Image via WikipediaNice article on beginning ocean fishing, I really agree with the seasickness medication part. I have seen people get queasy on a small lake on still water just because they were on a boat the first time. By Owen Jones
So, you have decided that you want to learn how to fish. There are a few ways of learning, the hardest being trial and error. The best way is to find an instructor for one-to-one lessons.
1. Get seasickness medication: If you're going to fish on the water, nothing is worse than having your fishing trip ruined by seasickness. Most seasickness medicine is appropriate (e.g. Bonine). Even seasoned fishermen take some on rough-weather days. Take one tablet before you go to sleep, another when you wake up and a third one before you go on board.
2. Buy a reference book: There are a lot of good books available at your local bookstores and online. The book ought to give you instructions as well as terms and definitions. There are some things you may not immediately understand but that you have to know anyway. For example, learn how to tie different kinds of knots. This knowledge will also be invaluable for other reasons throughout your life.
3. Get on a party boat: There are party boats that carry from five to as many as sixty fishermen. The boat will usually provide you with everything you need from bait, lures, rod, reel, sinkers to hooks. They will show you how to fish and even take the fish off the hook for you as well. You will make plenty of new fishing pals on board and they will assist and advise you. Party boats will usually cost between $25 - $70 a day per person and the fish you catch are yours to eat. A party boat is a bargain for novices.
4. Pick your pier: After you have already learned the skills to use a rod and reel, you ought to look for a fishing pier. The majority of coastal cities have a public pier or pay-to-fish pier. You can rent tackle and buy bait on these piers. If you do have problems, there are many pier anglers around to help and give you tips.
5. To do party or pier?: You should try either step three or four times each or both at the same time at this juncture. The best thing to do is to practise them both ways a few times to really learn how to do each method.
6. The reel deal: The conventional reel is probably what you've been using up to this point. The conventional reel is designed for loads of wear and tear. However, maybe you now ought to consider other types or / and makes of reels. Ideally you have already met other fishermen and perhaps made a friend or two who can assist you in choosing a reel. You could even ask a fishing equipment store owner for tips.
Firstly, you ought to learn the mechanism of the reel and the other equipment. Learning to cast, tie knots and bait is not really all that difficult. Secondly, you need to learn where to fish. Successful fishermen know where the fish are located. Fish move from place to place and clever fishermen know these patterns and are able to anticipate where the fish are likely to be located.
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