JRammit Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 thought i would post this here... just seems fitting 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Ha! - good job JR Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 When you see their Joy it makes it all worth it, and like you say, it's a heap of fun. Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrecord Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Way to go! It's great for the kids. Now - idea for you. Take kids and toy boat to "fishing place way beyond public casting reach." Tie on a deep diving lure onto your fishing rod and reel with lots of line. Hook line into some pull-away attachment on toy boat. "Clothes pin?" Let kids run boat over to other side with your lure attached. You jerk and pull away and retrieve your lure hopefully catching something that never saw a lure before. Kids retrieve toy boat and get net ready. = Win Win for kids. For you it may allow you to get in some serious casts. Long No Fishing/No Swimming Buoys, unmarked Logs/Booms in front of dams and similar legal but out of the box places might be fun. Good for you and the kids. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Way to go! It's great for the kids. Now - idea for you. Take kids and toy boat to "fishing place way beyond public casting reach." Tie on a deep diving lure onto your fishing rod and reel with lots of line. Hook line into some pull-away attachment on toy boat. "Clothes pin?" Let kids run boat over to other side with your lure attached. You jerk and pull away and retrieve your lure hopefully catching something that never saw a lure before. Kids retrieve toy boat and get net ready. = Win Win for kids. For you it may allow you to get in some serious casts. Long No Fishing/No Swimming Buoys, unmarked Logs/Booms in front of dams and similar legal but out of the box places might be fun. Good for you and the kids. John i think i see where youre goin w that.... i could do something similar... we catch alot of bluegill with a fly and bobber.. . maybe i put a line tie on the next boat and use it as replacement for the bobber...... now he's "trolling" for bluegill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrecord Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Just a suggestion to get the kids away from the electrical boxes and gee-haws and games and such. But around my house, kids are different people. The toy fishing boat worked with son and one grandson, but not number two. Oops forgot to mention. 1. Battery went out and boat floated down river halting fishing and initiating recovery. 2. Battery went out on lake and wind blew it up canyon and had to go get it in the boat. 3. Boys were fishing, I forgot to bring boat to hand and we had to wait for wind to blow it to shore. We learned battery maintenance. LOL Enjoy Fishing with the kids! John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don-Art Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Do a web search for put put boats. You can make them yourself fairly easily. They propel themselves and emit a put put sound. Need some adult supervision to run. But the kids would have a great time. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted August 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Hmm... That is pretty clever... Steam power eh??...... Wonder where this might lead my crazy brain?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don-Art Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 They look fairly simple and easy to construct. I noticed that there are some YouTube videos of the put put boats. I think that the kids would have fun with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
