Rep0stin' m' Gameguide t'Fishin'. An Orphaner's-- Game\/\/\/\/ard's Guide To Fishing. ------------------- Penned by Game\/\/\/\/ard Dualscar. Spons0red by the #fishingfriday #fund Listen close y'sh0al-minded \/\/\/\/rigglers. There is dignity in \/\/\/\/hat I d0. Spearfishin'. The glory 0' th'harp0on is m0re than y'c0uld p0ssible h0pe t'achie\/\/e. But there is a gentler m0re c0urteous \/\/\/\/ay t'get'em. \/\/\/\/e're g0in' t'b'needin' t'teach y' lance fishin'. Rod fishin' fer y'earthlings. First, y0u require a proper angler’s lance (fishing rod). Not s0me snapped-0ff drift spar or carni\/\/al t0y, pried from a purple blood's t0ol kit. Naur, y'need a flexible shaft \/\/\/\/it' en0ugh gi\/\/e to tire yer catch \/\/\/\/it0ut lettin' it free. Fasten it t'the castin' line (fishing line), \/\/\/\/hich is \/\/\/\/hat carries yer death-- h00k, t0 the \/\/ictim. At th'end o'th'line, y'need a ja\/\/\/\/-hook. Small, cur\/\/ed, treacher0us. N0t unlike a caliginous courtship, if courtship \/\/\/\/ere h0nest. Th'ho0k is dressed \/\/\/\/ith bait-meat 0r \/\/\/\/it' an imitati0n lure if y're gettin' fancy 0n me. \/\/\/\/0rms, grubs (nontroll), flesh, filet, s0ft-bodied insects, bright little false-s\/\/\/\/immin' lures. It dunnae matter. The point is n0t nourishment. It's t'c0n\/\/ince th'fish that it's real. Ab0\/\/e the h00k, afix a fl0at bulb. 0r, a bobber, if y'\/\/\/\/ill. If y'are fishin' on the surface, any\/\/\/\/ay. It marks \/\/\/\/here y're 0fferin' rests and tells y'\/\/\/\/hen some \/\/\/\/itless gillbeast has mouthed yer hook. If y'are fishin' deeper, 0r against a stronger current, afix a sink st0ne, instead. It'll drag th'bait do\/\/\/\/n\/\/\/\/ard. No\/\/\/\/, fer castin'. Ye ain't g0in' t'hurl it like an untrained ser\/\/ant thr0\/\/\/\/in' scrap at a \/\/\/\/all. Ye are goin' t'back the lance. Release the line sm0othly, an' send th'h00k 0ut \/\/\/\/it' grace. This is yer line-fling, 0r cast. Timin', angle, \/\/\/\/ind, they all account fer a successful cast. T0 abrupt, y'tangle. To0 \/\/\/\/eak, y'drop it, an' that is a mar\/\/elous \/\/\/\/ay to forfeit yer fishin' rights. 0nce yer bait is in th'\/\/\/\/ater. Y'\/\/\/\/ait. Then y'\/\/\/\/ait. Then y'\/\/\/\/ait a bit m0re. N0t unlike \/\/\/\/aitin' fer th'Empress t0 gi\/\/e a c0mmand. Y'gotta b'diligent. It ain't fer the impatient. It's fer th0se \/\/\/\/ho understand that hunger makes a fool outta both you an' I an' especially the fish. Y'\/\/\/\/ait fer the fl0at bulb to t\/\/\/\/itch or dip. The nibble-\/\/\/\/arnin. Dunnae yank immediately. Y'll panic it. They m0uth it first, test, taste, lett'em commit t'th'mistake. Then, hook'em \/\/\/\/it' an up\/\/\/\/ard m0tion. This sets the barb. Then, \/\/\/\/e start the fight. It bec0mes a back an' forth. Y'gotta keep tensi0n. Dunnae be a fo0l that lose \/\/\/\/hat y0u'\/\/e earned. Too much strain, the line snaps. Y'let the r0d bend, because it's \/\/\/\/hat it's there f0re. If y'\/\/e g0t a drag \/\/\/\/heel, use it. Let's the line slip under pressure s'they can run from y'ns. They'll tire 0ut from it. Y'ain't tryin' to o\/\/erpo\/\/\/\/er the creature. Y're tryin' t'exhaust it. B0th 0f ye are n0ble creatures, but only y'\/\/e g0t auth0rity in this d0main. 0nce it's by th'shore, 0r yer dock, 0r yer \/\/essel, dunnae grab at it unless ye \/\/\/\/ant punctured 0r 0ther\/\/\/\/ise humiliated by yer o\/\/\/\/n ho0k. 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 t0 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 g0in' to go int0 the 0ther methods ab0ut. But I'll b'sure t'inform any0ne curious.