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Location: Angola, IN | After the Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, my son Harrison and I get in my brother Mike's new boat and fish a few hours. He just turned 7 last week. He is a train-fanatic. He brought a bag of train toys with him in the boat.
Before Mike and I made too many casts, the whole front platform on the front of his boat was a maze of train tracks and engines and cars all over the place. We just laughed. But after about an hour of playing, he says, "Dad, can I try to fish now?" I Immediately said "sure", but wasn't sure how to make it happen.
One the first cast, I threw the 10" crank bait out on a long cast. I handed him the 9' rod and 400TE and he struggled to reel it in. His jacket was getting caught in the handle and he was working hard to get it in. He immediately tried to figure 8 with the leader tight against the rod tip. LOL!!
On the second cast, I threw it out again, and as he began to reel, I bent down clean up the train stuff so no one would step on it. He says, "Dad, I think I'm caught on the bottom." I figured that might happen....but when I grabbed the rod and pulled on it, I could feel the head shakes!!
Enough story, but here is the result. Harrison is the youngest man ever to put a musky in Mike Hulbert's boat. Thanks Uncle Mike for helping to create an experience that will last his entire lifetime.
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| Awesome! |
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Location: Central Minnesota | Congrats Harrison, nice fish! |
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Location: Illinois | Congrats to Harrison, Dad, and Uncle Mike for sharing an unforgettable moment for all. Seven is a great age to catch your first musky! Good job guys! |
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| My stock in toy trains just went way down... congrats |
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| Awesome! Congrats! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Very cool. |
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| now you have someone to take you fishing when you have to wear diapers.
cool for the little man |
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Location: martinsburg wv | awesome |
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| It all started on Star Lake, many years later My Grandson carries it on, |
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Location: West Bend, WI | Great story. That is what fishing is all about. |
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| Now that's a cool story! Awesome. Awesome pic too!
I'm so very anxious to replicate a story/situation just like that with my kids and get a pic of me with my kids just like that. I sure hope it happens soon...they're growing up way too fast! |
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Location: oswego, il | I know all about the train stuff, my kids were easy to buy for until they turned 10. Great story Steve, thanks for sharing! |
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| Congratulations on your first musky. Thats a whooper of a fish you caught. |
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Location: Valpo IN | Sounds like fun was had by all. He might be hooked now !! |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | Awesome story! Congratulations to Harrison! Good to see your name again, Steve. Hope things are going well. Good luck the rest of the season. Hopefully Harrison will show you a thing or two.  |
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Location: Northern New Jersey | wow way to go little guy! |
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| Awesome Story!! Thats what its all about for sure!!
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| Great story! Can Mike wear anymore jewelry? |
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| Memories for a lifetime.Harrison is going to need a few setups now of his own.Maybe a new line up of thomas the tank engine rods.good job guys. |
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Location: Waconia, MN | Congrats! |
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| That's great, congrats! |
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| Awesome story! Congrats Harrison!! |
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| The fame is weighing heavy on the little guy! Last night Harrison said, "My dad told me never to forget that I caught that muskie, but thinking about it all the time hurts my brain."
Thanks everyone for the kind comments, we're all very proud. |
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Location: Hopefully on the water | Congrat's Harrison on your first. |
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| Congratulations!!!! Time for a replica |
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Location: Chesterton, Indiana | That is the best. I can't get any better then watching a child catch fish! Best of luck on the many more to come. |
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Location: Plainfield IL | Congrats! |
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Location: Sussex, NJ | Nice Job buddy!! Congrats!! |
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| Very cool!! Congrats to the entire Hulbert family! I might have to try bringing a toy train set up to Bemidgi this summer. LOL! |
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