Fishing for fun

Michael Johnson of Lakewood Ranch baits a hook with a worm.

Hayden, Michael and Eli Johnson of Lakewood Ranch get their rigs ready to cast.

Isabella Juliano of Lakewood Ranch casts her line.

Dylan Hector of Sarasota

Collin and John Freeman of Lakewood Ranch

Bill and Shawn Spegal of Sarasota

Cody Schlise of Riverview hunts through the tacklebox. He and his family visited his grandmother, Janet Cole, in Lakewood Ranch.

Karla Owens of Ellenton helps with her daughter Elizabeth's rod.

Stephen Murray of Mill Creek helps his done Benjamin for his first time fishing.

Alex and JJ Lopez of Lakewood Ranch hope for a bite.

Kaitlyn Schlise of Riverview with Grandma Janet Cole of Lakewood Ranch

Elijah and Tammy Fraatz of Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch resident Tammy Fraatz and her son, Elijah, came to the tournament with her father's old tackle box. "He was an avid fisherman," she said.

Angler's Club member Virl Mullin shows Jennifer and Josiah Minton of East Bradenton a different kind of bait to use to try and catch a fish.

Angler's Club members Bob Pokorn, Tony Saviano and Bill Carroll admire Saviano's Tenkara Co. rod.

Angler's Club member Tony Saviano shows off his Tenkara rod. The rod is a method of fishing that is 2,000 years old and originates from Japan, he said. Unlike a typical rod, the Tenkara has no reel.