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Show WORLD OUTDOORS ALMOST since time began the world has been inhabited by fishermen. Even before man appeared ap-peared on the scene fish were a valuable menu item for numerous species of birds and animals. Man himself became a fisherman of necessity, in his ever-incessant search for food. The patience of a modern angler would probably In no way compare to that of the first fisherman. He caught fish with his hands, waiting wait-ing patiently beside some pool or stream until a lazy, unsuspecting fish swam close enough to be grabbed firmly or scooped quickly quick-ly onto the dry land. Later, some quick-thinking fisherman fish-erman thought of the idea of Rising a spear. A poor marksman, who got tired of losing spear after spear, probably added the idea of attaching a vine to the spear so that it could be rescued and in this fashion perhaps was the harpoon har-poon suggested. The Egyptians are believed to be the first to take to line fishing, most likely using strong vines to which some object was attached as bait to lure the fish. As there were no hooks in those days, the angler waited until the fish had completely swallowed the bait, then pulled In both vine and fish. The Egyptians later inverted crude hooks of bone and ar years went by fishermen made thcii hooks of ivory, bronze, iron and finally steel. Even with strong hooks, fish still managed to get away, so someone in our more modern age came up with the idea of putting a reverse barb on the hook to prevent the fish from slipping slip-ping oft. It helped, but strangely enough, we're still hearing tall stories about the big one that gol away. For some unexplainable reason, the fish that got away is always the biggest In the pond and every fisherman hopes someday to catch. |
