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Fishing

The technique, occupation or hobby of catching fish. This topic covers game and sea fishing for pleasure or food worldwide.

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What do I need for fly fishing tackle?

There are a few key things that you need to start fly fishing... # Fly fishing rod # A reel to match the fly rod # Fly fishing line - this is a special type of line (not nylon) that is critical in fly fishing # Nylon - to tie onto your fly line and the ntie your flies off this. # Flies - there are many kinds, dries, nymphs, wets, streamers That is all the equipment you need to catch fish, there are of course other things that will improve your fly fishing experience and help you catch more fish. The other thing you need to start fly fishing if a 'fly cast' this is the unique action we use to elevate our flies and then place them onto or into the water. This resrouce will provide you with all the info: http://www.startflyfishingnow.com

Where can I buy quality fishing gear?

You really should try Dick's Sporting Goods Store. Many are located in several large cities. They are not as high priced as most big name stores like Cabela's. Plus, their fishing gear is really high quality.

What kind of bait do you use to catch a goldfish?

just about anything. my grandfather and i used to put out set lines for bullheads with beef stew meat or chicken fat as long as it wasn't spoiled. and we caught a lot of bullheads. I would imagine catfish are no different

How long has fishing been a sport?

Kayaks have been around since long before the colonization of North America and South America by European settlers. Native American peoples used kayaks as methods of transportation since they settled near bodies of water. The word kayak actually comes from Chupik Eskimo, which is a language spoken by many indigenous people of Alaska.

Are slugs good for fish bait?

Yes. But i suggest you use worms!

Why do many people enjoy fishing even when there are no fish to catch?

It is a very fun activity --------------------------------- Because they want to catch fish and eat it or just for fun when they are bored. -Littlehood April 2nd 2009 1:37 PM

Meaning of muro ami fishing?

Muro-Ami Fishing, otherwise known as reef-hunting, is one of the cruelest, most cataclysmic forms of illegal fishing that destroys the coral reefs and exploits children. This practice consequently destroys corals which take whole lifetimes to form and causes the deaths of some of these unfortunate children. For casualties ensuing from these practices (either a kid gets caught in the big net that they use, or the bomb explodes before the children assigned to handle the bomb could leave the area), bodies are left in the shoreline because they are too expensive to return to their homes.

What bait should you use for trapping minnows?

for minnows, you should usually just buy a casting net, but they will eat anything, really, i recommend chicken necks.

Do you need a fishing license to sale bait?

This really depends on where you live, in some places (like BC) you need a fishing license to keep the fish. It only really depends if there is conservation being done on the fish in question.

List of bass fish?

Freshwater bass include; Sunfish Family- largemouth, smallmouth, cousae, redeye, spotted, and Suwannae bass. Morone family- striped, white bass, white perch, yellow bass. Saltwater basses; black sea bass, jewfish, grouper species, sand bass, striped bass. Note; The striped bass has been introduced into many freshwater lakes, because it can live in fresh or saltwater.

Is fishing better during the new moon?

a full moon can make a big difference depending on what your fishing for. for instance if your fishing for wahoo or spawning marlin a full moon can be one of the best times of the month to catch them depending on tides and moonrise/moonset times and weather conditions ie right before or after a storm can be really amazing fishing.

How do you catch a brooch on flick fishing?

You go to shipwreck shores or nobeard's cave and use bait fish. Actually, cobia almost take any bait.

How much money can pro fisherman make?

some of them have second jobs but the good ones make around 75000 to 100000 a a year
a fisherman gets good money, but depends on what type of fish they catch and where

they sell it. like I'm at Australia and if i caught a snapper i would sell it for around $5.00-$10.00

How old do you need to be to get a fishing license?

In the UK you need a license for coarse or game fishing from your 12th birthday onwards. In the United States, the rules vary by each state - your local office of the Department of Natural Resources can tell you.

What is the best type of fly rod to buy?

The kind of rod you need depends on what kind of fish you plan to catch. A 5 or 6 weight rod is a good one to start with. Check local fly fishing clubs to see in they give casting lessons. If they do, they may provide a rod to use for your lessons and you will get a good idea which one is a good one to start with.

Major fishing grounds of the world?

Fishing Grounds of the Western North Atlantic (Gulf of Maine, Bay of Fundy and offshore Canadian Fishing Banks) and their fisheries as of 1929. (In alphabetical order) For more about each of these grounds, go to http://penbay.org/wrich/fgotgom01.html Source: Walter Rich, United States Bureau of Fisheries, 1929.

