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Fishing Good advice It is always a good idea to take a By Darren picture of the first time you do things so you remember.My story When I was finished, I put the fish in the box. I was really One day, my dad told me, happy.“We are going to fishing nextSaturday.” When I heard that, I When I got back home, Iwas so excited that I was going learned something, it was toto explode! never give up! When it was the day, I was Fishing is really fun andas happy as a bunny! I was going easy! There are only a few steps.to fish; it was my first time These are the equipment youfishing. When we got there my need for fishing:dad bought pills so that hewouldn’t throw up on the boat. ● Fishing rodHowever, I didn’t need one. After ● Bait (optional, for mosta while, we started to fish. I wasthe first to start fishing since it kind of rods)was my first time. I got ready and ● A box that contains ice andstarted fishing. I put the rod(string/hook) at about 150 feet. the box must be able to keep cold air inside. After a little while, I got ● A net (just in case of thebored. I thought a century fishing getting away (or foralready passed. Just as I was catching adult crabs)pulling the string for the last time(I was going to give up), the rod Getting startedgrew really heavy! So I pulled therod/string up, my dad told me to What do you do to starttake a picture. fishing? Fishing is really basic and fun. First, you put the bait on the rod if you have any bait. The bait lures fishes. Then, as you should know, pick up the rod. It might be a little heavy at first but you will get used to it. After that,

you let the string fall all the way What kind of fishing rod areto about 130-190 feet down. there? How you know there is There are a lot of kinds such asa fish ones that catch any fish or ones that catch squid and more. Some How do you know if there is are really useful and somea fish? You know it when the fish aren’t.tugs. You need to touch the rodto know. Wait about 30-60seconds and try pulling andletting it go gently a few times. Ifthere is a fish, it should be reallyheavy or maybe even tugging it.Sometimes, it seems like there isa fish (heavy) but actually it isjust a water current. However, ifyou really think there is, thenjust pull the rod up. If there isn’t,then keep fishing.How you preserve the fish Tips You should always have an adult help What do you do to the fishwhen you catch one? You can you.take pictures as a memory(which most people do) and thenput the fish in a box filled withice. The ice prevents the fishfrom becoming rotten.

Why I think fishing is funI think fishing is really funbecause you can see what youcan catch and when you catchone, you will be happy. It is alsoa good thing to do on a goodweather.In conclusion, I think that fishingis really fun and easy andeveryone can learn it in a fewhours/day.References and links:Different Types of Fishing Rods- YouTubeHow to Fish for Beginners:Preparing Supplies andCatching FishFishing in Ponds and Lakes -How to FishHow to start lure fishing -YouTube These are some links that might also help you.