Fishing- the great equaliser

**MikeT** · 25th-March-2009

Any of you guys here like to fish?

I get out when I can, but last weekend I hooked 3 red cod, 2 dog fish, 1 kawhai and a shark (7-giller).
They are in my freezer at the moment, all filleted ready to be eaten.
Good to get a few fish before the winter months down here.

I love fishing because it gives you a chance to get to the beach here (they are no good for swimming here, ( too cold and the sand is not golden like in a lot of places), but there is nothing like the feeling of sand and water on your bare feet after a week wearing steel-capped boots.
But most of all I like the peace and quiet and just the waves breaking on the shore, a few beers and whatever food takes my fancy.

Can you agree with this?

**outdoors** · 25th-March-2009

i agree-i have been ice fishing here all winter--gotta love walleyes

i even have a tan from the sun,ice and wind.

The fish are starting to group up for spawning in my area and the fishing can be phenomenal.

**chevalier** · 25th-March-2009

I love fishing especially for catfish. But I also enjoy fishing for Crawdads or Crayfish whichever one wants to call them.

I love the feeling of nature welcoming back to the wild.

**MikeT** · 26th-March-2009

Quote from Billy

What is a 7 pointer?

Damned good point, mate, that should read 7 giller (ie: has 7 gills).

Sorry about that, it was a late night last night.

Billy,
Fishing is a great oppurtunity for men to get together, I've had some interesting talks with mates of mine during a decent fishing session, and a lot of problems have been worked out as a result.

I'm heading out with a couple of friends this weekend, the fishing and weather is supposed to be pretty good.

Fishing is also a skill that should be kept alive down the generations, it goes back to when we had to get our own food to survive.