I lean toward "efficient entertainment", but I do sometimes wonder what that chunk of my free time would look like otherwise.
this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2024
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Meditation.
Okay but I can do that without buying expensive fishing equipment.
The money needed can be less than the cost of one popular video game. And you can fish for years without fear of the servers ever being turned off..........
You can also do it without buying an expensive plane ticket but that hasn't stopped the idea of "raw-dogging a flight" from spreading
Fishing equipment doesn't have to be expensive. I got everything I use off of Ali Express for less than $50 and I got a full set of tackle and lures that'll last me years. I reckon you could spend $25 and have solid equipment that'll have you catching fish for a while.
You don't need expensive gear to catch fish, you don't need name brand stuff. People have been fishing for millenia with very simple tools, fish aren't going to really care you cheaped out on line and got knock off lures.
Location depending, there's probably plenty of local water ways to explore and enjoy, too, you don't need to travel to do it.
Well sure. But there are 4 main issues.
Well, I'm not here really trying to sell ya on fishing, I just really enjoy talking about my own hobbies, honestly!
And, of course, different strokes for different folks. Sucks you need a daily license to fish where you are, though. I pay like $10 once a year for a license and money goes to maintaining the ecology of the state and programs to revitalize local fish populations through reintroduction of farmed fish to the wild. We're encouraged to catch certain kinds of fish and report tagged fishes to the state so they can better understand the effectiveness of their programs and we get a little prize for the trouble.
I think a lot of the similar joys of nature of fishing can be achieved through hiking, if that's more your speed, and that needs far less equipment. Sure you can buy fancy gear, but all you really need is a pair of shoes and probably a water bottle.
Don't worry I have mountaineering gear. I just struggle to find time to actually go and do it.