| Fishing is a relaxing sport to spend weekends. It is a | | | | blocks or sunscreen to prevent overexposure of your |
| proven fact that one of the most treasured | | | | skin to the sun. Some symptoms of heat sickness are |
| experiences of tens of hundreds of American families | | | | breathing difficulty, nausea, lightheadedness and an |
| is fishing. However, every sport has its dangers and | | | | inability to concentrate on specific tasks. Keep enough |
| fishing is not an exception to this rule. | | | | liquids at hands to keep you hydrated. |
| Most of the tolls involved in fishing have sharp points | | | | 2) Dangerous equipment – As fishing involves the |
| like hooks which have a lot of potential to hurt you in | | | | use of a lot of sharp tools, you need to be aware of |
| case the environment takes a turn to the worse during | | | | the steps involved in the treatment of injuries caused |
| fishing. Natural events such as hurricanes, storms, | | | | by such sharp tools by the use of medicated lotion, |
| sudden wild currents etc. could ruin your trip. | | | | disinfectants, and cotton or paper towel. |
| In case you have plans of going on a fishing trip with | | | | 3) Tangles – One of the most frequent irritations in |
| friends or family, here's a list of unexpected situations | | | | the sort of fishing is getting your line tangled in |
| and what to do in case you find yourself in one of | | | | surrounding trees or brush while out fishing. Try your |
| those. | | | | best to get your line and rod untangled as soon as you |
| 1) Weather – Before you have packed your bags | | | | can to prevent more accidents later on. You could |
| and are about to leave for your favorite fishing spot, | | | | carefully untangle your line or just snap off the branch |
| make sure you know what sort of weather is | | | | on which it has been tangled. |
| expected in those regions over the next few days. | | | | 4) Bait – There's no better way of ruining your |
| Immaterial of whether you are fishing off a boat or | | | | fishing trip than to run out of bait. To prevent this, split |
| from the shore, you need to be aware of the sudden | | | | your baits into halves, thirds or quarters. Worms will |
| changes in the environment such as storms, flash | | | | continue to live even if they are chopped up into |
| floods, dark skies etc. when you come across high | | | | quarters and hence can be very effective in luring fish |
| frequency lightning strikes, its time you find dry land. | | | | even if quartered. |
| A sunny day is not exactly an ideal day for fishing. | | | | Make sure you are ready to face any scenario |
| You need to be aware of the fact that spending hours | | | | thrown at you during your trip and stay as relaxed as |
| in the sun could irreversibly damage your skin. Use sun | | | | you can. |