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Is 7 years old too young to fish hopedale
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:37 pm
My son has begged for years to catch a red fish. He 7 and kinda small fella about 40 lbs.- wondering if he’d be able to fight a red fish. Has anyone had experience bring kids?
I’ve never had luck with specs there. Just fish the canals/ponds to left at the four-way mainly. Are specs in around that would be better for him?
I’ve never had luck with specs there. Just fish the canals/ponds to left at the four-way mainly. Are specs in around that would be better for him?
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Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:42 pm to RatherHunt
My son was 6-7 when he caught his first redfish in Delacroix and also on smaller side. It’s still one of my favorite videos to this day. I’d do it. Worst case you help him land it if needed.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:43 pm to RatherHunt
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wondering if he’d be able to fight a red fish.
Hell yea he can. We used to catch them off the pier in grand isle younger than that. Itll take a while. Rig him up with some 20 pound power pro on a zebco and let him get his arse kicked for a while.
My brother caught a big red off the pier younger than that and he still talks about it. Most fun a kid can have.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:48 pm to RatherHunt
Hell yeah 7 is perfect for hopedale. Much of hopedale to Delacroix can be fished in fall and winter without any open water runs, all interior marsh safe and low intensity boat rides for kids. Find drains and points or pockets with tide falling and good clean water, put a shrimp under a cork up near the cut or bank and hold on!
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:49 pm to RatherHunt
quote:Let that little baw have some fun. He’ll have a hell of a fun time even on the undersized ones. Just be ready to give him a hand if he hooks into a big one.
wondering if he’d be able to fight a red fish
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:51 pm to RatherHunt
I was younger than that going with my dad
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:54 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
7 is a great age. I have been taking my soon to be 5 yo grandson, and he’s doing great with a spin cast rod/reel, cork and shrimp. He loves it! Get your boy in the marsh and help create his passion for fishing! You won’t regret it.
Posted on 12/18/25 at 7:28 am to RatherHunt
7 is perfect for reds. I was bringing one of mine redfishing when he was 5. Now he's 7 and he goes snapper fishing with me. He loves fishing. He would sit on a pond and bass fish from daylight to dark if I would let him.
Posted on 12/18/25 at 8:12 am to RatherHunt
My son has been tagging along on my hunting and fishing trips since he was three. He may need some help but there's no such thing as starting them too early. My boy is 8 now and can sling a baitcaster as good as most men. He will bait his own hook and take off all his fish with very little help. He wont let me leave the house without him. Start building that love for the outdoors ASAP.
This post was edited on 12/19/25 at 7:19 am
Posted on 12/18/25 at 8:33 am to RatherHunt
My girls caught bull reds when they were around that age. I just held the rod with one hand right above the reel and they did the rest. It was tough for them, but they did it.
Posted on 12/18/25 at 9:12 am to RatherHunt
Heck yeah. Take that boy everywhere. Even if he doesn’t catch a redfish it’s worth taking him. I’ve caught thousands of fish and one my favorite ones was a dang stingray I caught with my dad when I was 6. Thought my rod was going to break and I was scared I was going to fall out of the boat. Momma still has a picture of it on the wall.
Posted on 12/18/25 at 9:26 am to RatherHunt
I you could bottle a 7-year-old's energy and enthusiasm, you could fight a whale 
If he loves fishing, he is old enough. Just stick close by with him in case he needs or asks for help
If he loves fishing, he is old enough. Just stick close by with him in case he needs or asks for help
Posted on 12/18/25 at 9:30 am to RatherHunt
I brought my 4yo out there this fall. Let him rip that poppin cork, Dad.
Posted on 12/18/25 at 9:49 am to lowhound
Subtle Brag,
This made me go back and check my instagram feed. The first time my son caught a limit of trout in Hopedale he was three. That was him casting and reeling his own. His uncle had caught 50 trout that morning, and me and my son jumped in the boat and caught 50. Then just to one up his uncle we stopped and caught two reds.
This made me go back and check my instagram feed. The first time my son caught a limit of trout in Hopedale he was three. That was him casting and reeling his own. His uncle had caught 50 trout that morning, and me and my son jumped in the boat and caught 50. Then just to one up his uncle we stopped and caught two reds.
Posted on 12/18/25 at 10:03 am to RatherHunt
I took my son offshore at 7. He sat in my lap in a fighting chair and cranked on a blue and a sail. Still talks about it. All about the kid's eagerness - if he has the bug, let him go. Don't force it though.
Posted on 12/18/25 at 10:03 am to RatherHunt
Honestly dead shrimp under a cork for reds is easier fishing for kids than speck fishing where your casting alot. I bring my 5 yr old along when fishing bait. He isnt the best caster but loves reeling anything in.
Posted on 12/18/25 at 10:05 am to RatherHunt
Nope. I took my 8 year old in November and we had a great time. Just don't go too far and you will have fun.
Posted on 12/18/25 at 10:38 am to RatherHunt
Throw some uncrustables in the cooler.
Posted on 12/18/25 at 12:42 pm to Saskwatch
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Throw some uncrustables in the cooler.
And 47 Capri Suns
Posted on 12/18/25 at 2:25 pm to tenfoe
A rod holder, power pro, patience, and some help of course.
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