Bobber Fishing 4 Year Old?

[glock23-21]

bin a while now but i remember most but is their any tricks or any thing to catching crappie blue gill so on my boys 4 and im trying to get him excited about fishing i know use mil worms n worms but is their any thing els a 4 year old could really use mite be dumb to post or not get read but its worth a shot...

[Grey Wolf]

Your DNR will probably have a stocked childrens pond that your kids will catch a lot of fish , bass included.

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[joshholmes]

well from what i could understand of that, you should be fine with worms

[fishingkidPA]

small roostertails are always fun for little kids. they always get to cast and reel.they can catch some sunfish, crappie, and bass off of those.

[slonezp]

Worms, hotdogs, minnows. Try using circle hooks. They kind of set themselves when being reeled in. Tough to keep a 4 year olds attention. Might be tough taking him out on the new boat for more than a couple hours. You might be better from shore, pack a lunch and bring a bat and ball or something in case he gets bored.

[VolFan]

Worm and bobber someplace with lots of fish, small is fine. Watching that bobber go seems to keep them interested. Special "fishing" snacks ( i like twinkies and Mt Dew, we're not doing it for our health) to keep them jazzed, and don't get upset if they're more intersted in chasing a frog.

[Stasher1]

One more thing to remember- Leave YOUR rods and reels at home. It's all about the little one having a good time. You'll be spending the majority of your time replacing worms, so you won't get to make more than a couple casts anyway.

ETA: I like to use snap swivels and snelled leaders when taking the little ones out fishing. Kida that young are typically a little slow setting the hook, so a bunch of them will swallow the hook. When that happens I just snip the line and replace the leader.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I started my daughters out on bobbers with small circle hooks and minnows or shiners for bait. Just don't bring any rods for yourself and let them fish. You'll find that it's just as much fun helping them catch fish as it is for you to catch fish.

Bring your camera.

[kms399]

I took my kids out this morning, they are 5 and 2. we started of with worms and a bobber and caught fish till they got bored, then I broke out my rod and tried to catch something bigger while they played around in the boat trying to grab weeds and playing with some of the sunnies we caught (when we catch sunnies I put them in a small cooler filled with water and let the kids mess with them before we throw them back) after they get bored i break out the snacks and I keep fishing, I got in around 45 minutes of bass fishing, then we went and caught a bunch more sunnies. in all we were out for 4 hours, the kids had a blast and they couldn't wait to tell mom about all the fish they caught.

the first few times we went out I didn't get to fish at all, it was still to new but the more often we go the kids are able to entertain them selves and whenever I catch a bigger fish I give my son the rod and let him reel it in.

this morning I asked them what we should do and both yelled lets go fishing! I love it, it is totally worth all the tangled lines.

[heyitskirby]

Remembering the way I was taught as a kid. As they get older...keep instilling in them that the fish can hear you when they talk....that way they stay quiet.

I tried to teach my wife this, but she knows better.

[glock23-21]

Remembering the way I was taught as a kid. As they get older...keep instilling in them that the fish can hear you when they talk....that way they stay quiet.

I tried to teach my wife this, but she knows better.

lol thats the best advice wonder if mine knows.... but thanks to the rest too for the advice..