As a verb, it is the act of catchingfish. As a noun, fishing refers to the recreational sport. Most examples of fishing on Danbooru are of the type performed with afishing rodand baited hook, but methods of fishing vary widely, from fishing withnetsto fishing withsolar gunsandharpoons(spearfishing) to the use ofexplosives(dynamite fishing). Fishing may be done from aboat, from ashoreorpier, or whileunderwater.
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