Some days I cringe when I see my precious smallies being caught by youngsters or adults, BUT most days I realize it is so worth it to get those people excited about fishing.
In your case Dustin I would strongly encourage you to take them boys fishing very often, but only for short bursts of time to keep fueling the fire. Fish for a few minutes and then have fun catching frogs and seining the shoreline and throwing rocks, etc. Talk to Bob, but I would plan on harvesting and stocking about 30-50 feed trained bass every year or every other year so if you lose some fish dont worry at all. its the BEST investment you can make for your kids!!!
I dont know about the InFisherman article, but feed trained bass are very aggressive and you can always catch em, but they do get harder to catch the more they get caught. Thats why I like to put a few in and take a few out each year...simple routine maintenance keep the fishery fantastic indefinitely whereas if you just wait till a problem arises than it takes quite a bit of work to correct....whatever the obstacle or limiting factor, overcome it. As your boys grow up so will their skill level and so will your goals for the fishery....
