I own a fishing vessel which I use to catch fish.
That sounds quite exciting! I've only been on a boat a few times. What fish do you know about?
I am not an expert on fish, but I am an expert in the practice of catching fish.
Are there special tools you use?
I am old school, I catch fish by hand gathering.
Wow, you can catch fish by hand while you're on a boat?
Recreational fishing
Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is fishing for pleasure or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for profit, or subsistence fishing, which is fishing for survival.
The most common form of recreational fishing is done with a rod, reel, line, hooks and any one of a wide range of baits. Other devices, commonly referred to as "terminal tackle", are also used to affect or complement the presentation of the bait to the targeted fish.
through Oxford:
For a few days I amused myself with Pablo Fanque fishing in the Isis. Pablo was a very expert angler, and would usually catch as many fish as five or six of us within sight of him put together. This suggested a curious device. You must know that Pablo is a coloured man. One of the Oxonians, with more love for angling than skill, thought there must be something captivating in the complexion of Pablo. He resolved to try. One morning, going down to the river