| There we were, me and my new fishing | | | | and the diameter varies. The way to use it is |
| apprentice at the lake. I was teaching him the | | | | sinking it at the same time you make a forward |
| rudiments of handling the rod and putting the bait | | | | motion from surface-down to bottom and then |
| and we were trying to catch a lake trout while | | | | up. There is a chance that you catch something |
| discussing everything from sports to the most | | | | else, but hey, some coracles are as good as fish, |
| effective technique to escape from boring | | | | besides this is also the way they are caught. |
| clothes-shopping with our wives. I got some good | | | | Trawling is a fishing method that involves pulling a |
| ideas, I must confess. | | | | fishing net throughthe water behind one or more |
| At some point he asked me if there were some | | | | boats. In Mexico there is a place where thenets |
| other fishing techniques or alternative styles. "Is it | | | | simulate butterflies wings and fish like this. A gill |
| always just a fishing rod, reel, bait, and waiting in | | | | net catchesfish which try to pass through it by |
| sport fishing?" he asked. | | | | snagging on the gill covers. Thustrapped, the fish |
| Of course it is the most common way to fish but | | | | can neither advance trough the net nor retreat. |
| it is not the only way to fish. In sport fishing, | | | | I find Kite Fishing very exotic. It was invented in |
| there are different techniques and tools for fishing | | | | China and then learned by people in New Guinea |
| depending on the type of fish you want to catch. | | | | and other Pacific Islands. It is a verynon-traditional |
| There are even games you can play with friends | | | | way of fishing for a newbie getting into the |
| or family. | | | | fishingworld. It was used by people who did not |
| One of Murphy's laws says that if something can | | | | have a boat to fish, but also was very handy |
| be used for something else besides its original use, | | | | when fishing conditions were difficult or the fishing |
| someone will do it. Some techniques or methods | | | | places were inaccessible or dangerous. |
| are more dangerous or fun than others. | | | | Ice Fishing, do I have to say more? Just get a |
| Before I could explain him about some fun ways | | | | line, a hook and open ahole in the ice, just don't |
| to fish as well as others too dangerous to | | | | put your hand in it! |
| practice for a starter, I don't know why it came | | | | Fish Trapping is another way for fishing. There are |
| to my mind a piece from the New Testament | | | | two types of traps:the semi-permanent and the |
| that says that Jesus is reported to have said to | | | | permanent. Depending on the type of fish |
| his disciples: "Follow me, and I will make you | | | | youwant to get, the traps can be several feet |
| fishers of men." (Matthew 4:19). Then I said that | | | | long to relatively short. Anexample is dam fishing |
| in those times, fishing with a net in a group was | | | | by building a temporary dam in such a way |
| considered an honest effort to make a living. I | | | | thatmakes it easier to catch the fish. Other types |
| don't know if he is a religious man, but he agreed | | | | are the tripods used in the Congo and the weir |
| with that idea. | | | | structures or baskets used in medieval times. |
| Some of you might not like the techniques | | | | Thebaskets or weir structures are built according |
| discussed here. Others will love them; it is a mater | | | | to the fish to catch |
| of diversity and sportsmanship. | | | | Another "natural" way to fish, involves trained |
| One of the first fishing techniques we discussed | | | | animals like cormorant,remoras and dogs. |
| and one I like, is Hand | | | | Fishing using toxins is not a healthy way for |
| Fishing, also known as Trout Tickling or Noodling if | | | | catching fish. There aresome natural toxins found |
| you are fishingcatfish. Noodling doesn't require any | | | | in some plants, and the main idea is to paralyze |
| kind of fishing tool but your handand it is fun, just | | | | the fish so you can easily catch it by hand. The |
| try it sometime. It is also possible to fish | | | | fish either dies right after suffocating or later in |
| lobsterswhen you are diving or "Pearl" Fishing. | | | | transport. This is not only dangerous because you |
| A variant of it is the Hand-Line Fishing. You just | | | | can get poisoned too, but it is illegal. |
| need a line and a small piece of wood or | | | | In my opinion, using explosives are not only |
| something to roll the line. I've seen this done at | | | | dangerous for you if youdon't know how to |
| some beaches in Mexico but, as far as I know, | | | | handle explosives, but also for the environment. |
| this is illegal in Kansas. | | | | Itkills by direct hit or shockwave. The worst thing |
| Another "ancestral" way to fish is Spear Fishing. | | | | about it is that it is not selective. |
| Traditional Spear | | | | Another dangerous practice is electro-fishing. It |
| Fishing is restricted to shallow waters, but the | | | | sounds like a new dance,but actually is a fishing |
| development of the speargun has made this | | | | technique that involves electricity. Dependingon the |
| method much more efficient. Fishing can be done | | | | type of fish, you can select the voltage (a bit of |
| with anordinary spear or a specialized variant such | | | | electricalknowledge would be good) to stun the |
| as an eel spear or with along or short trident. You | | | | fish. The problem is that you canalso injure a diver |
| can be at a river shore or in the water withbasic | | | | and he can get really mad at you. The device is |
| or complete scuba equipment. A variant of this is | | | | supposed to be secure for water usage since it |
| "Bow Fishing"which might not be fun if you keep | | | | has a dead-man-switch in case you fall in the |
| losing arrows!! | | | | water. |
| Net Fishing is another method of sport fishing. All | | | | So my Padawan learner might want to get into |
| fishing nets aremeshes that are usually knotted | | | | other fishing techniques. And I hope he does as |
| by a relatively thin thread. Modern netsare usually | | | | long as he doesn't blow up a lake or electrocute |
| made of nylon, although nets made of wool or silk | | | | someone else, after all, fishing is a gentlemen's |
| thread werecommon until recently and are still | | | | sport based on honest effort. |
| used in certain areas. The casting net is circular | | | | Happy fishing!!!! |