Hello to all,

I am 48 I have a wife and 2 girls that I love spending time with on or off the water ( mostly on the water ) and my favorite places to fish are lake Anna and Smith Mountain lake here in Va for bass.

I have been fishing for as long as i can remember but I just got started chasing bass last year and I LOVE IT !!!

But my girls get bored when we go out, I am hoping that this forum will lead me in the direction to help me help them catch more fish.

As much as I love catching bass I love watching them catch bass 10 times more.

Any advise?

Welcome to BR.  Keep taking your girls out and make it a fun experience for them, and they'll be hooked sooner than you think.  My girl is only 1 so what do I know.  :-/

Well at least your getting her started early, Mine are 16 and 21 I am teaching them everything I know and it works but I guess its just going to be like fishing for the bass paicence, paicence, paicence But I know as soon as they hook their first big one its going to be great

Welcome.

Thanks,

Im looking forward to talking to all of you so far it has been a warm welcome its great!!

Welcome.

Thanks Bear

Welcome.

Always a pleasure to welcome a Virginia person to the site.

Fished One Fish Anna last weekend and partner and I caught 18 bass of which 9 were keepers. Came in 4th in the tournament.

As for keeping the girls' attention when fishing I have one suggestion:  Live bait.

After 5-minutes of no action their minds are far, far away.

So get some nightcrawlers and live minnows; a small #1 gold hook with long shank; put hook under a bobber on a spinning rig; and go fishing.

The girls will love it and get more interested in fishing until they get interested in boys. 

i'm new to lake anna this year as well.

that is one tough fishery.

As for keeping the girls' attention when fishing I have one suggestion: Live bait.

After 5-minutes of no action their minds are far, far away.

So get some nightcrawlers and live minnows; a small #1 gold hook with long shank; put hook under a bobber on a spinning rig; and go fishing.

The girls will love it and get more interested in fishing until they get interested in boys.

That's some great advice. 

Welcome aboard!

8-)

welcome to BR

Wow,

Thanks to all of you !!

Sam I also was on lake Anna last weekend and what a weekend it was,  It was like being on a bucking bronk but we did not have the success you and your partener did we cought 8 but all were in the 4 pound range, And how many were in the tournament? We launched from Sturgeon creek and couldnt find a place to park .

Congrads on your fourth place finish I hope to some day join you all and compete sounds like a lot of fun.

Chris,

Where do you go to on lake Anna to do most of your fishing ?

Most all of my fishing is done in the Dukes creek area and rockland area,  Lots of good structure!!!!

What kind of tackle are you using ?

Road Warrior & Sam,

You both have missed the boat on telling me about getting the girls interested in fishing before they get interested in boys.

That ship sailed long ago ;D

But thanks for the advise its great !!!

Rebel,

Thanks it sure feels good to be here

Hello and welcome from Kansas.

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Welcome Home!

Welcome to BR!

welcome!!! plenty of members from VA here!!  8-)

Welcome to BR from Sunny CA. There's lots of great people and information here so pull up a chair and stick around for awhile!

Welcome aboard.