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Although I had the opportunity to go fishing when I was younger as I was heading out the door to go fishing with the local boys I also heard, “Why are you going? Fishing was for the boys!” I quickly put down the fishing rod that I had picked up and decided to stay back. I’m not sure why I didn’t question it but I accepting the fact that maybe they were right after all I probably didn’t really want to touch those worms or heaven help the fish anyway.
Quite a few years later I had the opportunity to go fishing again. But by this time I had completely convinced myself that not only was fishing for the boys, it was also something that I did not see myself wanting to participate in.However, it truly is amazing how this can change when you fall in love.
Many years later I had gone through a divorce and was back out in the dating scene. I met my now husband Andre and he told me of his passion for fishing.I had to laugh since the first picture I saw of him he was holding up a fish and I somehow knew that fishing was more then a small part of his life.
He told me his stories of the fish that got away and the big ones that he and his buddy had caught. He said he would like to take me out with him and teach me how to catch a fish. “I’m going to teach you how to feed your family”, he proudly told me.
Fishing season opened a couple months later and he brought me to the annual weekend away with his fishing buddy to compete in the opening season derby. I’m not sure how thrilled his buddy was, but I guess it was better then being told that he was going to be completely left behind. We had a really good weekend and I was able to keep up with the boys and at some points I even out fished them. I knew then that I was definitely Hooked! And not only on my husband but on those fish. I knew the reasons that I had got hooked on fishing, but I started to look for the reasons that other women also participated and what made them as passionate about it as I was.
I found out that most of the girls that fished did so because of one of the following reasons:
Ø Family member had taken them when they were younger.
Ø Seeking adventures but once they start catching fish they usually become hooked themselves.
Ø It also provided a new form of competition - Sometimes it’s you against the fish but most of the time you will find it against anyone in your boat or on shore.Ø Peace and serenity are so easily obtained in the outdoors and fishing allows us the time to sit back and enjoy what is around us a kind of hydrotherapy of the soul.
Ø The opportunity to bond and share memories with family and friends
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