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Posted: **Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:43 pm**

My son Madden got a new Shimano Cumera bass rod combined with a new Stradic reel for Christmas and has been patiently waiting for some spring weather to get the opportunity to put his first fish on his new rod. I've been telling him that with the cold spring that we have had the lake just hasn't warmed up enough to bring the bass up close enough for him to reach from shore. He has finally had enough of the waiting game and has been out all weekend casting away, just hoping he could land his first bass of the spring. Finally tonight, he was rewarded with a fish! It wasn't a bass but a nice Lake Washington Cuttie caught on a Rapala Rattler in a perch pattern. Good to see his effort rewarded, way to go Madden!!

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Posted: **Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:28 am**

Great job Madden! Way to overcome your "coaching"!

Posted: **Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:45 am**

Congrats Madden! Sorry kid--your startin ta look like your dad.

Posted: **Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:53 am**

Nice Fish Madden.

Posted: **Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:10 pm**

Awesome. It's always nice to hook fish on the first trip with a new rod.

Thanks for the report.

Posted: **Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:17 pm**

Nice feesh Mad-Jack...atta boy!

Posted: **Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:15 am**

Bucket wrote:Congrats Madden! Sorry kid--your startin ta look like your dad.

Mason looks like me too, hard to believe there will be 3 guys as good looking as us walking around

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