Your Guide to Learning to Fish
Sunday, May 3, 2009
By Elias Maseko
Fishing is often an exciting and relaxing sport that involves catching fish in freshwater bodies. It involves a lot of patience, challenge and a lot of acquired skill over time. To begin, check with the state for laws regarding fishing and make sure if a license is needed in order to fish. If you find that it is required, then you'll need to get yourself one by checking with a sporting goods store and they will be more than happy to help you and some will even provide it for you.
During the time that you are in your favorite sporting goods store, you can choose to look over the store's stock and buy the right fishing equipment that you will be need for your trip. For a beginning fisherman make sure you budget well on the cost of the equipment, not purchasing on expensive equipment buy only the basic things you will need.
If you aren't sure what you need check with the store owner but do remember that sticking to your budget is important. Choose wisely and don't be afraid that you ask how to use each piece of equipment that you are offered. Artificial lures for bait can be used or you can simply look for worms from your yard or someone else's if you're feeling adventurous. a low priced rod and reel will suffice as well as a fishing line, hooks, weights, a bobber (this keeps your line afloat), fishing lures and net. Polarized glass is important as well since it will assist you to see through the water.
As with anything else, you should go with a friend so if there is an emergency there will be someone who can go for help. Additionally, it would be smarter and safer to start out in the shallows. Cast out in shady or rocky areas where water is deeper because the fish will be residing. As your skill and experience and gets better, you might then decide to brave the deeper waters but before going, take the time to cast your line out so you can become more familiar with the rod and reel you purchased.
A great place to practice than your back yard and to accomplish this, is mark off an area using a rope and use this as your guide in aiming your cast. Rehearse and study your movements to learn a technique that will work for you but remember to cast with your wrist, not with your arm. Fishing hooks are very sharp and needed to be handled with care to keep others or yourself from being injured so before casting, it is important that you should look around yourself and make sure you remain unobstructed to avoid hurting other people with your hook.
When the right time has come and you finally go fishing keep in mind to cast out always ahead of the fish, making your bait land slowly, with very little splash. Watch the bobber closely to see if there is any activity since when a fish finally does take your bait the bobber will drop underwater signaling that you have a fish so just remain calm. Making sure the line stays tense slowly reel in your catch, and use your net to bring the fish in the rest of the way, remembering to remove the hook from the fish's mouth with great care.
In the event the fish is undersized (as noted in the state's regulation book), then throw it back. Similarly if you don't plan in eating your catch, don't waste the fish and put it back in the water. Returning the fish will keep more fish in the water giving other anglers a great time fishing.
During the time that you are in your favorite sporting goods store, you can choose to look over the store's stock and buy the right fishing equipment that you will be need for your trip. For a beginning fisherman make sure you budget well on the cost of the equipment, not purchasing on expensive equipment buy only the basic things you will need.
If you aren't sure what you need check with the store owner but do remember that sticking to your budget is important. Choose wisely and don't be afraid that you ask how to use each piece of equipment that you are offered. Artificial lures for bait can be used or you can simply look for worms from your yard or someone else's if you're feeling adventurous. a low priced rod and reel will suffice as well as a fishing line, hooks, weights, a bobber (this keeps your line afloat), fishing lures and net. Polarized glass is important as well since it will assist you to see through the water.
As with anything else, you should go with a friend so if there is an emergency there will be someone who can go for help. Additionally, it would be smarter and safer to start out in the shallows. Cast out in shady or rocky areas where water is deeper because the fish will be residing. As your skill and experience and gets better, you might then decide to brave the deeper waters but before going, take the time to cast your line out so you can become more familiar with the rod and reel you purchased.
A great place to practice than your back yard and to accomplish this, is mark off an area using a rope and use this as your guide in aiming your cast. Rehearse and study your movements to learn a technique that will work for you but remember to cast with your wrist, not with your arm. Fishing hooks are very sharp and needed to be handled with care to keep others or yourself from being injured so before casting, it is important that you should look around yourself and make sure you remain unobstructed to avoid hurting other people with your hook.
When the right time has come and you finally go fishing keep in mind to cast out always ahead of the fish, making your bait land slowly, with very little splash. Watch the bobber closely to see if there is any activity since when a fish finally does take your bait the bobber will drop underwater signaling that you have a fish so just remain calm. Making sure the line stays tense slowly reel in your catch, and use your net to bring the fish in the rest of the way, remembering to remove the hook from the fish's mouth with great care.
In the event the fish is undersized (as noted in the state's regulation book), then throw it back. Similarly if you don't plan in eating your catch, don't waste the fish and put it back in the water. Returning the fish will keep more fish in the water giving other anglers a great time fishing.
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