Learning How to Fish
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
By Colin Jones
So, you think you want to learn a new hobby and it's going to be fishing. There are several methods of learning, the hardest one being trial and error, however, the best way is to find an expert for one-on-one lessons.
1. Buy seasickness medication: If you're going to fish on the water, nothing is worse than having your fishing ruined by seasickness. Most seasickness medication e.g. Bonine is appropriate. Even expert fishermen are known to take some on rough days. Take one before you go to sleep, another when you wake up and a third one before you go on board.
2. Get a decent reference manual: There are loads of very good books available in your local bookshops and online. The book you select should give you instructions as well as the terms and definitions. There are some things you may not immediately understand but that you have to know anyway. One good thing is to learn how to tie different kinds of knots. This useful knowledge will also be invaluable for other purposes throughout your whole life.
3. Get on a party boat: There are party boats that carry from five to as many as sixty anglers. The boat will usually provide you with everything you need from bait, lures, rod, reel, sinkers to hooks. They will show you how to fish and even take the fish off the hook for you as well. You will make plenty of new fishing pals on board and they will assist and advise you. Party boats will usually cost between $25 - $70 a day per person and the fish you catch are yours to eat. A party boat is a bargain for novices.
4. Select a pier: Assuming you have already learned the skills to operate a rod and reel, you ought to look for a fishing pier. Most coastal cities have a public pier or pay-to-fish pier. You can hire tackle and buy bait on these piers and, if you do have problems, there are many pier anglers around to help and give you tips.
5. Party or pier?: You may want to do either step three or four times or both at the same time at this point. The best thing to do is to practise both ways several times to really learn them.
6. The reel way: The conventional reel is probably what you've been using at this point. The conventional reel is made to take a lot of wear and tear. However, maybe you now want to think about purchasing a different type or / and make of reel. Hopefully, you have already met other fishermen and maybe made a friend or two who can assist you in selecting a reel. You could also ask a tackle store owner for tips.
First off, you ought to understand the mechanism of the reel and the other equipment. Learning to cast, tie knots and bait is not that complicated. Secondly, you need to learn where to fish. Successful fishermen know where the fish are schooling. Fish move from place to place and clever fishermen know these patterns and are able to anticipate where the fish are schooling.
1. Buy seasickness medication: If you're going to fish on the water, nothing is worse than having your fishing ruined by seasickness. Most seasickness medication e.g. Bonine is appropriate. Even expert fishermen are known to take some on rough days. Take one before you go to sleep, another when you wake up and a third one before you go on board.
2. Get a decent reference manual: There are loads of very good books available in your local bookshops and online. The book you select should give you instructions as well as the terms and definitions. There are some things you may not immediately understand but that you have to know anyway. One good thing is to learn how to tie different kinds of knots. This useful knowledge will also be invaluable for other purposes throughout your whole life.
3. Get on a party boat: There are party boats that carry from five to as many as sixty anglers. The boat will usually provide you with everything you need from bait, lures, rod, reel, sinkers to hooks. They will show you how to fish and even take the fish off the hook for you as well. You will make plenty of new fishing pals on board and they will assist and advise you. Party boats will usually cost between $25 - $70 a day per person and the fish you catch are yours to eat. A party boat is a bargain for novices.
4. Select a pier: Assuming you have already learned the skills to operate a rod and reel, you ought to look for a fishing pier. Most coastal cities have a public pier or pay-to-fish pier. You can hire tackle and buy bait on these piers and, if you do have problems, there are many pier anglers around to help and give you tips.
5. Party or pier?: You may want to do either step three or four times or both at the same time at this point. The best thing to do is to practise both ways several times to really learn them.
6. The reel way: The conventional reel is probably what you've been using at this point. The conventional reel is made to take a lot of wear and tear. However, maybe you now want to think about purchasing a different type or / and make of reel. Hopefully, you have already met other fishermen and maybe made a friend or two who can assist you in selecting a reel. You could also ask a tackle store owner for tips.
First off, you ought to understand the mechanism of the reel and the other equipment. Learning to cast, tie knots and bait is not that complicated. Secondly, you need to learn where to fish. Successful fishermen know where the fish are schooling. Fish move from place to place and clever fishermen know these patterns and are able to anticipate where the fish are schooling.
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