| Fishing can be a relaxing way to spend your | | | | be aware of heat sickness symptoms such as |
| weekends. It has been proven that fishing is one | | | | nausea, breathing difficulty, lightheadedness, and |
| of the all-time treasured experiences of | | | | unable to concentrate on tasks. Prepare a supply |
| thousands of American families. However, any | | | | of water or liquid beverages to keep hydrated. |
| sport has its dangerous side and fishing is no | | | | 2) Sharp fishing equipments - Since fishing includes |
| exemption. | | | | many sharp tools, you should always be prepared |
| Majority of fishing equipment have sharp tools | | | | to treat injuries by packing disinfectants such as |
| such as metal hooks which may lead to accidents | | | | medicated lotion or spray and hydrogen peroxide. |
| when the fishing environment unexpectedly | | | | If an incident leads the skin to bleed, you would |
| changes for the worse. Storms, hurricanes, wild | | | | need bandages, cotton or paper towel. Bring your |
| currents, and other mishaps, could spoil your | | | | own first aid kit. |
| fishing trip. | | | | 3) Tangles - One of the most common fishing |
| If you are planning to go on a fishing expedition | | | | hindrances is wherein your line is caught in |
| with family or friends, here is a list of urgent | | | | anything surrounding your fishing spot such as |
| situations and what preparations you need to face | | | | trees, logs, etc. Try to get your line or fishing rod |
| each scenario. | | | | out of the tangle immediately to avoid the |
| 1) Weather - Before packing up your bags and | | | | problem that could lead into a major accident. You |
| traveling to you fishing spot, consult or be aware | | | | could either snap off the branches of the tree or |
| of the weather conditions for the day and the | | | | carefully and slowly remove your line away from |
| following days. Whether you are fishing on shores | | | | where it is tangled. |
| or in a boat, you should be cautious of the | | | | 4) Bait - When you run out of bait, it could spoil |
| conditions such as flash floods, storm movements | | | | your while fishing trip. Avoid this by splitting up the |
| and darkening of the skies. When signals such as | | | | rest of the bait into halves, quarters or thirds. The |
| extreme lightning strikes, you should head to dry | | | | worm, even if divided, could still move, so the |
| land immediately. | | | | divided worms could still lure your target fish. |
| Having a sun-drenched day is not really an | | | | Be prepared to face any scenario to keep your |
| "appropriate fishing day." You should be aware | | | | fishing adventure as relaxed as possible. With all |
| that spending many hours with exposure to the | | | | these in mind, you could enjoy your fishing trip |
| sun could damage your skin. Be prepared by | | | | safely and successfully. |
| bringing sun block to avoid sunburns. You should | | | | |