By: Rick Greene
Today started off just like most of the other days this month, that is dull and deary with a chance of showers. It quickly changed to a more upbeat kind of day when the grandkids asked to go fishing. We were not long packing a lunch and getting tackle and safety gear into the boat. We hooked up the Sierra and headed for Eel River. My son backed us in and two minutes later we were fishing. There were already a couple of boats in there when we arrived but we were into the fish almost immediately. Fan casting a number three silver Blue Fox in-line spinner produced numerous fish that averaged about 14-15 inches. Not a lot of big fish but lots of numbers which is what it takes to keep the kids busy and their interest high. The medium action Crucials are ideal for tossing these little spinners and provide lots of action for the kids when they hook up.
When the Blue Fox bite tapered off we switched to tubes for a slower presentation. We would cast upstream at a forty five degree angle and let the tube roll along the bottom. This was ideal for picking up the less aggressive fish and also netted my grandson a nice three pounder. Kids and fishing, it doesn’t get much better than that.
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