| You have decided that you want to learn to fish. | | | | bargain for beginners.4. Pick your pierAssuming |
| There are several ways of learning, the hardest | | | | you have already acquired skills to operate a rod |
| being trial and error. It would be best to find an | | | | and reel, you need to look for a fishing |
| instructor for one-on-one lessons. 1. Buy | | | | pier.Majority of coastal cities have one public pier |
| seasickness medicationNothing is worse than | | | | or pay-to-fish pier. You can rent tackle and buy |
| ruining your fishing because of seasickness. Most | | | | bait at the piers. If you're having trouble, there |
| seasickness medication e.g. Bonine would be fine. | | | | are many pier anglers willing to help and give you |
| Even seasoned fishermen are known to take | | | | tips. 5. Party or pierYou may want to do either |
| some on rough days. Take one before you go to | | | | step three or four or both at this point. The best |
| sleep, another when you wake up and a third one | | | | thing to do is to do both several times to really |
| before you board. 2. Buy a reference bookA lot | | | | learn. 6. The reel dealThe conventional reel is |
| of good books are available at your bookstores | | | | probably what you're using up to this point. The |
| and online. The book should give you instructions | | | | conventional reel is designed for a lot of wear and |
| as well as terms and definitions. Some things you | | | | tear. You may now want to consider other types |
| may not immediately understand but you should | | | | and makes of reels. Ideally you have met people |
| know anyway. Learn how to tie different kinds of | | | | and perhaps made a friend or two who can assist |
| knots. This knowledge will be invaluable for other | | | | you in selecting a reel. You can even ask a tackle |
| purposes throughout your life.3. Go to a | | | | shop owner for tips.You need to understand the |
| partyThere are party boats that carry from | | | | mechanics of the reel and the other equipment. |
| fifteen to as many as sixty anglers. The boat | | | | Learning to cast, tie knots and bait are not that |
| provides everything like bait, rod, reel, sinkers and | | | | complicated. Secondly, you need to learn where |
| hooks. They assist you in fishing and take the fish | | | | to fish. Successful fishermen know where the fish |
| off the hook for you. Mates will spot you and will | | | | are located. Fish move from place to place and |
| generally stay close to assist you. Party boats | | | | knowledgeable anglers understand these patterns |
| generally will cost you $25 - $70 a day, and the | | | | and are able to anticipate where the fish are |
| fish are yours to keep. The party boat is a | | | | located. |