I enjoy fishing, anywhere, anytime.
Grat, what technique do you use? hand gathering, hand spearing, netting, angling or trapping?
Hmm, I just use a fishing rod. Does that have a specific name for it?
No, I think rod is ok,  After all at its simplest it is a simple stick or pole attached to a line ending in a hook, right?
I have gone crabbing before, where we used a piece of raw chicken and a string. It's sounds gross, but it actually fun and relaxing.
Interestin, I need to rey that. Do you fish to catch your own food or as a recreational pastime, or both?
Both actually. And I also enjoy organizing my tackle box and buying new lures and floats to add to my collection.
from fish farms.
History.
Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back to at least the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period about 40,000 years ago. Isotopic analysis of the skeletal remains of Tianyuan man, a 40,000-year-old modern human from eastern Asia, has shown that he regularly consumed freshwater fish. Archaeology features such as shell middens, discarded fish bones, and cave paintings show that sea foods were important for survival and consumed in significant quantities.
Fishing in Africa is evident very early on in human history
or for preservation as trophies. In order to protect recreational fisheries sport fishermen now often catch and release, and sometimes tag and release, which involves fitting the fish with identity tags, recording vital statistics, and sending a record to a government agency.
Fishing techniques.
Recreational fishing techniques include hand gathering, spearfishing, netting, angling and trapping.
Most recreational fishers use a fishing rod with a fishing line and a hook at the end of the line. The rod may be equipped with a reel so the