Abner Ground

Acre, The

Allens Shoal

Andrews Shoal

Apron The

Artimon Bank

Baker's Island Ridge

Bald Ridges

Bank Comfort

Banks Ground

Banquereau

Bantam

Barley Hill Ground

Barnum Head Grnd

Bay of Fundy

Beaver Harbor

Ben's Ground

Big Ridge (Doggetts Ridge)

Big Ridge (Cashes)

Black Island Ground

Black Ledges Grnd

Blue Clay

Blue Ground

Blue Hill Ground

Boar Head Ground

Boon Island Rock Ground

Bounties, The

Boutens, Inner and Outer

Brewers Spot

Broken Ground

Broken Ground

Broken Ridges

Browns Bank

Bulkhead Rips

Bumbo, Outer and Inner

Burnt Island Inner Ridge

Burnt Island Outer Ridge

Bull Ground

Campobello

Canso

Cape Porpoise Pks

Cards Reef

Cashes Bank

Cashes Ridge, East

Cashes NW Ridge

Cashes Big Ridge

Channel

Clarks Ground

Clay Bank

Clay Ridge

Coast Nova Scotia

Cod Ledges

Cod Ridge

Cove (S.E. Jeffreys)

Cove (W. Jeffreys)

Cow Ground

Crab Bank

Crie Ridges

Cusk Ridge

Davis Bank

Deckers Shoal

Doggetts Ridge

Drunken Ledge (Drunkers)

Duck Island Ridges

Dump, The

Eagle Island Ground

Eagle Ridge

Eastern Shoal Water, Cape Ann

East Side Cape Cod

Egg Rock Broken Ground

Elbow, The

Enochs Shoal

Fifty-five Fathom

Fippenies

Fire Ground

Flat Ground

Flat Ledge

Forty-five Fathom

Franklin Ground

Freemans Ground

Gannet Rock

Garden, The

Georges Bank

German Bank

Gilkey Ground

Grand Manan

Grand Manan Bank

Gravel Bottom

Gravelley

Great Ledge

Great Rip

Green Ground

Green Island Ridge

Grumpy

Gully, The

Haddock Nubble

Hake Ground

Handspike Ground

Harris Ground

Harts Ground

Harvey Blacks Ridge

Hatchell Ground

Head and Horns

Henry Gallants Ridge

Henry Marshalls

Henrys Rock

Hill Ground

Howard Nunans Ridge

Hue and Cry

Ingalls Shoal

Inner Bank

Inner and Outer Boutens

Inner Breaker

Inner and Outer Bumbo

Inner Fall

Inner Grounds

Inner Horse Reef

Inner Kettle

lnner Schoodic Ridge

Ipswich Bay

Isle au Haute (Canada)

Inner Sandy Cove

Jeffreys Bank

Jeffreys Ledge

Jerry Yorks Ridge

Joe Ray Ground

John Dyers Ridge

Johns Head Ground

Jones Ground

Kettle Bottom, Outer

Kettle Bottom, Inner

Klondike

Laisdells Ground

Lambo

La Have

La Have Ridges

Lightons

Little Hill Ground

Little Georges

Little Jeffrey

Little La Have

Long Hill Ground

Lukes Rock

Lurcher Shoal

Machias Seal Island

Madisons Spot

Marblehead Bank

Martins Ground

Massachusetts Bay

Matinic Bank

Matinic Ooze

Matinicus SSW

Maurice Lubees Ridge

McIntire Reef

Middle Bank

Middle Ground

Middle Ridge

Middle Shoal

Minerva Hub

Misaine Bank

Mistaken Ground

Monhegan Inner SSE

Monhegan Outer SSE

Monhegan Southeast

Monhegan Inner SSW

Monhegan Outer SSW

Monhegan Western Ground

Morris Ledge

Mosers Ledge

Mount Desert Inner Ridge

Mount Desert Outer Ridge

Mud Hake Grounds

Murray Hole

Murre Hub

Mussel Shoal

Nantucket Shoals

Newfound Ground (Fundy)

Newfound Ground (near Mount Desert Island)

