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My Grandson, Tryaven Howard is always after me to go outback and practice casting, no matter how cold, rainy or any other excuse. Tonight it paid off for him. I was doing a seminar at an outdoor show and while I was working he entered the B.A.S.S. Casting Kids contest and won first place in the 7-10 year bracket. He won a nice rod and reel, a gold medal, a certificate and gets to advance to the Regional Finals in April. If he wins there he advances to the National Finals at the Classic.
Aside from just being a proud Grandpa, the point is practice casting is always a good idea. We spend a lot of slack time just casting at anything that resembles a target. Keeps me sharp in the off-months as well.

Tell your grandson congrats from me. It must be very exciting for a youngster to win some thing like that, heck Id be excited Good wishes, Carl.

Thanks Carl, he also won the first Muscatine Bass Club's Junior Bass Angler of the Year Award. He is the state's first Junior Chamnpion, won four of six events, a second and a third. He wore his gold medal to the bowling alley today where he bowls on the kids league.

Johnnie Sound to me like you are doing one heck of a job with that granson of yours!!!! I love to read post like this. This is what its all about. If we could all instill the values that you have done with your grandson and the folks on the board the way you have the fishing world will be alot better place and I for one am glad to be a part of it.

Keep up the good work..

Thanks Conley, I work with over twenty youth anglers and even when I do seminars no matter where, I always try to get the kids in the audience involved. If I'm ever remembered for anything, I hope it will be my work with the kids.
At a local seminar last year, a youth came up to me after the show and said he really enjoyed what I was saying. Inn the fall, I got as letter from his Dad saying that the boy had been fishing every chance hye got and that before he started fishing he had the beginnings of a drug habit and just didn't feel he fit in. I hear he is doing great in school and has kcked his bad habits. That made my career!! Only one at a time, that's all I hope for.

10 stars for you Johnnie. Carl