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Social Fishing: a Look at the Rise in Popularity of Competitions and Meetups

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Fishing is frequently thought of as a solo pastime; a solitary fishing diehard departing from his house at some unholy hour on a freezing winter day to target some solitary spot next to a river, with his flask of tea. While this particular cliché is accurate for a minority of fishing enthusiasts, it’s also a really inaccurate picture of the majority of fishing hobbyists, as they view fishing as being a people-facing activity, being involved in a social group while also a compelling excuse to take trips around the UK and worldwide by getting involved in angling vacations.

To add to that, fishing contests have become very popular – these being a tremendous reason to meet new people and find out new angling tricks, and at the same time having a great excuse to take a small holiday. In point Of fact, some people suppose that fishing is only a justification to travel and meet people! That being said, angling is all the same considered a serious pasttime by many of its enthusiasts and they are motivated by the social scene principally to discover more regarding angling through exchanging tips and tricks with other people.

In the last decade or so, the internet has truly helped grow the fishing communities – via forums, blogs, Twitter etc, it’s now effortless to organize or just attend an angling contest or informal get-together, while swapping handy tips and tricks on forums and blogs.

In terms of angling equipment the web has certainly helped people in locating the best tackle, rod, reel, fishing baits etc as nowadays they can equate with countless online sellers rather than simply being restricted to their near-by fishing shop.