Fishing: A great activity

I love going fishing it is a great outdoor activity, relaxing, gives you time to think, it is a fun way to explore an area and there is lots of planning involved.

I say it is a great outdoor activity for a couple of reasons:

1. You get exercise. Some of you might be saying what kind of exercise could you possibly get  from fishing? There are a few ways: One way is in the form of hiking. If you aren't somewhere that is accessible by boat then you probably had to hike to the place your fishing. A second would  be aerobics once you hook into the fish and struggle trying to land it. A third way is weight training. I know your thinking what does weight training have to do with fishing. If you do use a boat then you will need to launch it off of the trailer and you need to hold on to a rope attached to the boat so it does go off too fast or fall over. If you are going to anchor your boat that means lifting the anchor twice, one putting it in the water and once taking it out. Then when you are done with your trip there is putting boat back on the trailer and that usually involves hand cracking a wench to bring the boat out of the water. 
2. It is a social activity. Most of the time when you go fishing it is with a friend(s) or family member(s) and even if you are alone you usually meet other people out fishing that you end up talking with. 

It is relaxing because there is usually enough time when your not catching fight to talk, have a snack or just sit back and enjoy the day until the next strike.  

It is a fun way exploring an area for the simple reason that just about anywhere you go there are bound be plenty of lakes, rivers, streams, creeks and on the coasts the oceans. There is no better way to get to know an area then by fishing all those bodies of water. Besides think about all the explores through history and almost every one involved fishing or atleast sailing.

Planning comes in a couple of times when a fishing trip is involved. First before you go on the trip you must plan on what you will need for fishing and for the weather conditions. That means you will need to know where your fishing, the conditions you be in and then means not only the weather but the water conditions. Then you will need to decide on the type of fishing: trolling, wading in the river or stream, deep or shallow. Then when you are on the trip you might need to change your technique and that will take more planning. I bet you never though fishing involved so much thinking.