Re: NANFA-- Future Member

B.G. Granier (bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net)
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:27:47 -0500

Hey Harry,

It sounds like you're having as much fun as our future member! Keep him
interested in fish and fishing!

BG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Knaub" <harryknaub_at_suscom.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:14 AM
Subject: NANFA-- Future Member

> Hey Everyone
> I might be raising a future member. Due to some unfortunate circumstances,
my
> 4 year old step grandson has come to live with my wife and me. He's
certainly
> showing an interest in fish.
> While on vacation a few weeks ago, we took him on a nature oriented boat
ride
> to Assateague Island to show him the ponies. The ride included a stop at
the
> island to collect fish and inverts so the biologists on board could
indentify
> and discribe the various animals. After the boat was beached and the
biologist
> began handing out nets, I took off my shoes to wade into the water. When I
got
> up to disembark from the boat, I noticed that my grandson was gone. A
quick
> look around and I spotted him about 30 yards up the beach, waist deep in
the
> water, flailing about with his net. Even though he wouldn't touch the
crabs or
> the starfish back on the boat, he still remembers that his Papaw caught a
> pipefish.
> Then yesterday, I took him along to That Fish Place over in Lancaster. It
> turns out that they now have a touch pool with starfish, juvenile
horseshoe
> crabs, and several species of fish and skates. Well, he was right there in
the
> water picking up the starfish and crabs. I had to hang on to his belt to
keep
> him from falling in had first.
> Now on saturday, he wants to go fishing and catch some fish of his own.
I've
> decided to try and catch some bluegills on a rod and reel. I bought him a
> cheap little rod and reel set last night so we'll see how it goes.
> I never had any children of my own, But certainly am having a ball
watching
> this little guy grow and learn new things every day.
>
> Harry Knaub

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