We spent the afternoon at a friends ranch. He has some property with a private pond out back that is stocked year round with catfish, bass , perch, ...the works!! we were using a little three and a half foot Disney princess rod to catch perch. Rigged the line with small pieces of cut up hot dog weiners for bait. Low and behold my daughter got more than she begged for. This was her first catfish. I am one proud father.

Very nice
Congratulations to the young lady.
When I was that age, my only fishing gear was
a cane pole and line and a bobber. Same for
some years afterward. Still use a couple of the
modern telescopic fiberglass jobs occasionally
and a 2 piece bamboo from wallyworld.

Is this the same kiddo that's getting the hunting
rifle eventually ?

That's awesome. A big ol catfish like that on a Disney princess rod. Bet that was fun.
Great pic

That's a biggin. Great job landing that one.

The makings of great life together!

Congrats little lady. Great catch

Ranger 99, you have a great memory. If you are referring to the custom 243 Sako, yes it is her rifle. It has been finished for quite sometime. Here is the link where you can read up on it:

https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7971019521/m/6581035272

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Wow, that's a whopper! Well done Little Princess!
Nice picture, Dad!

Good stuff! Making great memories!

You should be proud Dad! Nice!

HS 58

Good one little one.

Congratulations Dad. Keep up the good work!

Way to go lady!

Very nice
Very generous gesture.
The only bad (?) thing about a young person
having premium gear, or taking an exceptional
high quality head of game or a fish is that the
bar is already set extra high as they grow older.
I grew up using cane poles to fish with, and
older used firearms to hunt with so "stepping up "
was easy for me. Though I still use my "junky"
outdoor gear and manage to be successful

I'm happy to be outside and see what I see
and do the things I do

That's a big'un for a pond. Great memories.

I remember those days.....(grin). Enjoy them! And nice catch too!

Great job, I miss those days with my boys!

That memory and that photograph is what I call treasure.

Awesome catch! Can't wait for my boys to get bigger so I can take them fishing.

Frame that picture. 20 years from now it will mean a lot to you