My son and his wife offered to take me fishing last night. My back pain acted up so I sat and watched them. The fish were hitting the bugs on the topwater. My daughter in law was throwing a chartreuse crank but I told her to switch to a panther Martin spinfly dressed. As the rain started she caught a pickerel. On her first cast. She was shocked that a lure change and picking the correct lure for the conditions and action could do this. I'm thinking the bass are on the beds by now. It's a good feeling to be passing the knowledge to her. She's a killer with a torpedo too. The kids are grown up and still fun to fish with. Fishing with the family doesn't get any better.

Do you have any family fishing stories to share?

Everything I've learned my grandfather taught me. Knots, baits, how to handle a boat etc. My dad and bros aren't into fishing which is sort of a shame, although last fall my dad came out on the bay striper fishing w us. We only caught shorts, it was cold and rainy but it was good to be out there sharing a beer w them.