Son has been begging to go surf fishing ever since our recent camping trip. I invited his best bud, Landon, to come along as he needs an escape from some family things that have unfortunately been weighing on him. He's a complete novice, never even held a fishing pole.
We hit the the beach. They body boarded for about an hour while I rigged up the rods and cut up the bait. Brought market shrimp as back up in case we couldn't find sand crabs. Gave Landon a quick, but an in depth lesson on the use of a spinning combo and hooking the bait. The fish gods were pleased with me, as Landon was the first to hook up, all on his own! I think I was more stoked than him! Lol!! Several "hell yeahs" and high 5s conveyed my excitement. UL spinning gear made the fight far more challenging, but they were legit winter time fish as the were consistently 10"-16". They landed about 15 fish with several missed bites in 2hrs of fishing.
Hearing my son tell his friend, "see fishing is so much fun!" and then hearing this reply, "when can we go again?" made my day
