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It’s not called commercial fishing; that’s too high tech and mechanized. This isn’t about food. It’s not called tournament fishing; that’s too commercialized. This isn’t about money, sponsors and greed.

Instead, it’s called sport fishing because it is all about the sport of catching fish. What’s so sporting about it? Well, to qualify as sport, there has to be some skill required on the part of the angler, there has to be some odds… that favor the fish. The pursuit has to take place in an attractive environment and, lastly, the purpose of it all is to derive joy and pleasure from the endeavor.

They say there are three phases every fisherman goes through. The first phase involves the angler’s desire to catch as many fish as he possibly can. The more fish, the better. The second phase entails the catching of the biggest fish possible… the trophy phase. The third and final phase the angler realizes is the quality of the fight. It is not necessary to catch a lot of fish or even big fish to enjoy the sport but rather it is the pursuit and the fight in the fish. A sport fisherman has a reverence for his quarry. He many even spend time and money to insure the specie’s survival and he, most always, returns his catch to live and fight another day. If, by chance, the true sportsman goes fishing less, he still has had a magnificent, joyful day!

One of our friends named max had a great time with us out on the water. Max is 13 years old and got a little tired trying to pull in the 120 pound fish. So, Dad took over from son Max and fought the fish gallantly until 55 minutes into the fight when the tarpon went ballistic, shook his head and broke the 40 pound line. Tarpon 1, Dad and Max 0! We’re they dejected? Of course not, they fought a magnificent fish for 55 minutes and would have release it anyway. It took some effort and skill to fight the fish and they did so on a beautiful morning in Pine Island Sound. Father and son shared this special moment together and the joy and pleasure it brought them will live in their memories forever. That’s the beauty of sport fishing!

On another charter, I watched another young son hook a tarpon. He soon became tired from the fight and his father stepped up and said “son, give me that rod and I will show you how to land this tarpon.” After the father tired from fighting the fish, the uncle stepped forward to relieve the father and he too eventually tired and gave the rod back to the son.

And so it went, round robin style for over 2 hours and 9 miles as that tarpon drug the boat, the Captain, two husky men and one lanky teenager all over Charlotte Harbor. The three were so exhausted that their time at the rod soon shrunk to about 10 minutes each, all while a building storm, threatened. Finally at 2 hours, the Captain dictated that the lightening in the storm posed such a serious threat that they had to leave and find cover. One last effort was made to bring the tarpon to the boat. You guessed it, the line broke and there stood three exhausted anglers in stunned silence.

I can just imagine how the story is told and retold at every gathering of the three men and their families. Young and old alike will gather around to listen and all will envision a huge, magnificent fish that on that day, defeated two husky men and one lanky teenager. The story will get better and better with time. Such is the joy and pleasure we all get from sport fishing.

Sport fishing tackle is usually associated with competitive fishing tackle, but it just provides a label for all tackle that is used for fishing that is any type of fishing, except for commercial. It is form of recreational fishing that is done for pleasure of competition.

Hooks, lines, rods, reels, sinkers and floats are all considered to be tackle used in sport fishing. Hooks are devices that are attached to the end of a line and are used to impale the fish in the mouth. A fish hook is an imperative part of any tackle box. A hook is designed to hold bait and entice the fish into biting at the hook. Hooks are typically constructed of metal and are all shaped similarly.

A hook is attached to a line and the line is made to sustain against various weights of fish. Rods are used to suspend the line with the hook attached. Reels are typically attached to the rod at one end and house the line, the reel controls the amount of line that is let out. Sinkers and floats have opposite effects on the line.

The sinkers are typically attached to the end of the line with the hook, the floats are typically attached to the line somewhere along the line in the middle the sinkers drag the hook down into the water the float or bob sits on top of the water on the line and provides and indication of a bite on the line.

Bait, lures and other tackle items are also part. The bait that is used in a sport fishing tackle box depends on the type of fish being fished for. The bait can vary from live bait, crickets, worms and other bugs to fake bait that is man made to look like live bait. Lures are used in conjunction with bait to get the attention of the fish, lures usually have a certain amount of shine to them to bring the fish toward the hook out of curiosity. A tackle box to hold all the gear is also an important part of sports fishing tackle.

Prices vary in the cost of sports fishing tackle and with each new invention or new idea the costs grow. A tackle box really only requires a few types of items: a rod or fishing pole, a couple of hooks and some bait, everything else will make fishing more successful but the basics are all that is actually needed to fish.

USA people are always happy-go-lucky and their lifestyle is full of several recreational & interesting sports and Sports Fishing is one among them. The game is also known as the recreational fishing and it is played all over US as a family sport as well. Sports fishing are regarded as a pleasurable activity rather than a commercial one, where as an individual catch fishes without anticipating any revenue in return. The whole concept of this kind of Fishing is to catch fish and to release them later. One may wander why to bother catching a fish if you would just release it afterwards. Well… this is the uniqueness of this game; where feeling of success in catching a fish is itself the reward, not the fish. People love the fun, pleasure and quality time you spend in this sport.

The key idea of the Sport Fishing is to find & catch the county’s most coveted types & species of fish. People also sometimes love to add more fun and include cooking & eating at the latter part of the day. Needless to mention, the methods of Sports Fishing vary in every country & region. There are an ample number of tournaments & competitions held in US surrounding this activity & these also depend on the particular species that is being targeted.

A Sports Fishing enthusiast must have to have the following tools with him/her on such a kind of outing:

? Reel

? Rod

? Tackle

? Fishing nets

? Fish finders

? Fishing line

? Fishing baits

Like all other sports, this one also involves scores that are honored to the anglers on each of the fishes they catch. These competitions are global events that take place on a considerably large & extensive scope. Sometimes the scores are assigned to individual while the scores are assigned to teams as well. Sport Fishing enthusiasts are also known as boat fishers. Their fishing act is timed and the anglers receive the ‘flat score’ as soon as they land, tag, & most of the time immediately release the particular type of fish that they have caught. Sports Fishing competitions are always take place in chartered fishing boats. The game’s expeditions have become a popular means to take part in the Sports Fishing activity across the globe.

So people round there can join the community and take advantage this wonderful sport.