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Title: Bailey's first jack
Post by: wesfish on September 20, 2011, 06:41:51 PM: headed out with my 6yo son today down the coast, we used manns stretch 5+ and caught a few lil bream,flatty and trevs but the standout for the day was bailey landing his first jack, only a 37cm but hey it took me 18years for one much smaller then that ;D i was very proud when he asked if he could let it go so he can get him when he is much bigger :youbeauty
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: StevenM on September 20, 2011, 06:49:10 PM: Great stuff

hey how's the net go?
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: aussiebasser on September 20, 2011, 07:23:36 PM: Great stuff Wes.
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: wesfish on September 20, 2011, 07:49:57 PM: Quote from: Member on September 20, 2011, 06:49:10 PM
Great stuff

hey how's the net go?
they go all right on the yak, very handy size..
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: beau on September 20, 2011, 08:06:51 PM: Well done wes :thumbsup
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: johnv on September 20, 2011, 09:13:07 PM: Quote
i was very proud when he asked if he could let it go so he can get him when he is much bigger

Twenty years ago it woulda been unthinkable for an adult to say that. If kids are thinking that way you're doing something right Wes. :thanks
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: Novice on September 20, 2011, 09:41:39 PM: Quote from: Member on September 20, 2011, 07:49:57 PM
they go all right on the yak, very handy size..

I agree , size of the net is great for the yak . Good stuff with the Jack.

Cheers,
Dave.
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: takrat on September 20, 2011, 09:51:35 PM: Mate, all i can say is; "great bit of parenting"
JD
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: Johnny Mitchell on October 01, 2011, 01:27:10 PM: :)
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: fishbrain on October 31, 2012, 01:30:09 PM: Well Done Bailey , good onya Wes he looks pretty chuffed !
Cheers Brad
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: Red Hunter on November 01, 2012, 12:37:34 PM: Well done , very nice Jack for a little bloke .
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: Binder on November 01, 2012, 03:54:39 PM: beautiful colours in him.
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: Barney on November 02, 2012, 08:15:02 AM: Good onya young fella :)
And good on dad for instilling good values :)

Barney.
Title: Re: Bailey's first jack
Post by: aussiebasser on November 02, 2012, 08:54:58 PM: Wow, Bailey's got a years worth of congrats out of that Jack! Awesome work!