| Once you have decided that you want to take up | | | | boat will soon spot you and linger close to assist |
| fishing as one of your hobbies you need to learn | | | | you whenever you need it and you will not even |
| the basics of the sport. You could learn by trial | | | | have to ask. Party bats will cost you anywhere |
| and error, which is the most difficult way to learn | | | | from $25 to $70 for a day and you can keep the |
| or you could latch on to an experienced angler or | | | | fish you catch. This is a very good way for |
| hire the services of an instructor to teach you | | | | beginners to the sport of fishing. |
| the basics. | | | | 4. Pick your pier |
| 1. Buy seasickness medication | | | | If you have already acquired some fishing skills |
| If you plan to go out to sea with some | | | | with your rod and line then the best option for |
| experienced anglers (it is not advisable to go out | | | | you is to get yourself a pier to fish from. Many |
| on your own if you are just setting out in this | | | | coastal places have a pay-to-fish pier and these |
| sport) you should get yourself some sea sickness | | | | are good spots to hone your skills as an amateur |
| medication to prevent yourself fro ruining your | | | | angler. You will find many anglers on the pier |
| fishing experience. Bonnie is a sea sickness | | | | ready to assist you in case you get into trouble. |
| medication that works well with everyone and is | | | | 5. Party or pier |
| easily available at the local drug store. There is | | | | Alternate between party boats and piers as many |
| nothing to worry about as even the most | | | | times as you can, this will help you get the |
| seasoned fishermen take sea sickness medication. | | | | experience you require to lure the kind of fish |
| The best way is to take one pill before you sleep | | | | you are looking for and you get to learn from the |
| and one when you wake in the morning then | | | | other experience angers too. This is the best way |
| another when you board the boat. | | | | to learn all about this exciting sport. |
| 2. Buy a reference book | | | | 6. The reel deal |
| Get yourself some good fishing reference books. | | | | You are probably using the conventional reel that |
| Do not go for the fancy expensive ones. There | | | | most beginners are used to up till now. It is time |
| are a lot of fishing books at the local boo store | | | | you experimented with different types of reel. |
| and sifting through the pages will give you a fairly | | | | Ask around on the pier and party boats and also |
| good idea of which ones are best for you. There | | | | at the local sport store about the many types of |
| will be some things that you will not really | | | | fishing reel that you could use to improve your |
| understand in the beginning but you should read it | | | | fishing skills. |
| any way. These are really about safety and | | | | What you need to do is to understand the |
| legalities of fishing. | | | | mechanics of the reel and associated equipment. |
| 3. Go to a party | | | | There is a lot to learn like casting, tying knots, |
| Book yourself onto a fishing party boat. Fishing | | | | hooking bait and a lot more. Most importantly you |
| party boats provide anglers with everything they | | | | need to know how to choose a fishing location. |
| need for their fishing trip. These fishing party | | | | Experienced anglers know exactly where the fish |
| boats carry from 10 to 15 anglers and provide | | | | are biting and how to follow a particular fish they |
| them with equipment such as rods, line and bait. | | | | are after. Learning the habitats and feeding habits |
| The crew assists the anglers with advice and | | | | of a fish is important and can only come with |
| fishing techniques and when you get your first | | | | experienced. So learn something every chance |
| catch they will also help you get the catch off the | | | | you get and you will soon be one of the expert |
| hook. If you are an amateur the mates of the | | | | anglers lurking along the water ways out there. |