I Smell something Fishy

Turn between two love ... I noticed that fishing and photography has their similarities.

If you're into photography we all know that the best time to take those beautiful dramatic colorful shots is before the sun down and few minutes after the sunset {twilight} --- agree?. To all fisherman's out there, when is the best time to catch a fish... 30mins before and 30mins after sunset, correct? {Maybe most of the time, still learning on this new love, *giggles*}.

Yes, hubby and i are getting into fishing ... never cross my mind that i will end up liking --- maybe loving it now... especially after 2 days ago's catch we need somewhat a bigger size bucket than our normal newbie styrofoam container, {i think that's a good sign, huh}.

As i have said, never in my life that fishing and i will enjoy together. If i can recall back then, I never like going to the wet market/piers, the fishy/seafood smell seems uninviting... plus the buzzing flies all over makes me feel 'germ-phobic', and worst hate it when you're walking in the aisle full of slippery muddy water --- if someone will see me i bet you might wonder if i am doing my own dance moves, [hop, hop, to the side 2x, etc]. And oh, if someone stepped on my toes/shoes, you better run 'coz i will definitely get you.

I guess the tide has turn, well let's just say i can handle raw fish fairly well now especially if i have the right gadgets to work with. I can dig into smelly anchovies bait without any problem, though now that we've learned more on this new found hobby --- it's better to use a rubber gloves when you're doing this, saves you time from scrubbing your hands/fingers after, so to get rid of the said fishy smell.

I can go on and on what we have learned this past 2-3wks regarding fishing, but for now let us pick up more knowledge on the proper techniques, appropriate hooks/lines/baits, etc... by the way, we do pier fishing for the meantime (saltwater fishing), we like it because we don't need fishing license and second, we get to observe qualified/expert fishermen out there... so to avoid acting cuckoo casting your lines --- like our first time fishing, we even don't know how to wind the line on the reel, LOL.

I have to say it does takes some patience, though it's exciting in the same way especially when you feel that tug, that there is something in the end of your line.

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"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope."

John Buchan