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Fishing as a hobby
Fishing is one of the activities carried out all over the world as a hobby and as a profession. It is the act of catching fish. There are many techniques of catching fish and some of them are hand gathering, netting and trapping. Fishing has a history dated back to more than 40,000 years. Fresh fish and dried fish were the food for almost all of the population. The ancient rivers were full of fishes.
The equipment that is generally used by the fishermen when fishing is called a fishing tackle. Some of the examples of tackles include sinkers, floats, reels, roods, lures, gaffs etc. Terminal tackle is attached to the end of a fishing line. Some of the examples are hooks, floats, snaps, spoons and blades. Fishing vessels are the boats or ships that are used to catch fish in the sea or river. These vessels are used in both commercial and recreational fishing.
More than half of the vessels are decked with enclosed areas and are fully mechanized. The un-decked vessels are powered by sail and oars. Many recreational fishing vessels are not often dedicated entirely for fishing. Rather they are used for recreational purposes. Some of the commonly used recreational fishing vessels are dugout canoes, pantoon boats etc. Many boats with the sole purpose of fishing have large cockpits, so that it will be easy to fish.
The term used to denote traditional fishing is artisan fishing. There are many laws and rules for recreational fishing. The basic rule is the prohibition of use of nets. Angling refers to the catching of fish using hooks. At maximum times, the fish caught by this technique will be released in the water and is termed as catch and release. Apart from fishes, other open water species such as tuna and sharks are also caught.