Had 11 year old angler Zach and his grandpa with me for a 1/2 day trip today. We were fishing Lake Fork Twitch Worms and I told him if I got a bite, I'd feed the fish slack and let him take my rod to feel what a bite is like, then have him set the hook and reel him in. Not long after, I felt one pick up and handed it over to Zach. He fights it like a champ and looks at the bass in amazement saying, "that's huge, it's my biggest bass ever!". I told him that with a little luck, he'd catch a bigger one before the end of the trip.

Zach picked up his rod again, casts out and a few seconds later, he sets the hook. The spinning rod and 12 lb FluoroHybrid Pro line aren't moving at all, so I figure he hooked a tree. On guide trips, that�s usually a safe assumption. About 2 seconds later it is clearly not a tree and his reel starts screaming as drag is going out. Then the fish rocketed to the top and jumps. All 3 of us uttered statements to the effect of �that�s huge� and I scrambled to the net. After a little complaining that his arms are starting to hurt , Zach pulled this 7 lb 12 oz tall but skinny supermodel to the boat. He went on to put on a worm fishing clinic the rest of the afternoon. Kid definitely has skillz! All smiles the rest of the day for Zach, grandpa and the guide. Good times!

AWESOME,

Thanks for posting this Tom.

All smiles and a great story..

that's great. good story Tom....rick

A day to remember !

Wow, that is awesome. Excellent job! take care.

randy

Awesome job!!!

He sure was excited Tom!

Great job, congrats to Zach!!

congrats to your clients....he is one happy camper with a day to remember for the rest of his life...

Nice Fish!

Thanks to grandpa for getting the youngsters out!

my boy is three right now, I am so waiting until he can go with me in the boat. then maybe catch some fish

the smile says it all...he is hooked, great job tom

nice

thats awesome, and one Heck of a bass.

A day to remember forever!!! Way to go Zach