Fishing sportsFishing, or angling, is the sport of trying to catch fish with a rod, reel, line and baited hooks. The sport dates back thousands of years and it seems that fishing techniques were already very advanced very early on. In the Stone Age, hooks made of both bone and stone were used to catch fish, but the harpoon, a more primitive method, was probably just as common. An engraving from an ancient Egyptian tomb shows that the four methods of fishing, i.e. with spears, nets, rods and lines, were in use as early as 2000 BC. The ancient Greek poet Homer, writing around 800 BC, also refers to the bronze hooks and horsehair lines used by fishermen. A very old fishing hook found in Britain is thought to date from around 500 BC and was dug from the Thames River in Essex (Jarman, 4). Fishing has been practiced for thousands of years and must integrate three aspects: fishing equipment, style and location to be successful in fishing. To fish, you need to get the right equipment: a rod, bait and a few other accessories. Fishing rod is the most basic necessity to start fishing. Although a fishing rod cannot be called a fishing rod unless a reel is attached to the butt (handle), otherwise it is called a fishing rod. Today, most rods are made from hollow or solid fiberglass (or graphite, sometimes called carbon). The stick is divided into three parts: the butt, the middle and the tip, so that they can be disassembled and transported very easily. From the butt, where the reel is attached, the rod tapers down to the reel. The beginner should consider a pole of the maximum length he can handle (Jarman, 41). I would suggest that a beginner use a medium to stiff action p...... middle of paper ...... pike and catfish (Jarman, 30-36). Millions of people all over the world have fallen for it hook, line and sinker! Although it is popular today as a sport, it was once essential as a source of food, and everyone from monks to poets were drawn to its charm. Today's fishing techniques have come a long way from simple hook and line, and anglers now have a wide range of advanced equipment at their disposal.Bibliography:BibliographyCederberg, Goran. The Complete Book of Sport Fishing. New York: Bonanza Books, 1988. “Fishing.” British. Ed. 1993. “Fishing.” The Dorling Kindersley Fishing Encyclopedia. 1994 ed. Jarman, Katherine. Freshwater fishing. New Jersey: Silver Burdett Press, 1988. Stochl, Slava. The world of fishermen in pictures. New York: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1970.