Fishing techniques

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Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping or gathering them there are many fishing techniques or methods for catching fish in this fishing tackle box.

The term can also be applied to methods for catching other aquatic animals such as molluscs(shell fish,squid,octopus) and edible marine invertebrates.

Fishing techniques included in the fishing tackle box are:

Hand gathering ,spearfishing,netting,angling and trapping and many more fun projects and ideas.Recreational, commercial and artisanal fishers use different fishing tackle techniques, and also, sometimes, the same techniques.

Recreational fishers fish for pleasure or sport, while commercial fishers fish for profit. Artisanal fishers use traditional, low-tech fishing tackle methods, for survival in third-world countries, and as a cultural heritage in other countries. Mostly, recreational fishers use angling methods and commercial fishers use netting methods.

There is an intricate link between various fishing techniques and fishing tackle and knowledge about the fish and their behaviour including migration,foraging and habitat. The effective use of fishing techniques and fishing tackle often depends on this additional knowledge

Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is fishing for pleasure or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for profit or subsistence fishing, which is fishing for survival.

The most common form of recreational fishing using fishing tackle is done with a rod, reel, line,hooks and any one of a wide range of baits Other devices, commonly referred to as terminal tackle, are also used to affect or complement the presentation of the bait to the targeted fish.

Some examples of fishing tackle or terminal tackle include weights, floats, and swivels. Lures are frequently used in place of bait. Some hobbyists make handmade fishing tackle themselves, including plastic lures and artificial flies. The practice of catching or attempting to catch fish with a hook is known as angling.

When angling, it is sometimes expected or required that the fish be caught and released.

One method of using fishing tackle box and growing in popularity is kayak fishing. Kayak fisherman fish from sea kayaks in an attempt to level the playing field with fish and to further challenge their fishing fishing tackle abilities. Kayaks are stealthy and allow anglers to reach areas not fish-able from land or by conventional boat.

Big-game fishing is fishing from boats with tackle from your fishing tackle box to catch large open-water species such as tuna,shark and marlin.

It is possible to fish and gather many sea foods with minimal equipment by using the hands. Gathering seafood by hand can be as easily as picking shell- fish or kelp up off the beach, or doing some digging for clams by hand or crabs.

Spearfishing and using fishing tackle is an ancient method of fishing conducted with an ordinary spear or a specialised variant such as a harpoon,trident,arrow or eel spear. Some fishing spears use slings (or rubber loops) to propel the spear.

Bow fishing uses a bow and arrow to kill fish in shallow water from above.There is more information about bows and arrows somewhere in the fishing tackle box

Gigging as it's known as use small trident type spears with long handles for gigging bullfrogs with a bright light at night, or for gigging suckers and other rough fish in shallow water. Gigging is popular in the American South and Midwest.

Hawaiian slings and fishing tackle have a sling separate from the spear, in the manner of an underwater bow and arrow.

Harpoons with barbed poles was widespread in palaeolithic times. Cosquer cave in Southern France contains cave art over 16,000 years old, including drawings of seals which appear to have been harpooned.

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Enjoy your fishing and best wishes