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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Ice On The Pond

By Lorraine

Usually the pond at this park is full of Canadian geese, ducks, children, walkers and dogs. On this cold, March morning last week, I was alone except for a man and his dog.
Over the years, Daddy/PopPop has spent many hours here with our daughter, Abbey and grandson, Jared as they baited their little fishing rods with worms they dug up in the back yard. The sunnies would bite almost as soon as the hook hit the water.

John spent most of his time putting worms on the hook and taking fish off the hook!
While building this post I was reminded of the above photo taken on the bank
of this pond when Jared was younger.
Sweet moments!
♥
How to Catch Sunnies
(from eHow)

Sunnies (Sunfish) are small fish (3 to 7 inches in length) that are usually very abundant in freshwater ponds and lakes. Fishing for sunnies is great fun for children and can be a great family activity.

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Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

  • rod and reel with fishing line
  • a small hook
  • a float (bobber)
  • bait
  1. Step 1

    Attach a small hook to the end of the fishing line.

  2. Step 2

    Attach a float (bobber) 1′ to 4′ from the hook.

  3. Step 3

    Put bait on the hook. Sunnies are not picky eaters. Some typical bait used to catch sunnies is dough, bread, worms, and small bait fish. Personally, I prefer dough because it is easy to find and easy to use.

  4. Step 4

    Cast (if need be) the line into the water.

  5. Step 5

    Let it sit. When a fish takes the bait and gets hooked, the float will go under water. Then reel it in.

  6. Step 6

    Sunfish

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    Sunfish

    A good method for removing the fish from the hook is to grab the hook with a pliers (a needle nose pliers works best) and twist and shake it so that the fish falls off. Sometimes it is necessary to hold the fish and work the hook out.

Visit Hey Harriet’s Shadow Shot Sunday for lots of fun shadow photos!
   

Filed Under: Family, Uncategorized Tagged With: Childhood Memories, Grandchildren

Comments

  1. Ann says

    March 14, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    Nice story and I love the photo

    Reply
  2. Michelle says

    March 14, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    Nice shadow shots and we, too, love catching the sunnies!! The poem was beautiful!

    Reply
  3. hip chick says

    March 14, 2010 at 11:22 am

    Great pictures. I used to love catching sunnies! So much fun.

    Reply
  4. sarayutouched says

    March 13, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    lovely pictures and memories…

    Reply
  5. Mary Lou Rutledge says

    March 13, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    I love the Gaither words. . It seems to be so very true. WE live on a small lake and take our Grands fishing too. Such wonder and joy.
    God loves you

    Reply
  6. Cindy (Letters From Midlife) says

    March 13, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    I enjoyed the photos and the story about fishing!

    Reply

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