Something about a man and his dog going fishing..

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Took my boy Womack out fishing for the first time ever today. He is 3 and just now getting calm enough to do stuff like go fishing. He was nervous at first but got the hang of it pretty good. He did mess up my 1 picture fish. Not sure if it was the fish splashing around, or me grabbing the net, but just as I did, it sounded like someone threw the entire toilet in the lake. Looked back and he was completely under water. Big doofus. Managed to land the bass, weigh it, dump it all before he got back to the boat. Got soaked getting him back in the boat, but at least I didn't have to go swimming after him. Water temp was 58 and air temp was 46. That would have ended my day. Bass was 5.95. Sure wish I would have had time for a pic. Oh well. 

This was just before the event happened:

Jeff

BTW- old timer on the lake was across from me about 45 yards hollering if I needed him to take a pic when he heard the bass thrashing in the water. Just about the time I said no I heard him start laughing at the whole situation. It is funny now, I guess....

[NorcalBassin]

Any time I'm headed out on a solo trip I try to take my Golden. Definitely have to keep an eye on him due to his affinity for jumping in the water (just like yours!), but it's well worth the little extra work. He's pretty entertaining and keeps things light with his knack for being just the right amount of goofy.

[Darren.]

If I could take my dog(s) out on my kayak,
I would. Priceless pic.

[Bluebasser86]

3 hours ago, Darren. said:

If I could take my dog(s) out on my kayak,
I would. Priceless pic.

I take my Golden out in mine. Makes it so I can't take a crate in the back, but it does draw some attention for sure. 

Cassidee is a vet at the whole boat thing now that she's been doing it for a couple years. It's funny because she's a different dog on land versus what she's like in the boat. She's a nut when we get to the ramp and while I'm strapping the boat down to leave, mainly chasing her tennis ball. Then as soon as we get in the boat she lays down or just stands next to you and watches. Very rarely does she get excited about anything in the boat unless someone picks her ball up. Never had her jump in from the boat either. Fall in yes, but she's never jumped in. 

Her first time meeting a bass at 4 months old.

And now showing how excited she usually gets about one of my catches.

[Darren.]

6 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I take my Golden out in mine. Makes it so I can't take a crate in the back, but it does draw some attention for sure. 

Cassidee is a vet at the whole boat thing now that she's been doing it for a couple years. It's funny because she's a different dog on land versus what she's like in the boat. She's a nut when we get to the ramp and while I'm strapping the boat down to leave, mainly chasing her tennis ball. Then as soon as we get in the boat she lays down or just stands next to you and watches. Very rarely does she get excited about anything in the boat unless someone picks her ball up. Never had her jump in from the boat either. Fall in yes, but she's never jumped in. 

Her first time meeting a bass at 4 months old.

And now showing how excited she usually gets about one of my catches.

That's so cool!

[buzzed bait]

something about a man and his dog, period....  if you both can manage to go fishing together too, priceless!!  Some are calm and some go nuts!  My dude Tripp was born for it, loves it and gets mad if i leave him behind!!  He really is quite calm on the kayak too, he loves staring down into the water.

Here's his "headed to the lake face"!!

 

[Bluebasser86]

23 minutes ago, buzzed bait said:

something about a man and his dog, period....  if you both can manage to go fishing together too, priceless!!  Some are calm and some go nuts!  My dude Tripp was born for it, loves it and gets mad if i leave him behind!!  He really is quite calm on the kayak too, he loves staring down into the water.

Here's his "headed to the lake face"!!

 

Man, I see that same face every time we're going to the lake. Cassidee pouts for week if I leave her behind and won't hardly look at me. I wish she was small enough, or had the balance to sit on the front of the yak so I could put my crate in the back. 

[buzzed bait]

8 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Man, I see that same face every time we're going to the lake. Cassidee pouts for week if I leave her behind and won't hardly look at me. I wish she was small enough, or had the balance to sit on the front of the yak so I could put my crate in the back. 

one thing that really helped on my old kayak was i had a small triangular piece of outdoor carpet i would slide up under my bungees.  Really helped him get a good grip which kept his balance, without the carpet he was in the water more than he was out!  You can actually see that carpet in the one pic with that hog!

Really wish i had a setup like you or Jeff's boat, my dog wouldn't know what to do with himself if he had that much room to roam around!

[Dwight Hottle]

You might have to install a tuna door to get him back in Jeff. LOL. Having your best buddy with you while fishing is priceless.

[Jar11591]

2 hours ago, buzzed bait said:

something about a man and his dog, period....  if you both can manage to go fishing together too, priceless!!  Some are calm and some go nuts!  My dude Tripp was born for it, loves it and gets mad if i leave him behind!!  He really is quite calm on the kayak too, he loves staring down into the water.

Here's his "headed to the lake face"!!

 

I've seen a few pictures of your dog on here now, and I'm always amazed how much he looks like my dog haha 

[Raul]

Dogs, what can be more common and ordinary than taking your dog fishing ?

Look who I take fishing:

First he makes me purchase the stuff, later he comes with me to try it, only problem is he´s never satisfied.

[Redlinerobert]

Dogs and fishing just seem to go together. 

[lo n slo]

classic

took my jack russell (RIP) out once. he seemed to like the boat ride and enjoyed waching the bass thrash around in the water whenever i'd catch one. maybe he was a bit too comfortable because he would not be still and finally went overboard as we were running down the lake. i did a quick 180 and managed to scoop him up before, God forbid, he went under. when WE got home, mama said, "LAST TIME!" 

[Jar11591]

 

Only brought my pup out once with me, but she seemed to love it. She napped the whole time except for when I would bring fish in the boat. She is actually scared of live fish, but makes an awesome fishing buddy. Plan on bringing her out a lot more this year as I will have more space in my craft.