What is fishing/angling to you?

[corydoras]

As a follow up to the 'Yes again we rule the world' thread I would like to take a poll to see what angling means to AN members. Personally I just don't even get the concept of angling being a 'sport', but that is just me, what is angling to you?

Edited September 30, 2006 by corydoras

[Ducktape Corkfeet]

I live, breathe, work, eat, s***, and sleep fishing. Everything I do centres around it. It may be sad, but I certainly don't feel it.

[shadowplay]

Is there a difference between a hobby and a pastime ?

 

Bob

[les middy]

It is a Religion

 

could be as i go every sunday

 

i don't think so

 

but all the rest will do for me

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

i almost live for it...

 

keeps me going,i love my fishing,when i'm down or peed off i go fishing...i instantly feel better,and its helped me alot in life.

 

sounds silly but its true.

[corydoras]

Is there a difference between a hobby and a pastime ?

 

Bob

To me they are synonymous, but if I omitted one or the other someone would probably have moaned about it.

 

It is interesting that after 36 votes, there are still no votes for 'Sport'. At least I am not alone.

Edited October 1, 2006 by corydoras

[Steve Burke]

It is interesting that after 36 votes, there are still no votes for 'Sport'. At least I am not alone.

 

If you'd have asked what I'd considered "match angling" to be I'd have answered sport! As I don't match fish myself I answered hobby.

 

I wonder how swimmers would have considered swimming? I expect those who swim competitively would have answered as a sport. Those who swim just for pleasure wouldn't have.

[Bob Bradford]

Match fishing is a sport..... anything else is what you want it to be.

[corydoras]

If you'd have asked what I'd considered "match angling" to be I'd have answered sport! As I don't match fish myself I answered hobby.

 

I wonder how swimmers would have considered swimming? I expect those who swim competitively would have answered as a sport. Those who swim just for pleasure wouldn't have.

 

Match fishing is a sport..... anything else is what you want it to be.

 

How can you have a sport with no spectators?

Edited October 1, 2006 by corydoras

[Steve Burke]

How can you have a sport with no spectators?

 

ASs I posted on another current thread, match angling does have spectators. In fact they can be a problem for both organisers and spectators.