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A couple of years ago I never fished at all for over 2 years not that I didn’t want to life just was busy
I will never forget the first trip back after the break I looked at my wife and said never again I’m I not going fishing I’m not spiritual or anything but when I got my rods out and sat in my chair I literally felt life’s stress just pour out of me and run into the ground through my feet it was the biggest release of stress have ever felt and the worst of it is I didn’t even know I was stressed until I sat in the chair
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Well said ...
I believe Angling to literally be a lifesaver ,it's even recommended by doctors to combat stress and anxiety..
For me,no fishing = no life ,I'm sure I'm not alone with that thinking ..
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Fishing — it’s the great redeemer. It’s kept me literally out of prison over the years.
Non-participants… do they realise how wonderful it is? I don’t think so.
I’ve been doing this since I was 8. Started on the Lea, nets to nylon on cane and worms from allotments and compost heaps to catch minnows.
Our pastime — it’s wonderful. Calming. Grounding. A whole plethora of other worlds.
You see things that others never will: grebes dancing, bats flying… The natural world is a wonderful thing for us to participate in.
I’ve tried with my kids to get them to see what it can do. Do they see it? I think they do. I can but hope.
Anyway, we should consider ourselves lucky. We have the greatest pastime bar none in our lives.
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