cast her bobber diapered and I thought I would help her and being a little woman that was not going to happen she said “I will do it daddy”.

She reeled in the line until the fish was about to the bank, I was truly amazed it was a one pound bass on the line. At that point I was so excited that I wanted to at least help her pull it up the bank and again she said ‘ I will do it daddy” she put the rod over her shoulder and walked away from the bank of the pond dragging the fish up the bank. You had to be there to appreciate it, it was for me a priceless moment watching my daughter catch her first largemouth bass. The next time you head out to the water take a kid fishing you will be amazed at how much you will truly enjoy fishing.