Why Go Fishing?
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
Why do people like to fish? Or better yet, why should people go fishing? The way I see it, it's because it is fun. It's fun to feel something pulling on a line you have attached to a rod and reel and you fight with this fish until you get it in. Then you have a choice to keep it to eat or release it. Most fish to enjoy the challenge of the fight and release the fish, maybe keeping one for the dinner table.
A few days ago I witnessed two young women who had never fished in salt water before and had never been on a sportfishing boat ever. Catalina Visan and Diana Cojocnean, both from Romania and in the exchange worker program, came fishing with me on a half day trip. Catalina had fished with her father on a small lake before when she was much younger. However, this type of fishing was brand new to both. I watched the excitement in their eyes as they battled bluefish on light action rods while we used the tube and worm method. Their screams, giggles, and laughter was contagious. They will go back to Romania at the end of September with stories of this adventure. They both worked three jobs and had no real time to enjoy the summer, until now. This is why it is good to go fishing.
