Newarcher Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 I've said it a million times....never take a kid fishing if you want to catch fish. They'll catch them all! My pastor's child has light autism and my pastor is NOT a fisherman. Since I fish in their pond, their son asked me to come take him fishing and I couldn't say no. So I went over there and took him today. He's only like five and I didn't think he could operate an open faced reel without tangling it. So I got far away and let him give it a try. Not only did the kid figure it out, he caught a NICE two pounder bass. Oh, I caught nothing. Best nothing I've ever caught! New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebohio Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 my 7 year old has autism. just bought him his first fishing pole today. he loves tossing it arround the back yard but not sure i am brave enough to put a hook on it yet. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 [ATTACH=CONFIG]10365[/ATTACH]my 7 year old has autism. just bought him his first fishing pole today. he loves tossing it arround the back yard but not sure i am brave enough to put a hook on it yet. lol put a hook on it. he'll learn, and you'll love the light up in his eyes when he gets a fish. i love to take kids out fishing. in fact, we leave in an hour for just that. i won't even fish as i'll have more fun helping them. also, what we catch here in wyoming (i'm back for 10 days) we call bait up in alaska. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 [ATTACH=CONFIG]10365[/ATTACH]my 7 year old has autism. just bought him his first fishing pole today. he loves tossing it arround the back yard but not sure i am brave enough to put a hook on it yet. lol God bless you and your son....my son has Asperger's syndrome (mild'ish case) so I am right there with you. Definitely put a hook on it but cut the barb out in case you have to extract it from yourself or him. Make sure he has sunglasses on---too too many eye injuries, especially when snagging grass and yanking it. I have a soft spot for anyone suffering with kids with autism. Not only because I have one but because it is a silent disease. People can look at a kid with down's syndrome and tell....they just think that kids with autism are brats or have bad parents. Plus, it just seems like the cases of autism have SKYROCKETED. Hang in there my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'd rather a kid with me catches a fish than for me to catch one ANY day. I told the pastor's kid that outfishing me is a very serious thing and that my policy is that when a kid outfishes me, I throw them in the pond. He looked at me seriously for a second and said "You wouldn't do that to me, would you?" so I just laughed and said "No, I think I'll go against my rule this time". So then the little wiseguy said "Well how about you take me out and buy me a present for outfishing you". What a smart kid. So we settled for a commemorative plastic lizard from the tackle box. My hope is that someone will show my kid similar courtesies in his life as a result of my doing the same for others' children. New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Pretty cool , New. Nothing like seeing the joy that a fish brings. We have a fishing day at our club for developmentally disable kids and adults. I have made friends with many of them. It was unfortunate that I didn't get fish with them this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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