i am the other side of this conversation....my mom would take me to the pond behind the house when us kids were home from school....now that we fast forward 30 yrs, it is me taking them fishing again....it's funny to watch them watch me and learn all they can from me.....i do not have kids of my own and to see them catch the fish makes me the happiest...we are coming down in april and as i've said before...i don't really care if i catch "the big one" as long as they do...my father was always more interested in hot rods until i took him to kentucky lake...he still talks about that trip and is pumped to be going back...so as a "son" i can say that being with your parents in a boat...on the lake..is something i will always treasure...best of luck to you and to your son in his journey to college....ps: save us a couple crappie???? lol