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Ha, the laws of Darwin, trouble is some have evolved two left hands. Actually it is often foreigners that are really inept at the basics, I have had a few on the jetty every year who are clueless about anything, often with brand new gear and boxes of brand new tackle; I do help them, I cant just stand there and watch them struggling to work out how to put a reel on or tie a hook.
I don't think many first time anglers look up much, they just see or know someone who fishes and think I will try that and buy a rod and reel and turn up, often with inadequate gear etc. but slowly they will get more into it and start reading books or looking things up on-line and will become more competent; weren't most of us like that at the beginning. If there was a standard test before they did, teaching good practices; it would produce better anglers, especially if it was rammed home about the laws and about fish care, litter, proper use of gear etc. But, then it would deter many from taking it up. It's the same for cycle proficiency and it could apply to anything and everything. How many youngsters just get their first bike and take it from there and get better as they go along. At some point people just have to learn on their own.
However, the penchant for making everything and everyone perfect at everything and safe, It wouldn't surprise me angling will come under the authoritarian spotlight one day.
I don't think many first time anglers look up much, they just see or know someone who fishes and think I will try that and buy a rod and reel and turn up, often with inadequate gear etc. but slowly they will get more into it and start reading books or looking things up on-line and will become more competent; weren't most of us like that at the beginning. If there was a standard test before they did, teaching good practices; it would produce better anglers, especially if it was rammed home about the laws and about fish care, litter, proper use of gear etc. But, then it would deter many from taking it up. It's the same for cycle proficiency and it could apply to anything and everything. How many youngsters just get their first bike and take it from there and get better as they go along. At some point people just have to learn on their own.
However, the penchant for making everything and everyone perfect at everything and safe, It wouldn't surprise me angling will come under the authoritarian spotlight one day.
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