I owned a small fishing boat 
 awesome,  a fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea
 I got tuna and salmon
different types og  vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing
I enjoy recreational fishing
 there are currently (2004) four million commercial fishing vessels.Maybe yours is among :)
That is a large number of vessels providing fish protein to the world
majority of which were undecked, and those small vessels dominated in all regions. Conversely, the largest vessels, classified as those with LOA greater than 24 m made up about 2 percent of the total fleet.
About 1.3 million of these are decked vessels with enclosed areas. Nearly all of these decked vessels are mechanised, and 40,000 of them are over 100 tons. At the other extreme, two-thirds (1.8 million) of the undecked boats are traditional craft of various types, powered only by sail and oars
to fishing lures. People also tend to used dead or live fish as another form of bait.
Fishing tackle refers to the physical equipment that is used when fishing, whereas fishing techniques refers to the ways the tackle is used when fishing.
Fishing vessels.
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing.
According to the FAO, in 2004 there were