| So what exactly is fishing?Fishing is the activity of | | | | fishing.There are numerous references to fishing in |
| hunting for and trying to catch fish. Fishing is and | | | | ancient literature; fishing was even described in the |
| ancient and worldwide practice with various | | | | Bible. An example would be Job 41:7 Canst thou fill his |
| techniques and traditions. To some degree fishing has | | | | skin with barbed irons? Or his head with fish |
| even become a sport. Tournament anglers that make | | | | spears?Oppian of Corycus, a Greek author wrote the |
| a living fishing would obviously argue that it is a | | | | Halieulica, on sea fishing between 177 and 180. It has |
| sport.Where did fishing originate?Fishing can be dated | | | | survived to this day and in it Oppian describes various |
| back to the Mesolithic period which began about | | | | means of fishing. His description of fishing with a |
| 10,000 years ago. We know from archaeological | | | | "motionless" net is very interesting:The fishers set up |
| features, discarded fish bones and cave paintings | | | | very light nets of buoyant flax and wheel in a circle |
| that sea foods were important for survival and | | | | roundabout while they violently strike the surface of |
| consumed in significant quantities. Fishing may even | | | | the sea with their oars and make a din with |
| pre-date the development of modern humans, | | | | sweeping blow of poles. At the flashing of the swift |
| although there's no way to know for sure. | | | | oars and the noise the fish bound in terror and rush |
| The ancient river Nile was full of fish. Many early | | | | into the bosom of the net which stands at rest, |
| fishing methods for fishing were clearly illustrated in | | | | thinking it to be a shelter: foolish fishes which, |
| tomb scenes and drawings found within Eqyptian | | | | frightened by a noise, enter the gates of doom. |
| tombs. By the 12th dynasty, metal hooks with bards | | | | Then the fishers on either side hasten with the ropes |
| were being used. Nile perch, eels, and catfish were | | | | to draw the net ashore.A very nice approach that I |
| among the most important fish in the region. There | | | | assume most anglers can relate to. That's what |
| are even some representations that hint towards | | | | fishing is and where it originated. I would say it's time |
| fishing being persued as a pastime.Fishing scenes are | | | | that you get out there and wet a line and see if you |
| rarely represented in ancient Greek culture, which | | | | can continue the tradition.Trevor Kugler - Co-founder |
| shows the low social status of fishing during that | | | | of Trevor has more than 20 years of fishing |
| time. There is pictoral evidence of Roman fishing | | | | experience, and now specializes in ultralight trout |
| from mosaics which show fishing from boats with | | | | fishing. |
| rods and line as well as nets. And the Greco-Roman | | | | - products and information to save you time and |
| sea God Neptune is depicted as carrying a fishing | | | | help you catch more fish. |
| trident. Some have said that Neptune is the God of | | | | |