05-14-2007, 04:32 PM
Welcome aboard Cheechat. Thanks for your excellent question. As you can see, everyone has one type of answer or another.
I grew up around fishing ever since I could walk. The blood and guts never bothered me.
When I was teaching my son, I simply explained to him the process of hook to pan.
1. Catch Fish. 2. Place in bucket, on stringer or other means of storage. 3. Take home for dinner. 4. Clean and or Fillet. 5. cook. 6. Eat.
He stated to me that he saw all but the cleaning process. So I showed him. My son was 4 at the time and thought that it was really neat to see.
He is now 18 and one of the best Deckhands on a Commercial Fishing boat. He can fillet a few hundred fish and a very short time.[cool]
For your kid, I would present it to him as a process to enjoy the yummy fish on the table.[
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I grew up around fishing ever since I could walk. The blood and guts never bothered me.
When I was teaching my son, I simply explained to him the process of hook to pan.
1. Catch Fish. 2. Place in bucket, on stringer or other means of storage. 3. Take home for dinner. 4. Clean and or Fillet. 5. cook. 6. Eat.
He stated to me that he saw all but the cleaning process. So I showed him. My son was 4 at the time and thought that it was really neat to see.
He is now 18 and one of the best Deckhands on a Commercial Fishing boat. He can fillet a few hundred fish and a very short time.[cool]
For your kid, I would present it to him as a process to enjoy the yummy fish on the table.[
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