Do you guys consider bass fishing a sport. I am in a dicussion with a friend who says fishing is not a sport, but he thinks hunting is a sport. Any points I could bring up?
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Do you guys consider bass fishing a sport. I am in a dicussion with a friend who says fishing is not a sport, but he thinks hunt
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Originally, the English word “SPORT” referred to recreational fishing, hunting and falconry. Competitive events such as jousting or wrestling were “GAMES.” Today we refer to games such as football or baseball as “sports,” but fishing and hunting really are sports (even when they are not set up as competitions.)
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I both hunt and fish and both take a lot of effort. When I am hunting and fishing I am walking everywher I go. Then you have to catch or shoot the animal, clean animal and haul it home the distance you walked so it is definately a lot of work. And for anyone that thinks limblines and trotlines for catfish isn't work they are wrong because it's probably more work setting checking and resetting than bass fishing is.
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It may not be a sport but hiking canyons in a 5mm neoprene leisure suit certainly is a workout.
Or if that sounds boring try hooking a nice trout in the tail above a rapid your boatmates are expecting you to help paddle through.
I have had some very "sporty" experiences fishing, some I would care to repeat and some that were strictly one timers.
Maybe have your friend traverse a snow field on a 45deg slope in felt wading shoes and then ask him again.
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I looked up the word "sport" in my trusty old Webster and here is what I found: "1. Pastime; amusement 2.Outdoor diversions, as fishing, hunting, and esp.athletic contests; also indoor contests of similar nature, as bowling, basketball, etc. 3. (a) Pleasant jesting; as, he spoke in sport. (b) Mockery; as, he made sport of his efforts. 4. (a)A toy. (b) A butt; a laughingstock. 5 A person who takes or accepts things in the spirit of fair play, as if abiding cheerfully by the rules of a game." Thus without going any farther into Webster's definition of the word sport, we can see that he declares that fishing is an outdoor sport. Since bass are a fish, I would say that fishing for them would have to be a sport by definition.
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