My 13 year old cousin has been begging me to go fishing so I finally got around to taking him today, we couldn't buy a bass bite all day! We tried everything... I saw he was disappointed so I went to a spot where I knew for a fact we would catch bowfin and jacks and he landed probably 15 of those so he had fun. I just wish he could have got a bass!

Mudfish do put up a good fight, but they will destroy a bunch of gear.  I have straightened more hooks on mudfish then any other.  I bet he had a ball fighting them.  10 to12 pounds is not uncommon down here.

Yup, mudfish are fun to catch for sure!