So, you have decided that you want to learn how to fish. There are several ways of learning, the hardest being trial and error. The best way is to find an instructor for one-on-one lessons.
1. Get some seasickness tablets: If you’re going to be fishing from on the water, nothing is worse than having your fishing ruined by a bout of seasickness. Most seasickness medication is very good (e.g. Bonine). Even expert fishermen take some on rough-weather days. Take one tablet before you go to sleep, another when you wake up and a third before you go on deck.
2. Get a good reference book: There are a lot of very good books available at your local bookstores or online. The book should give you instructions as well as the terms and definitions. There are some things you may not immediately understand but that you have to know anyway. One good thing is to learn how to tie different kinds of knots. This useful knowledge will also be invaluable for other purposes throughout your whole life.
3. Get on a party boat: There are party vessels that take from five to as many as sixty anglers. The boat will usually provide you with everything you need from bait, lures, rod, reel, sinkers to hooks. They will show you how to fish and even take the fish off the hook for you as well. You will make plenty of new fishing pals on board and they will help and advise you. Party boats will usually cost between $25 – $70 a day per person and the fish you catch are yours to eat. A party boat is a bargain for beginners.
4. Pick your pier: Assuming you have already learned the skills to use a rod and reel, you ought to look for a fishing pier. The majority of coastal cities have a public pier or pay-to-fish pier. You can rent tackle and buy bait at these piers. If you do have trouble, there are many pier anglers around to help and give you tips.
5. Party or pier?: You may want to do either method three or four times or both at the same time at this point. The best thing to do is to practise both methods several times to really learn them.
6. The reel deal: The conventional reel is probably what you’ve been using up to this point. The conventional reel is designed for loads of wear and tear. However, maybe you now want to consider other types or / and makes of reels. Ideally you have already met other fishermen and perhaps made a friend or two who can assist you in selecting a reel. You could even ask a tackle shop owner for advice.
Firstly, you need to learn the mechanism of the reel and the other equipment. Learning to cast, tie knots and bait is not really all that difficult. Secondly, you need to learn where to fish. Successful fishermen know where the fish are swimming. Fish move from place to place and knowledgeable fishermen understand these patterns and are able to work out where the fish are likely to be swimming.
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