Old Town Kayak Fishing Peda(l)gogy

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

OLD TOWN, Maine -(Ammoland.com)- Alabama-based Senior Editor for Bassmaster, Thomas Allen, takes a “hands-on” approach to parenting, spending every spare minute in the field or on the water with his wife and three kids.

From turkey hunting in spring, deer hunting in fall, to fishing bass the entire calendar year, the Allen family bucks the trend of solitary, sedentary electronic pastimes.

When it comes to fishing, Allen says he prefers a “hands-free” experience, letting his nine-year-old son take to the water in his own kayak, which forces him to make his own decisions of how to orient the boat in relation to cover and where to cast independent of his dad, who’s usually a few cast lengths away in his own rig.

For safety, Allen insists his kids wear high-quality personal flotation devices (PFDs) at all times.

“My son is a budding bass fisherman, and fishing from a kayak has taught him the value of precision boat control and position. I can watch him make the right cast after evaluating where he is, and how he needs to place a lure on a particular …Read the Rest

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