I'm turning 46 this year and I have decided my goal is this...

I will make d**n sure that the Tackle I leave my grandson (When I ever get a grandson) will be 10x better than the tackle I received from my grand dad!

That'll keep the Monkey Alive!!!!!!!!!

Its not the gear, its the stories and memories that go with it imo. They just will want cash to buy their own anyway

Wait until you get a grandson and take him fishing, it is an experience. I will admit it was tough at first but if you do it right you'll not only have a grandson but a fishing buddy for life! I consider myself lucky as my grandson got into fishing, he likes it so much that he even had me make copies of my Angling Edge Videos for him, he comes to my house after school to help make lures and I don't even ask, he just shows up and says" pop pop, can we make some jigs or spinnerbaits today? I got an idea for a pattern while doing school work". He is AWESOME!!

My wife was an avid fisher and we took our grandson fishing when he was around 7yrs. old. He's now a dyed in the wool fisherman! He started with spinning equipment and now fishes almost exclusively with fly fishing gear. He's a high school coach so he's off during the summer :respect-059: . He travels to fly fishing seminars and learns about the different types of insects and how to match his flies to what the fish are eating. He sure won't inherit any $400 rods or reels or $50,000 bass boats. What he will inherit is some good practical blue collar fishing gear that will work for quite a while. He may inherit a 17.5 Bass Tracker unless I manage to sink it before I sink myself

Getting a child interested in fishing is one of the best things you can pass on.

By that time everyone will have a chip in their head that interphases with the latest Curado, eliminating all backlashes by just thinking about it.....

"Soilent green is people!!!"

I started fishing with my father about 1950, several times a week for nearly 40 years, both fresh and saltwater. Compared to what I'm using today his gear was junk, technology has made great improvements and I'm sure it will continue. When my dad passed away my mother threw out his gear, I was never so happy in my life, hope my wife does the same, my grandson can buy what he wants.

I received some gear from my grandfather I considered junk. Put it in an auction and found out other people felt differently.

I have some old lures and 2 original Silaflex(pre Browning) rods from my grandfather, a couple pics and a ton of memories. The stainless steel rods and OLD baitcasters that I learned with were in the trash when gramps was still alive. He was always buying the latest and greatest. No grandkids yet, but I guarantee they'll be fishing as soon as they learn how to swim. (My rules)

I was just thinking about the rods and reels that I have bought for my kids(and tackle). It's a signifigant improvement over what I had.

My Grandfather did a lot of fishing with a cane pole when he was alive.