How to Bond Over Pole Fishing
Fishing is a relaxing experience that can provide you and your family with plenty of excitement, especially when one of you catches the "big" one. There is also another aspect of pole fishing that offers you and your loved ones something more valuable than anything else: the time you spend bonding.
- Decide where you and your family want to go spend the day. If you know of any spots where plenty of fish are, choose these places, especially if you are taking younger children.
- Pack a picnic lunch to enjoy. Bring other activities for your children to do, such as coloring books, puzzles or games, just in case your children get bored. Bring snacks, drinks, spare clothes and make sure you dress the children appropriately. For instance, if it is chilly out, it will be even colder near the water, so dress your children in layers.
- Leave bright and early in the morning, after the kids wake up. If you take the children too late, you risk them being crabby and losing interest.
- Sit the children down in chairs that are comfortable for them.
- Ask them to help you fish, if they are too small to actually fish for themselves. If not, set them up with everything they need to fish. Offer guidance whenever possible, so they benefit from your experience.
- Ask them about their education, their plans, their friends, their extracurricular activities and their plans for the future.
- Talk about general subjects as well, like the types of fish in the water and the picturesque scenery.
- Congratulate a catch each time to make the experience more fun.