Show Us your young Fishing Kid Pics

I would really like to see some of you guys younger and what you looked like back in the day. I will start it off. The pic shown is me at 12 years old on a lake called Clark Hill Res. on the SC side. I remember this day well myself, my brother, and mother were on vacation and hammering them pitching a 1/16 th pink and white hair jig along the shaded docks at the boat dock marina. LOL I remember other folks coming into the marina and saw my family whacking them...and they joined right in saying we never even knew there was this many crappie below the dock. We had another filled stringer after this pic was taken. I thank goodness my mom at least took this one, as at my age I did'nt realize the importance of a Picture. It hangs on the hallway wall at my moms house along with a Pic of my brother holding up his stringer. It's funny how my mom placed the pic's of me and my brother towards each other in the Hallway. I am wearing my Jr High football shirt in the Pic.
If you look close you can see a Old green faced Johnson reel and pole laying on the dock and my ole trusty Rapala fillet knife hooked to my pants belt loop. This was the first time that I really realized the importance of shade and how crappie relate to it. I learned a valuable lesson on that Marina dock in South Carolina.LOL Show us a Pic of your child hood and tell us a story about it.:biggrin
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[ATTACH]167223[/ATTACH. This was me back in the good ol days when me and dad fished every weekend both with 1 man boats a jig pole and just a few jigs!! That's how I learnt what I know now

Here is a few don't have any of me but her is me and my boy

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Nice Pics. keep them coming. I would like to see some of you Ole C.com vets back in the day. LOL

dont have any from when i was young , theres some photos at my parents house in an old album but dont have any to share!!! love looking at the old pics though brings back allot of good memories!!!!!

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Here is my son, Travis 's first good fish from the Golden pond...

Okies don't haft to be a fishing pic if you don't have one...Any pic of you as Kid will do. Lets see em.

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Me in my chubby stage in life! That went away for about 20yrs, but then came back quickly after that! Lmbo!

Awesome Pics Lowepro...Man you obviously led a blessed life as a child. Wish I had more outdoor pics like that back in the day.

I have always been huge on photos and have really racked them up over the years. Growing up we had no money and bare minimum equipment. My dad wasnt a pro, but that didnt keep him from trying his best with me. He took me every minute he had off. Too bad the cancer took him from me when i was young, but i guarentee i had more than a lifetime of memories compared to any other kids around here with thier fathers. Great man, i appreciate him every day, and it really makes me smile to see photos of people on here with thier kids or someone else's kids. Crappie.com is a great family! Im proud to be associated with you guys.

CP, these go back as far as I could find. I thought I was grown, but in hind site I was just a kid. Great post, brings back great memories!
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1984
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1986
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1989
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1990 - Alaska

Awesome photos man! Im jealous of the alaska trip n thats my dream trip!

Very kool Pics of you as a young man and Kid...That Alaska Pic is Awesome. That was part of my thought to get members to get their photo albums out and take a look back... and share it with us. Thanks Todd.

Thank you CP. Gwen and I have really enjoyed going back in time! That stream was absolutely FULL of fish. I remember like it was yesterday.

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Here's one of the three of my youngest today with rods deployed....

ok heres a few of my daughter who is now 18 and will be starting her freshman year of college this fall!Attachment 167469yAttachment 167470she actually caught 17 crappie that day vertical jigging and was only 6 years old!!! great memories!!!!

Nice Pics Greg she is a cutee to be proud of. I see that beard n Stach was a lil darker back then Partner.:biggrin

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I like the expression on the boys face. Good job Bill.

Here's a few pics of pics in my mom's photo albums. Some aren't really clear, but you should be able to see what is what.
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Here's my dad & uncle with some bass back in 1970. Fish probably caught at Cox Creek Lake in Leola.

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Here's one of me and Mom in 1974. Fish probably came from Cox Creek Lake.

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Here's me & my dad back in 1976. Fish were caught at Cox Creek Lake.

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Here's me after an Arkansas River trip on the hood of my uncle's new 1977 Jeep. *I remember that trip distinctly.

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Here I am with a tiny crappie over at the Arkansas River near Pine Bluff, probably in 1977 or 1978.

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Here I am in 1978 or 1979, my dad got a new 1978 silver Ford truck that I see behind me. Those fish probably came from Lake Conway. *100% 70's, look at that shirt, jeans, and Starsky shoes.

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This bass was caught at White Oak Lake near Camden in 1983.

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Here's me, a big crappie, and Mr. T. Probably taken in 1983 or 1984.

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Here's me and my grandmother, Flossie Cox, after a trip to Pine Lake near Camden in 1985. She loved to fish!

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Here's me with a White Oak Lake bass. Picture taken by my girlfriend in 1987. *Sporting the mullet!

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Here's me & Dad after a White Oak Lake afternoon trip in 1988. I'm holding mine, he's holding his. *Why did I think that hair was cool?

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Here are three of my dad from around 1989 or 1990. Caught at White Oak Lake.

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Here's one of my two favorite uncles, Bill & Doc Stratton. Those two old men were very special to me and were legendary crappie fishermen. This picture was from 1990 and was taken on the dock of my uncles' cabin on White Oak Lake. That crappie went over 2 pounds, just the right size "to make a turd" as Uncle Doc used to say.

I hope these pics come through fairly clear. I enjoyed looking them up at my mom's house. Brought back lots of memories of people who are no longer here from days gone by. Thanks for starting this thread. I love it! GTT

Picture was taken probably 62 years ago when a can of worms and cane pole was the bait and rod of choice......


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WOW!!! great Pics Guys. Bill that young man is your Kin folk no doubt. When I see him I can see you standing there long ago. Great pics guys keep em coming.

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WOW!!! great Pics Guys. Bill that young man is your Kin folk no doubt. When I see him I can see you standing there long ago. Great pics guys keep em coming.

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I don't have any pics of me catching fish. Back then, we couldn't afford a camera.

It ain't always been easy!!!! :)

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This was the other day on brewer with my 3 year old daughter

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Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

I don't have any pics of me catching fish. Back then, we couldn't afford a camera.

It ain't always been easy!!!! :)

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I think I have one picture that has already been posted on the forum a couple times at least. I do remember my first fish. 1966, came out of what they call the "seep" ditch. bluegill on a worm and the pole was a willow limb. I reckon we didn't own a rod and reel. Maybe not even a cane pole. Buried its remains at the corner of the house under a rose bush.

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Great idea for a thread Crappiepro, thanks. I fished a lot as a youngster and have some great memories. Wish I had the pictures.

1st fish ever caught by me. It was 1983 and I was 7. I'm the one in the middle with the big smile.
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This was my grandson's first boat ride, he's 2. Mom won't let me take him fishing yet. Attachment 168834Attachment 168835The alien looking guy is me, my hat had blown off, and my beautiful daughter, who basically quit hunting and fishing when the kids came along but promised me she'll go with me the next time we come down. I'm gonna hold her to it.

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