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Fishing - A life-Time Passion

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Fishing - A life-time Passion!

 

 I don't quite know what it is, perhaps it's the sense of never knowing quite what to expect, or perhaps it's the enjoyment of being out in the country one with nature, or perhaps it's just that fishing is so much fun! Whatever the reason, I and millions of other people love it!

 Some of my earliest childhood memories revolve around fishing. I can remember the first time I went fishing with my dad. He had all the fishing gear, I had a stick with a piece of string and a bent pin tied to it! I didn't catch anything, but he did! I might not have hooked any fish on that day; but fishing sure hooked me!

 So this is what this lens is about. A passion that I have had all of my life.

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Fishing! 

Learning about fishing and the many techniques invloved has never been easier. Here are a collection of must see fishing sites to whet your appetite!
The Angling Times
AnglingTimes.co.uk - Latest angling news, fish, tackle, venues, bait, dates and results from the publishers of angling times, angling times advanced, improve your coarse fishing magazines.Their website is also a whole community with forums and videos. Well worth a visit.
Fishing 101
How do you get started in fishing? A basic guide.
Fly Fishing
Article on aspects of fly fishing.
Learn About Fishing equipment
Eevryone who fishes needs to have the right equipment, this website contains a series of articles on finding and choosing the right equipment for your needs

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Fishing But Never Dared to Ask! 

A Great Fishing Guide!

If you are like me, you are always looking for more information on how to improve your fishing skills. I have read stacks of fishing guides and magazines over the years in order to try and improve my fishing and perhaps catch that monster fish that every angler longs for!

I have just come accros a fantastic new fishing guide that is just packed full of information. This fishing guide is useful to beginner and experienced angler alike. Just have a look at some of the topics covered:

First, it goes over the basics of fishing:

*A brief history of fishing
*Types of fishing
*Popular places to fish
*Reasons to fish
*Fishing with children
*Baiting the hook and other basics
*How to cast
*Storing fish after they have been caught

Then it covers the basic equipment needed to fish effectively:

*Casting rod
*Spinning reel
*Fishing line
*Fishing hooks
*Bait
*Floaters
*Lures
*Weights
*Filling your tackle box
*Fish storage containers

There is a whole section boats:

*Common fishing boat styles
*New fishing boats
*Used fishing boats
*New vs. Used
*Fishing boat features
*Technological features
*Freshwater and saltwater fishing boats
*Boat trailers
*Transporting your boat
*Launching your boat
*Boat retrieval
*Life jackets and safety equipment
*Boating insurance

Other Topics Covered Are:

*Freshwater fishing
*Fly fishing
*Salmon fishing
*Saltwater fishing
*Deep sea fishing
*Ice fishing

Plus Lots More!

This fishing guide comes as an easy to download PDF file, so there is no waiting! Order You Copy Today!

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How To Plan And Budget The Fishing Trip Of Your Dreams! 

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Are you an avid fisherman and like extended fishing trips? Is your local fishing hole not doing it for you anymore? The big one is gone or he just gave up biting? Need to feel that blood rushing excitement again? Have you considered taking a fishing trip to another town, state how about a whole other Country?

Today, fishing trips cover the globe. You can fish for bass in the Amazon, salmon in Alaska or Steelhead trout off Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The excitement-seeking adventurous fisherman might brave the high seas and hunt shark off the coast of Australia. Melbourne plays host too much deep sea fishing charter boats.

Cruise ship excursions also offer fishing trips. Take a side trip while in port, and land a massive Tarpon off Key West, Florida, or hook a Dolly Vardon trout in a wilderness lake in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.

Your next fishing adventure can easily be found online. Open a search engine and type "fishing trips" and the location of where you'd like to fish. Dozens of options will appear.

You'll find lots of help when booking fishing trips online since most companies will also include links for the purchase of your fishing license.
The sites also detail the components included in your trip, equipment provided, their destination, and any hints to make your experience better.

Not sure how much time you'll need? Fishing trips vary in length from a few hours, like cruise ship excursions, to overnight trips lasting up to 3 days like the Andy Griffith's Charters out of Key West, Florida.

Are you a fly fisherman? Then you'd better not mind flying in a small plane because the sites are remote like those in Northern Canada, and can only be accessed by charter plane.

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What Fish Don't Want You to Know: An Insider's Guide to Freshwater Fishing

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Looking For Rods? Or Perhaps It's Reels You Need? Ebay Has The Answer! 

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Fishermen's Blogs! 

Anglers love to talk about their sport. Take a look at these great blogs. Why not share your views?
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Fishing Podcasts For You To Listen To. 

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Please Feel Free To Leave Your Comments 

PaulHassing wrote...

Very comprehensive. Thanks for taking the time to put this lens together. Best regards, P. :)

ReplyPosted December 12, 2008

dialectdesigns wrote...

very cool lens! check out our fishing page at http://www.squidoo.com/cpfishingshops

ReplyPosted April 29, 2008

GrillGirl wrote...

My Granddad, Dad and now my boys are all avid fishermen. I'm the world's best hook baiter. Hope that counts. Nice lens.

ReplyPosted June 04, 2007

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About kaazoom

Hi! My Name is Paul Winter. I am 47 years old and live in the UK. I used to work in a residential home for children with profound physical and learning disabilities, but I developed a strange neurological condition in December 2005. I am in the process of writing a lens about this. You can find out more by visiting my vlog.


I have a number of interests. I play the guitar reasonably well, enjoy reading, spending time with my family, discussing current affairs, surfing the net, cooking, and have a keen interest in nature. I also enjoy fishing although this is limited at the moment.I have a few websites Home Made Christmas Decorations , TheCooksCupboard.co.uk and TheInfoFile.Com


 I am a christian and a member of a house church that meets in our home, This is another subject that I will be producing a lens on at a later date.

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