Will you share me your fishing tips (with a fishing rod and bait) ?

Hi melcaden: My coastal hometown has lots of creeks flowing to the sea. Needless to say I spent my childhood roaming these waterways catching fish. Our fishing rods are made of half-inch thin bamboo with a number 16 nylon line and a number 120 hook attached to it. For bait, we just dig around for earthworms to catch catfish, mudfish, eels and other freshwater fishes. Just attach the live earthworm to the hook, cast it to the water and wait. Sometimes we use old mosquito nets attached to bamboo frames and decorate them with roasted coconuts for baits to catch mostly shrimps. We do shrimps at night for we found out eventually they're active after dark. Fishing at sea requires another technique. We have to deal with the tide and the waves. We also have to ride a boat. When fishing by the shore, we use the bamboo pole but when out to sea, we just drop the line by the boatside. We also learned salt fishes require for the bait to be mobile or they won't touch it at all. Those are the basic ways for fishing. More advanced techniques include elaborate lures, using poles with reels and motorized vessels. There's also spearfishing if you know how to swim underwater. For me, that's the ultimate thrill in fishing, especially if done at night. Nowadays, due to rapid industrialization and illegal fishing activities in our town, the fishes has somewhat diminished in number and its harder to catch them. I long for the days when we just have to sit by the banks and haul in the catch by the minute. Happy fishing. Nothing compares to the thrill of feeling the line in your hand tremble as the fish takes the bait and you haul in the catch.

Hi melcaden, I wish I could go on that fishing trip. Anyways, I'm way too busy here and I can't find the time to fish in the meantime. What I'm catching nowadays are the big commercial fishing boats who intrude into our area to fish. Those are big fishes alright. Maybe in the near future, I may be able to feel the line go live in my hands again. I am happy you have noted our problem with urbanization and industrialization. Perhaps, we have some work to do in order to preserve our natural fishing grounds. Once they're gone, it may be very hard to get them back again. Tell us about your happy fishing someday.