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Bait(s): Rattletrap, Small Grub
NEWBURGH, NY -- My nephew & his dad have been wanting to take up fishing for some time now with no guide to get them started so I took them out for a day on the lake. I demonstrated like a pro how to use various baits and techniques, will they work...well that's a different story!
We arrived about 8am when the park opened for business and we quickly launched our boat. In the first five minutes I had 3 misses on a topwater lure which really had me thinking we were going to have a grand day if the fish were already hitting a lure in less than five mins. However, we struggled to find fish today...well the adults did but not my little nephew the new bass pro. The first fish was dad with a shameless blue gill but then my nephew who asked for a "napkin" to hold the blue gill completely takes us by storm by landing fish back to back!
See for yourself...
Video
My nephew really nailed 'em today! If you noticed in the video his dad had his own rod in his hand so everyone can clearly see my boy had control of his own bass baby! I'm still fired up from seeing him pull in that fish. We kinda let him fend for himself to see if he could get used to it since he seemed to be doing well on his own and boy he really showed us. By the time he landed his bass his dad and I were still skunked!
Beautiful fish...
After the thrill of seeing my 5yr old nephew land his fish we continued searching tirelessly for the elusive bass. We tried just about everything to no avail until finally we decided to call it a day about noon and that's when my nephew's dad started landing his bag of bass.
Here is dad's bass...
We ended the day with about 6 bass, 1 crappie and a blue gill. All the bass were small in size but my nephew and his dad have a new found love. I can't wait to see them both land their next bag of bass.