New Ledge

New Meadows Channel

Nipper Ground

North Shore of Nova Scotia

Northwest Ledge

0ld Egg Rock

Old Jeffrey

Old Mans Pasture

Old Orchard Ground

Old Ripper

Old Southeast

Ornes Ground

Otter Island Reef

Outer Bumbo

Outer Boutens

Outer Crab Ledge

Outer Ground

Outer Horse Reef

Outer Kettle

Outer Schoodic Ridge

Outer Shoal

Pasture

Passamaquoddy Bay grounds

Peters Bank

Petersons Ground

Phelps Bank

Pigeon Ground

Platts Bank

Pollock Hub

Pollock Rip

Potato Patch

Prairie

Quaco Ledges

Quereau

Ridge, The Big

Ridge, East Cashes

Ridge, North Georges

Ridge, Northwest Cashes

Ridge, South Fippenies

Ridge, Three-dory

Ripplings

Rock Cod Ledge

Rose and Crown

Roseway

Saddleback Reef

Sagadahoc

Salmon Netting Ground

Sand Shoal

Sandy Cove

Scandinavian Bank

Scantum

Seal Island Ground

Seguin Ground

Seguin Hub

Seguin Ridge

Seguin SSW

Shoal Ground

Shell Ground

Si's Spot

Skate Bank

Snipper Shin

Soundings

Southeast

Southeast Ground

Southeast Jeffreys

Southeast Ledge

Southeast Rip

Southeast Rock

Southern Head Reef

South Shoal

Southwest Ground

Southwest Rock

Southwest Ledges

Spencer Island

Steamboat Ground

Stellwagen Bank

Summer Hake Ground

Tag Ground

Tanta

Temple Ledge

Ten Acre

Three-dory Ridge

Tibbett's Ledge

Tillies Bank

Tobins Bank

Toothaker Ridge

Tower Ground

Towhead Ground

Tracadie

Trinidad

Trinity Shoal

Wells Bay

Western Bank

Western Egg Rock

Western Point Ridge

Western Reef

Western Ridge

White Head Grounds

White Island Ground

Wildcat Ridge

WNW Rips

Wolves

Wolves Bank

Wood Island Ground

Winker Ground

Do children need a license to fish?

Generally, no. And adults are allowed to help them fish without a license, but are nto allowed to fish themselves. However, you should check with your state's department of natural resources to be entirely sure about the regulations. The fines for breaking the rules can cost upwards of a thousand dollars. In some states it is 16 and under need no licence, some 18, some 12. You should check. I'm sure there is a Wal Mart near your home, their sporting goods department can assist you with these questions and sell you licences if you need them.

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MB

How do you play deep sea fishing by radica?

you select a lure and location to fish at. you let your line out as far as you want by using the "line out" button. when a fish it caught, it will vibrate. pull back on the controller. reel in like mad at this point, just keep an eye on the tension meter to make sure the line doesn't break. voila, fish caught!

Best boilie for carp?

Use spicy Boilies in the winter and and sweet ones in the summer. You can buy them from any good tackle shop £3-£10. Also use cubes of luncheon meat or any tinned or processed meat, pepparami is another good one. Tight lines >)))))'<

How Do you set up your fishing line?

You should thread your line through the holes, put the thread around a hook[tie a knot around it].I usually use hotdogs and nightcrawlers for my fishing. Shrimp, crawdads, and minnows also work.

What are Winchester fishing reels worth?

Fishing rods can cost anywhere from a few dollars to $400.00 depending on your style and personal preference.
They are about any price from which style or type you choose.

How do you restring a fishing reel?

There are two main ways of putting line onto a reel.When filling a multiplier reel it is important that the spool is filled with no line twist.When filling a fixed spool reel it is important that the line goes onto the reel the direction it leaves the edge of the spool.Very modern fixed spool reels have a twist reducing mechanism in the roller.However,it is important that the line is taken off the lip of the spool so that it rotates in the same direction as the rotor.Which everway reel is being used make sure the line that is being put on your reel is under tension. TIP Tie your line to reel , place line through a heavy book and reel the line true to your reel the book will but the line under tension and stop nests in the line.

Do you need a fishing license for catch and release?

It's another way for the government to get their hands on your money. If your were out fishing on your boat, would you want a police boat slaming up on the sides of your boat doing damage, having police comming on board demanding to see your fishing license. If really takes the fun out of the trip. Then the Coast Guard could do the same thing demanding to see your lifejackets. What if it is rough? All of this can be dangerous. the police will kill you

Can you use any rod with a baitcaster?

Glad you asked :D No u can not, u have to buy a casting rod with it. it will have small eyes that look almost the same size. The rod will have a trigger on the back and the handle will be about8 inches. On a spinning the rod has no triggers and has large eyes on the bottom and get smaller at the top. Spin cast (closeface) rods are similar to casing but have a smaller handle. You can either go to Walmart, Bass Pro, or use the Internet to buy one. Hope this helps and good fishing :)