>>1612608reporting back from volunteering to teach people to fish
>kid and mom>no dad, both black>they ask if they can get help because they have no idea what they're doing, i oblige>they're both scared of the bait>i bait their hook, show them how to cast and explain what im doing>gently bring the rod behind you to ~2 oclock>press and hold the button>flick the rod forward, let go of the button at 10 oclock>reel in, hand the spincast combo to the kid>he whips the rod back and forward, hooking his mom's shirt>i did my best to get the hook out, but it left a small hole from being shoved in with such force>i cast out for him and hand him the rod>"keep your rod tip low and when the bobber goes under, give the rod a little yank back to set the hook">the kid watches the bobber move 10 feet, then reels in an empty hook>it's okay, here, i'll show you>cast out, set the hook, let him reel it in. he gets scared of the fish>"holy heck is that a piranha! i don't wanna get bit">explain bluegill don't really have teeth, show him in the mouth it's just sandpaper-y>the mom winds up taking a picture with it>show her how to hold it without getting poked, she picks it up and puts it in the water>try to get the kid fishing for about 15 minutes, he either can't figure out how to cast or set a hook, or intentionally didn't want to learn but didn't feel like he could say anything>"is there a way to catch smaller fish?" he asks>"absolutely, with one of these">pull a half dozen soft hackles out of my pocket along with a pack of maggots, ask if he wants to try it, he does.>tie on the fly, tip it with a single maggot>he finally hooks a fish, probably by accident>he doesn't land it>as if he wants me to hook it for him again>"yeah i guess">hook him a fish, he lands it, his mom gets a picture of him with his fish>she's happy they caught anything>it starts raining we pack it in, i give her a few flies as souvenirsi guess i did what i was supposed to?
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