Fishing Knots
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Experienced fishermen know all the fishing knots known to manhood. New people to fishing however have no idea how to tie knots and are often lost when it comes to making them work. Instead of becoming a victim of the depressed angler syndrome you need to learn ways to make your knots stick without slipping.
The easy part is learning these knots from a mate or a book, but try to do them again next time and suddenly you cannot remember the right moves anymore. The problem with this is that if you are an unseasoned fisher, then you won't have enough experience to remember. That is when you need a better system to help you learn.
You need to find out all you can about these techniques before you venture out onto the open water and get a good grasp on your tying knot technique to allow for more fish to be caught.
A great way to snatch some details on how to tie fishing knots is in your local pub. There you get a crowd of like minded folk who are happy to help you out. Plus it makes for an entertaining night out.
After you got your fishing knots down pat, you need to pay some attention to kitting yourself out for your first fishing adventure. Follow the tips of the pros. They already know what it takes to catch fish successfully and are keen to help you with their advice.
Your fishing equipment needs to be of good quality and it pays to pay a little more from the start to avoid wasting money. Ask in your tackle shop and they will be happy to guide you along. Pay for good mid-range lines and reels to keep them longer functioning.
Bait and tackle is another much discussed term among the fishing crowd. Each fishermen is only to quick to point out why a particular bait and tackle won't work for you. In the end, these are often hobbies and not a necessary item of your equipment unless you are prepared to get right into the topic.
Except giving you their most successful fishing ground, most fishermen are only too happy to help out a new person to the sport. You will most likely find new friends and manage to catch more fish each and every time you are out on the water.
Fishing is an exciting sport and relaxing to boost. Just you, the lake and the sun. What else would you want.
Posted byBertie at 3:10 AM