LAKE OKEECHOBEE, Fla., June 13, 2006

Rob Rescues Kids' Fishing Futures

Helps A Couple Of Youngsters Hook Their Very First Fish

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(CBS)  Fishermen are famous for telling tales about the big one that got away.

So you can bet reality TV star "Boston Rob" Mariano jumped on board hook, line and sinker when he got a request to help a couple of very frustrated youngsters reel in their first fish.

Erica Diaz of Boca Raton, Fla. asked Rob to step in where her husband had fallen a bit short, in teaching their kids to fish.

Rob enlisted the aid of pro fisherman and TV show host Scott Maritn and headed with the Diaz family for Florida's Lake Okeechobee.

To see what happened, including a surprising and ironic turn of events, click here.

The trip was arranged through TakeMeFishing.org.


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