| There will always be challenges whether one decides | | | | If one decides to go "down below" some time, a |
| to fish either in the river or in the open sea. The | | | | cod-line is a necessity for everybody to enjoy |
| important thing to remember is to have patience | | | | saltwater fishing. A perch-line will also be good and if |
| waiting for the fish and doing your best to catch it | | | | it's time for mackerel fishing, a mackerel jig will be an |
| when it appears. | | | | excellent help. |
| To be able to fish, a person needs to get a fishing | | | | The right time to start salt water fishing is on the ebb |
| license since this is a requirement by law and the | | | | tide. This should be during an early time of the morning |
| regulations regarding fishing varies from one state to | | | | to ensure that the trip will be a productive one. This will |
| the other. | | | | put the tide in one's favor and if the wind is light or not |
| The first thing one needs for salt water fishing is a | | | | fair, this will also help in going home quickly. |
| boat. It can range from a simple row boat to a yacht. | | | | The best place to start fishing is going to a fishing |
| The size of this vessel depends on how many people | | | | ground that is well known to the locals. |
| will join the trip. | | | | Many anglers who are too impatient move from one |
| For people who will do it in-shore, a 15 foot sailboat | | | | spot to another which at times make these people |
| that comes with a cuddy forward to serve as a | | | | miss a hotspot further decreasing the chances of |
| shelter when it rains should do the job. The boat should | | | | catching fish. It is advisable to cast out a couple of |
| not be heavy and yet adequately sturdy to not be | | | | times before moving on using different types of bait. |
| swayed by the action of strong waves or some | | | | This should be done from the shallowest to the |
| bumps on the beach or on the rocks. | | | | deepest point. |
| One should always try the edges of the perimeter first | | | | Sharks in the area can disrupt people from catching |
| instead of plopping bait or lure in the middle. This is | | | | fish. By pouring some fish blood on a paper towel or |
| because it will scare the other fish away. By going | | | | newspaper and rolling it into a ball then casting it |
| through the sides first, one will have a better chance of | | | | overboard, sharks will follow the current and leave the |
| catching unsuspecting fish in the middle. | | | | area increasing the chances of catching fish. |