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How to get your kid to not enjoy fishing

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Someone just told me this morning they were going to the Swift this weekend. It got me to search and watch some videos. I came across this video. Not sure if this a father son, or what, but I hate the way he talked to this kid. Maybe I'm just soft. Hope the kid got his state pin, because it sounds like that was VERY important.

 

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It's easy to criticize this guy but the truth is he is out there with his son and the kid did it on his own even though he was scared.  There are a lot of kids out there with Dad's who wouldn't make the effort to take their kid fishing or teach them things like how to land a big fish on their own.  He was getting frustrated sure but he was there.  


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It's easy to criticize this guy but the truth is he is out there with his son and the kid did it on his own even though he was scared.  There are a lot of kids out there with Dad's who wouldn't make the effort to take their kid fishing or teach them a things like how to land a big fish on their own.  He was getting frustrated sure but he was there.  

 

Understood, and I agree with that. I guess it was just the tone that pissed me off.

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What an ass!

 

The part the irked me! Was when the kid said! It's huge! The dad replied it's not that big!!!!

 

Come on! When you take a kid fishin you always congratulate and say how big the fish is!!

 

Another thing! ALWAYS HAVE A NET WH KAYAK FISHING!!! Always!

 

This guy was being an ass

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It seemed like dad was heavily invested in the competition of it all and wanting to document the moment. I see dads like this at the ball field, living vicariously through their kids, they forget about the fun part of it all when they are in the moment.

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. Thomas Jefferson
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The guy's tone is the pinnacle of condescending. It's not just you, it pisses me off too.

 

The kid has obviously not fished that much, and the father's trying to tell him what to do as if the kid already knows what he's talking about, which is not fair to him at all.

 

What would have been better is if he just decided to hell with the state pin for this fish, and just paddled over and gone "This is how you do it, next time when you get one this big you do it, it's no different than the others etc. . "

 

Sounds like overall, he wanted the pin more than his son did and he's basically fishing through his son.

Fishing through someone else less experienced does -not- qualify as teaching them.

Just as playing baseball, football, hockey, soccer, through someone else less experienced, does -not- qualify as teaching them.

 

 

I was at least hoping for some congratulations at the end. Nope.

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Based on the comments from the "dad", the kid has fished before, and at the very least has landed fish that same day.

 

The father might be thinking that he's teaching the kid to not be afraid of the situation and "do what you gotta do" to complete the task at hand.

He could have been a little more relaxed in his approach to this teaching experience, but maybe that's how he was taught?

 

I have taken kids fishing numerous times, and sometimes you have to understand that they are kids, and that you don't talk to them as if they are adultsperforming the same tasks. The surest way to turn a kid OFF of any activity is to continuosly belittle and berate them WHILE they are performing that activity. Dad may have thought he was helping his kid, but all he was doing was suggesting that he didn't have faith in his kids ability.

 

Hopefully the kid will develop his own sense of pride and exceed his dad's level of expertise in his own time!!!

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Ah that's pretty funny. I honestly didn't find Dad that obnoxious compared to what I've heard coaching baseball and football (from Moms!). Dad knew the kid was capable and needed to be pushed, can't analyze it any more than that without knowing them really. For all we know his Dad may have taken him to the local Dunkins or bait shop and proudly bragged about his kid to all who would listen, pumping up his boy's ego. I think he downplayed the size so the kid wouldn't be as nervous, but the next day you can be sure that kid was bragging about how he landed that monster all by himself. Man I miss those days...


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You know, encouragement is one thing.....but the tone and some of the sarcastic remarks are frustrating. I take my 3 kids fishing all the time...as a matter of fact, my 4 year old catches bass on fake bait frequently all on his own... It was always taught to me from my grandfather and me to my kids that fishing is about the kids and the relationship...the fish are what they are. When a big fish comes into play, it should be exciting rather than demanding.....i personally want my kids to remember me teaching them and having fun with some nice fish pics on the side so they will do the same with theirs. Just my opinion.

(*member formerly known as 'sheckman99')

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