Raglim Sommit

Gameward Dualscar

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An Orphaner's-- Game\/\/\/\/ard's Guide To Fishing. ------------------- Penned by Game\/\/\/\/ard Dualscar. Sponsored by the #fishingfriday #fund Listen close y'shoal-minded \/\/\/\/rigglers. There is dignity in \/\/\/\/hat I do. Spearfishin'. The glory o' th'harpoon is more than y'could possible hope t'achie\/\/e. But there is a gentler more courteous \/\/\/\/ay t'get'em. \/\/\/\/e're goin' t'b'needin' t'teach y' lance fishin'. Rod fishin' fer y'earthlings. First, you require a proper angler’s lance (fishing rod). Not some snapped-off drift spar or carni\/\/al toy, pried from a purple blood's tool kit. Naur, y'need a flexible shaft \/\/\/\/it' enough gi\/\/e to tire yer catch \/\/\/\/itout lettin' it free. Fasten it t'the castin' line (fishing line), \/\/\/\/hich is \/\/\/\/hat carries yer death-- hook, to the \/\/ictim. At th'end o'th'line, y'need a ja\/\/\/\/-hook. Small, cur\/\/ed, treacherous. Not unlike a caliginous courtship, if courtship \/\/\/\/ere honest. Th'hook is dressed \/\/\/\/ith bait-meat or \/\/\/\/it' an imitation lure if y're gettin' fancy on me. \/\/\/\/orms, grubs (nontroll), flesh, filet, soft-bodied insects, bright little false-s\/\/\/\/immin' lures. It dunnae matter. The point is not nourishment. It's t'con\/\/ince th'fish that it's real. Abo\/\/e the hook, afix a float bulb. Or, a bobber, if y'\/\/\/\/ill. If y'are fishin' on the surface, any\/\/\/\/ay. It marks \/\/\/\/here y're offerin' rests and tells y'\/\/\/\/hen some \/\/\/\/itless gillbeast has mouthed yer hook. If y'are fishin' deeper, or against a stronger current, afix a sink stone, instead. It'll drag th'bait do\/\/\/\/n\/\/\/\/ard. No\/\/\/\/, fer castin'. Ye ain't goin' t'hurl it like an untrained ser\/\/ant thro\/\/\/\/in' scrap at a \/\/\/\/all. Ye are goin' t'back the lance. Release the line smoothly, an' send th'hook out \/\/\/\/it' grace. This is yer line-fling, or cast. Timin', angle, \/\/\/\/ind, they all account fer a successful cast. To abrupt, y'tangle. Too \/\/\/\/eak, y'drop it, an' that is a mar\/\/elous \/\/\/\/ay to forfeit yer fishin' rights. Once yer bait is in th'\/\/\/\/ater. Y'\/\/\/\/ait. Then y'\/\/\/\/ait. Then y'\/\/\/\/ait a bit more. Not unlike \/\/\/\/aitin' fer th'Empress to gi\/\/e a command. Y'gotta b'diligent. It ain't fer the impatient. It's fer those \/\/\/\/ho understand that hunger makes a fool outta both you an' I an' especially the fish. Y'\/\/\/\/ait fer the float bulb to t\/\/\/\/itch or dip. The nibble-\/\/\/\/arnin. Dunnae yank immediately. Y'll panic it. They mouth it first, test, taste, lett'em commit t'th'mistake. Then, hook'em \/\/\/\/it' an up\/\/\/\/ard motion. This sets the barb. Then, \/\/\/\/e start the fight. It becomes a back an' forth. Y'gotta keep tension. Dunnae be a fool that lose \/\/\/\/hat you'\/\/e earned. Too much strain, the line snaps. Y'let the rod bend, because it's \/\/\/\/hat it's there fore. If y'\/\/e got a drag \/\/\/\/heel, use it. Let's the line slip under pressure s'they can run from y'ns. They'll tire out from it. Y'ain't tryin' to o\/\/erpo\/\/\/\/er the creature. Y're tryin' t'exhaust it. Both of ye are noble creatures, but only y'\/\/e got authority in this domain. Once it's by th'shore, or yer dock, or yer \/\/essel, dunnae grab at it unless ye \/\/\/\/ant punctured or other\/\/\/\/ise humiliated by yer o\/\/\/\/n hook. Use a catch-basket, or landin' net. Grip clamp if it's too big. In the \/\/\/\/orst case scnario, y'\/\/e gotta gaff it. Mind the fins, teeth, an' spines \/\/\/\/hen y'unhook. Fish ain't harmless just b'cause they are in air. \/\/\/\/hen y'mean to release it, do it quickly. If y'mean to keep it, cull it then. Keep on ice if y'intend t'keep it, ideally. I ain't goin' to go into the other methods about. But I'll b'sure t'inform anyone curious.