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I love my Penn reels I have a Shimano also.PS: buy some ugly sticks in ultra light and a decent reel from shimano or Penn for around $50... spend $100 on gear and you'd be fine until you got the itch...
$300 could get you both fishing indefinitely.
There used to be a dock you could pay to use that was loaded with crappie in the fall, right across from the convenience store on the southwest side of the lake (i think it was).Pond or lake fishing would be the easiest type of water for n00bs getting started.
Open face spinning reel for older kids, closed face push button reel for little kids.
Decent rod with sensitive tip.
Worms.....lots of worms.
Monofilament line for beginners.
Silver Lake might be a place for you.
Silver Lake (Cowlitz County)
This lake provides good fishing for Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Warmouth, White Crappie and Yellow Perch. There are coho and steelhead that use Hemlock and Sucker creeks. Catchable Rainbow Trout are planted in the spring. There is a large population of...wdfw.wa.gov
The Penn Battle II is what I use, but my little Shimano reels I had as a kid are still going strong. I think they cost $25 back then.
Is that the one with the red on it .The Penn Battle II is what I use, but my little Shimano reels I had as a kid are still going strong. I think they cost $25 back then.
The pursuit looks like a fine reel for the job!
Pond or lake fishing would be the easiest type of water for n00bs getting started.
Open face spinning reel for older kids, closed face push button reel for little kids.
Decent rod with sensitive tip.
Worms.....lots of worms.
Monofilament line for beginners.
Silver Lake might be a place for you.
Silver Lake (Cowlitz County)
This lake provides good fishing for Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Warmouth, White Crappie and Yellow Perch. There are coho and steelhead that use Hemlock and Sucker creeks. Catchable Rainbow Trout are planted in the spring. There is a large population of...wdfw.wa.gov
If it were me I would start with the easiest (most boring though ha ha). From order to easiest to most complex you could do any of the following:I grew up in Tacoma myself, and went fishing maybe less than a dozen times in my life. Last year I moved to Lewis County (WA) and the way of life is a bit different down here. I have a son in kindergarten and he talks with his classmates about fishing with their dads and now he is asking me about fishing. It's a hobby I have been interested in but I really have no clue where to start. Walking down the fishing isles at the sporting goods shop or even Walmart is a bit intimidating with countless options.
Wanting to get involved with a kid is there really a best route to go? I would only be interested in freshwater fishing, but I am not even sure lake vs river and if one would be easier for a kid to learn? We don't have a boat so it would be shore fishing only.
Any pointers for a newbie with a little newbie tagging along?
Also wondering about cost, could I get us both decently outfitted for a couple hundred bucks or would that just end up being low end gear I regret buying in a year or two?
Thanks in advance!