Fishing Tips. Suddenly, we have found ourselves living in an era of social distancing and self-isolation. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to perfect your fishing skills on your boat dock instead of sulking about it? If your fishing skills require improvement, there is not a better time to do it than now. Let us share with you a few tips to help you become a better angler.
1. Practice Your Fishing Knots – Fishing Tips
When it comes to practicing your fishing knots, there’s no shortage of time. Practice these fishing knots:
- The Clinch Fishing Knot connects your lure or hooks to your line.
- The Palomar Fishing Knot attaches your hook to your line.
- The Double Surgeon’s Fishing Knot connects two lines together. The fishing knot comes in handy when you lure gets snagged on a rock or log and the line breaks.
2. Get Better at Reading Water – Fishing Tips
What does water say? When you go out on your boat dock, you need to read the water before fishing. Reading the water reveals the hideout of the fish. Fish hide in and around downed trees near the shore and weeds in the lake. If you have a kayak or canoe, you can access their hideout easily. If you’re fishing in the river, find places that offer good cover, as they are likely hiding from predators. Even though you are also a predator, it is either you or them.
3. Casting Using a Spinning Reel – Fishing Tips
Casting using a spinning reel is not complicated. Here’s what we want you to do:
- Begin with about 6” of line and keep the reel under your dominant hand
- A spinning reel uses a bail or a thin wire arm to prevent your line from emerging from the spool
- Cast the fishing rod by flipping the bail, holding the line with your finger, and bringing the rod tip and placing it a little behind you, and then casting it forward using your elbow and wrist
- Release the line to send your lure into the water when your rod is vertical
- Flip it back over and start to reel
4 Hooking a Fish – Fishing Tips
The two things you need to prevent when hooking a fish include the linking breaking due to the power and weight of your catch and your catch letting go of your lure. To prevent this from happening, set the hook into your catch’s mouth properly once it has bitten your bait or lure. Here’s what you need to do:
- When your catch takes the bait, your bobber will jerk or sink
- When it does, point the tip of the rod up and use moderate pressure to pull back
- Let your catch tire itself out, so you can pull it out of the water without your line breaking due to its movement
- Put the catch into the net to prevent it from returning to the rocks or bank
Have a great time perfecting your fishing skills and impressing your loved ones after the global pandemic ends.
Contact EZ Dock Texas at 800-654-8168 for a quote if you live in Texas, Oklahoma, or New Mexico.
