Monday, February 14, 2011

Fishing 101

By Owen Jones


So, you have decided that you want to learn how to fish. There are a few ways of learning, the hardest being trial and error. The best way is to find an instructor for one-on-one lessons.

1. Get some seasickness tablets: If you're going to be fishing from on the water, nothing is worse than having your fishing ruined by a bout of seasickness. Most seasickness medicine is appropriate (e.g. Bonine). Even expert fishermen take some on rough-weather days. Take one tablet before you go to sleep, another when you wake up and a third before you go on board.

2. Get a good reference manual: There are loads of very good manuals available in your local bookshops or online. The book you select ought to give you instructions as well as the terminology 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 reasons throughout your whole life.

3. Go to a party: There are party boats that carry from five to as many as sixty anglers. The boat provides everything you need such as bait, rod, reel, sinkers and hooks. They help you in fishing and even take the fish off the hook for you as well. You will make new fishing mates and they will help and advise you. Party boats will generally cost you between $25 - $70 a day and the fish are yours to keep. The party boat is a bargain for beginners.

4. Choose your pier: Assuming you have already learned the skills to use a rod and reel, you should look for a fishing pier. Most seaside 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 trouble, there are many pier anglers around to help and offer you tips.

5. Party or pier?: You may want to do either method three or four times or both at the same time at this point. The best thing to do is to practise both methods several times to really learn them.

6. The reel affair: The traditional reel is probably what you've been using up to this point. The traditional reel is designed for loads of wear and tear. However, maybe you now ought to consider buying another 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 even ask a fishing equipment shop owner for tips.

Firstly, you ought to learn the mechanism of the reel and the other equipment. Learning to cast, tie knots and bait is not really all that complicated. Secondly, you must 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 work out where the fish are likely to be located.




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