A UFC Hall of Famer traded his right hook for a lakeside hook. Rashad Evans teaches young children the wonders of getting out there and casting that line. On Saturday, he and others gathered at Standing Bear Lake for fun. “You know, when I was fighting, I was fishing once in a while. It was a perfect escape to distract me from the big fights I had coming up. A way of meditating, I can say,” Evans said. There’s something about calm, cool waters and a gentle breeze that makes fishing a pure delight. Or an exercise in patience. “I tried different types of spots but didn’t really catch any fish,” said Bradley, who is a young angler. “It’s so relaxing to be in nature and just be able to have fun and talk to people, you know,” Evans said. Whether it’s a father and son or a group effort, learning to fish teaches you how to live. And it gives kids more to do than just play video games. “When a child catches a fish for the very first time, I mean it’s a once in a lifetime experience. And we share that with so many children, there’s nothing like it,” Ronnie said. Suverkrubbe, president of Reel Mentors. .The organization hosting the event, Reel Mentors, started in Florida just before COVID-19 hit. Scheels donated all the canes the children can keep. “I mostly like holding the fish. I think that’s really it,” Bradley said. And even if the fun of fishing isn’t there yet, the lessons it can teach are invaluable. “We’re so far apart by technology. A lot of things suffer from that, communication suffers. One of the best things that happens when we fish with these kids is they start talking, they start talking. ‘open,” Evans said. .
A UFC Hall of Famer traded his right hook for a lakeside hook.
Rashad Evans teaches young children the wonders of getting out there and casting that line. On Saturday, he and others gathered at Standing Bear Lake for fun.
“You know, when I was fighting, I was fishing once in a while. It was a perfect escape to distract me from the big fights I had coming up. A way of meditating, I can say,” Evans said.
There’s something about calm, cool waters and a gentle breeze that makes fishing a pure delight. Or an exercise in patience.
“I tried different types of spots but didn’t really catch any fish,” said Bradley, who is a young angler.
“It’s so relaxing to be in nature and just be able to have fun and talk to people, you know,” Evans said.
Whether it’s a father and son or a group effort, learning to fish teaches you how to live. And it gives kids more to do than just play video games.
“When a child catches a fish for the very first time, I mean it’s a once in a lifetime experience. And we share that with so many children, there’s nothing like it,” Ronnie said. Suverkrubbe, president of Reel Mentors. .
The organization hosting the event, Reel Mentors, started in Florida just before COVID-19 hit. Scheels donated all the canes the children can keep.
“I mostly like holding the fish. I think that’s really it,” Bradley said.
And even if the fun of fishing isn’t there yet, the lessons it can teach are invaluable.
“We’re so far apart by technology. A lot of things suffer from that, communication suffers. One of the best things that happens when we fish with these kids is they start talking, they start talking. ‘open,” Evans said. .
