A general overview of Fishing

Fishing rods give more control of the fishing line.

The fishing rod is usually fitted with a fishing reel which functions as a mechanism for storing, retrieving and paying out the fishing line.
Floats from from your fishing tackle box may also be used, and can function as fishing bite indicators.The hook can be dressed with fishing lures or bait.

Bank fishing is usually performed with a rod and reel, although fishing nets, fishing traps, and spears can also be used.

People who fish from a fishing boat can sometimes access more areas in prime locations with greater ease than bank fishermen. However many people don’t own fishing boats and find fishing from the bank has its own advantages.
Bank fishing has its own requirements, and many things come into play for success, such as local knowledge, water depth, bank structure, location, time of day, and the type of fishing bait and lures you have in your fishing tackle box

Casting is the act of throwing the fishing line out over the water using a flexible fishing rod. The usual technique is for the angler to quickly flick the rod from behind toward the water. Casting is also a sport adjunct to fishing as; much as shooting is to hunting. The sport is supervised by the International Casting Sports Federation which sponsors tournaments and recognizes world records for accuracy and distance.

Float tubes for fishing are small doughnut-shaped fishing boats with an underwater seat in the "hole". Fishing float tubes are used for fly fishing and enable the angler to reach deeper water without splashing and disturbing still water fish.

Fly fishing and the use of artificial fishing lures from your fishing tackle box are cast with specially constructed fly fishing rods and fly lines. The fly line (today, almost always coated with plastic) is heavy enough cast in order to send the fly to the target. Artificial flies from your fishing tackle box vary dramatically in size, weight and colour.
Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient fishing method, most renowned as a method for catching trout and salmon but employed today for a wide variety of species including pike,bass,pan fish, and carp, as well as marine species, such as red fish,snook,tarpon.bone fish and striped bass. There is a growing population of anglers whose aim is to catch as many different species as possible with the fly.

Rock fishing or fishing from rocky outcrops into the sea can be a dangerous pastime and claims many lives each year.

Surf casting is fishing from a shoreline using a fishing rod to cast into the surf. With few exceptions, surf fishing is done in saltwater, often from a beach The basic idea of most surf fishermen casting is to cast a fishing bait or fishing lure as far out into the water as is necessary to reach the target fish from the shore.
This may or may not require long casting distances and muscular techniques. Basic surf fishing can be done with a surf fishing rod between seven and twelve feet long, with an extended butt section, equipped with an appropriate spinning or conventional casting reel from your fishing tackle box.

Dedicated surf fishermen usually possess an array of terminal and other fishing tackle, with rods and reels of different lengths and actions, and fishing lures and fishing baits of different weights and capabilities.

Depending on fishing conditions and the fish they are targeting, such surf fishermen tailor their fishing bait and terminal fishing tackle to rod and reel and the size and species of the fish.

Fishing reels and other equipment need to be constructed so they resist the corrosive and abrasive effects of salt and sand

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Enjoy your fishing