Now what do you think is happening in this picture below?
An Egyptian goose racing a boat, but this is not an ordinary boat. It is a model bait boat controlled by a fisherman.
Good day to all and I have no idea in which community to place this post.
Is there such a thing as a fishing community on Hive? If so, please let me know so that I can put the post in there.
Maybe 
In any case I was out at this dam with my camera to get some birds and by luck I met this fisherman.
Come and see what he does.
See the yellow arrow? That's the spot where the fisherman wanted to drop his baited hook.
So he loaded his bait on this little boat and sent it out to drop his line in the exact spot.
That round maize ball below the arrow is his line and the other two balls accompany the bait as feed to attract the fish to his baited hook.
He stopped the boat at the spot and tilted the two buckets to drop the bait into the water.
Done and he returned the boat.
It was upon the return of the boat that the goose decided to race the boat.
Job done and he secured the boat.
But will this fishing attempt work? Come and see below!
We were standing chatting when the alarm on his rod sounded and he struck.
He played the fish for awhile and then guided it into the net.
He removed the hook gently and then untangled the line from the net.
A beautiful big Carp fish!
He took a photo of the fish, as below you can seen his phone mounted on a rod.
Then he weighed the fish and also dabbed some sealing medicine on the place where the hook was in the mouth of the fish.
Finally it was time to put the fish back into the water so that he can have his freedom.
And there you have it. I tried to show you a detailed system of successful fishing and I hope that you enjoyed the pictures.
In my days as a fisherman, I didn't have money for a bait boat, but I used my cheap canoe to take my lines in at long distances. Marian would hold the rod on the bank and I would twist the line around my big toe in the canoe in order to free my hands for rowing. Also very effective but it could get tiresome if there were many fish as in one morning I caught more than 20.
Since I started photography, I do not fish anymore. But it is great to have my fishing memories brought back when I see a fisherman in action. We can discuss the line strengths, whether he uses nylon or braid, and the different settings on his alarms. Also many other details and it is fun to watch. Then I departed and carried on with my photography.
Oh! I forget as this little Kingfisher bird came in to sit on one of his fishing rods.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
