The Way to a Man's Heart...

I'll bet you thought I was going to say "is through his stomach," which actually is the way that old saying goes. However, I had something else in mind when I started this post. I was going to say something along the lines of "is through introducing a youngster to the joy of fishing." Consider these three examples I found online:

"He's a Bass, Baby!"

Let me warn you now: Prepare to smile until your face hurts with this first video. The little man involved is so overjoyed with the bass he has just caught that he can't stand still. Watch closely as he dances, smiles and melts your heart--all while telling you exactly what he caught the fish on.

"This is how we do it every day on the water, baby," he exclaims. No one else could have said it any better.

Hopefully, the young man got to see his catch swim away so he could get him another day "on this crawfish, baby."

Just click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w07LUuixX5E.

"I Got One!"

In this video, a tiny boy stuns his family (and himself) with a completely unexpected feat while fishing in Hanceville, AL. Within seconds of making a cast with his plastic toy rod, the young fisherman-in-training manages to hook a fish--prompting a cheerful shout from his surprised father.

"He's got one!" yelled the father. "Reel it in, son... Look at it jumping!"

Meanwhile, the toddler can't hold back his sweet laughter as he reels in a largemouth bass. "I got one!" he giggles, turning the plastic knob as fast as his tiny fingers and plastic rod will allow.

At one point, when the fish gets stuck in the weeds, the youngster asks his dad to help. Instead of taking over, though, the father simply urges the boy to do it on his own. "Step back," he says, and the little one eventually manages to pull the fish up on the bank.

To see it for yourself, click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFIOBXVJY0Y.

"Oh My Gosh! I Finally Got One!"

Sometimes, after a long day fishing, all you come back with is an amazing story about the one that got away. A young girl named Avery, though, not only returned from a father-daughter fishing trip with an impressive tale, she bagged a big bass on a little Barbie fishing pole.

"Don't drop it," the father encouraged. "Still got it?"

While reeling in the sizable fish, Avery started having some doubts develop about her ability to land it and said, "I can't get it. You need to help me."

Rather than step in, however, her father just told her to hold on to her pink fishing pole and "keep reeling."

Here's the clip of all the action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXYpJupNLSA.