Fishing Equipment

A fisherman can only be as good as he is equipped. Even the most knowledgeable and most experienced fisherman will count for nothing if he does not have the appropriate fishing equipment. Therefore a fisherman has to make sure that besides the obvious equipment such as fishing rods, he also has complimentary items such as a landing net, without which it becomes very difficult, if not impossible to land certain species of fish, especially when big. A fisherman will also need a keepnet in which to keep the fish alive in water, otherwise they will decompose before the journey home even begins. Rod holders are essential any rod that is not being held in the hands at any given time. Rod holders are part and parcel of the equipment when fishing for fish such as carp or babel which take a long time to bite, because even when a fisherman is using just one rod, he cannot hold it all day when it takes more than an hour or even two to have the next bite. A good cooler box with ice is also essential, especially when fishing far away from home, as the fish may go bad on the way home if the weather is hot.