My Hobby of Fishing
One of my favorite hobbies is fishing. Some people regard this as a
boring or an old man's sport, but I value it much more than that. If
you have never experienced it, I think you are really missing
something, and so you can't truly give your honest opinion on the
sport. Humans have been captivated with the sea, and catching fish
since the beginning of their existence, and the sport has, in many
ways evolved hugely, and yet in many aspects has stayed exactly the
same. The sport is unique compared to others, and I find it can be
anything from a relaxing, to a very intense experience, and every time
is different.
I was introduced to fishing by my father when I was only 4 years old,
and I have been hooked on it ever since. It is one of the few sports
that's great for just socializing and friendships, as it breaks down
the barriers we might have with one another. There are three main
types of fishing; fly fishing, coarse fishing and sea fishing. I
started with sea fishing off my uncle's speedboat in The Solent around
places like the Needles, but none of us really had any idea what we
were doing, and to catch even one fish seemed like a huge success. The
first fish I ever caught was, quite surprisingly, a small bass when I
was fishing with some bait on a hook just floating off the boat. There
is something about catching fish which just gives you such an
adrenalin burst and it becomes an addictive experience which you just
want to try again and again. The good thing about sea fishing, though,
is that most of what you catch you can eat and I find it a lot more
enjoyable compared to say coarse fishing where you are...
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...snapped free causing the boat to capsize suddenly and all three of us
to go overboard. Another great thing about the sport, is that it is so
easy to get into, with books, the Internet, tutors and lessons all
available, and the gear is easy to get hold of as well, so if you have
some spare time, I can seriously recommend taking up the hobby. You
won't be disappointed.
Text Box: On this occasion coming into the harbour, the seagulls surrounded the boat because of the fish we had onboard. It was just our luck that we caught a fish which came to the surface of the water at that time, and so a seagull dived for it, and we then had a seagull which woulnt let go of the fish so we had to reel them both in, and sea gulls can give quite a nasty nip. My uncle was also quite unnerved at being at the back of the boat with all of these birds flying over.
There is also a theory that part of the people’s diet was fish even though fish tackle has not yet been found. It is the discovery of stone boxes, with water-proof linings that suggested they needed a tank for fish bait, such as limpets. “Limpets are effective fish bait but they need to be softened before fish find them tempting. Soaking achieves this” (Clarke and Maggiore, 2000)
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