Man I try my best at introducing my 7 yr old son to fishing.....he absolutely loves it. But I run low on patience some times. It seems like every time we go he has to learn how to cast all over again. That may be why he loves jugging so much. I handed the pole to him last week when I caught a hybrid while trolling. He struggled for a few minutes and asked me to take it from him...which I did. May be too young still.