Some of the best bluegill fishing ever !

But I was mostly only in the audience ..... :yikes
sure was fun though , man did they ketch some fish .
a few small bass and bluegill and red ear and even a dandy ole timer hybrid sunfish too ....
lots of bent rods and banter about who got the biggest fish ...rotfl
grandson said he was gunna ketch one bigger than him ....:yikes
wife said yep , he for sure has your dna ....:Rofl
still have not convinced my grandson to hold a fish as of yet and it seems to be a concern for his dad , but he does "pet" them some and always wants to let them go back into the water ....:cheers2
and although the red ear in the first image does not appear to be a whale fish , it ALMOST took the rod from him .....LOL ...
KABOOM is the word :highfive
p.s. we had 4 fish on at the same time at one spot we visited , mine was purely accidental as I only had my jig in the water while I was helping the family ketch fish ...pretty darn good fun for sure ....:cheers2

Mighty fine catches. Them fish certainly brought out the smiles

Making memories!

Just look at the smiles! Fun times and good memories. Awesome job Ketchn. :highfive

Heck Yea!!!! they did awesome, and holding the fish, I wouldn't concern myself with that too much, I would do exactly what you did, concentrate on everybody else having a GREAT time, Good Job Grandpa:ThumbsUp

That’s living the best life! Memories that will last a lifetime!

Never mind their smiles, you should see mine right now. Excellent job Mister!! Little man doesn’t know what to do with himself. Thanks for taking us along.

Chips of the ole block fer sur! Thanks for sharing

Lot of potential there. Be proud.

Nice catch. And Mini had a couple of nice ones. Now I understand where the tangled mess came from!
Bob

Great job Ketchn. All the Kids ketchn and smiles all around. I wouldn't worry too much about him not wantin' to hold the fish at this stage, He'll be grabbin'them and removin' the hook himself soon enough...Congrats and thank you for the ride along...

it aint me worrying bout holding them fisheez , its his dad , he is a country boy since time began and a true Texas rancher , he lives the outdoor life , but as stated the lil one is only 4 and probably knows a fish can fin ya .....
next time I will bring some fish pliers and try it that way first , when mini was 3 a gill finned her and it took a couple a years for her to want to EVEN try and ketch another one , never mind holding it ,,,,,:banghead

Fun trip for everyone. One of my favorite fishing trips ever was with a bus load of fifth graders on a class field trip and never made a cast. Have a couple grandsons under 2 years old and will try next year to get them started since I was 2 when I caught my first fish and I even remember details of that trip. Dad hooked a small bass and let me reel it in. I thought it was a giant at the time. My earliest memory I was fishing.

Good memory! I honestly don’t think I can remember 2.
Bob
PS Truth be told, now I’m having trouble with yesterday!
B

I’m with ya Bob. I was four when Dad took my brother and I and I got to catch tiny sunnies while my big brother, 3 years older, got to go for whatever. Sunnies and bread started many folks on a lifetime passion.

I had to be 4 to go in the boat to the salt water with my dad because of mom is worried syndrome….
The neighbor didn’t ever invite me again, him and my dad used live shrimp , ketched not much ….
Put me in the back with frozen shrimp and to this day it is clear as a bell ….
The neighborhood folks went bananas when my dad dumped the ice chest in the driveway….
I filled it up with all kinds of fish and was giving the older anglers instructions on how to ketch fish ….:Rofl
My dad was in the shocked mode so many species bit frozen shrimp ….
He grew up in Galveston and said this ,,,,, never seen anyone ketch a Spanish mackerel on frozen shrimp :Rofl