LEGENDSURBAN ‘‘
Street fishing brings a new cool to town
Five years ago, the name of how I was fishing all my life was finally
introduced: street fishing! It was introduced in the Netherlands
and finds its origin in France or more precisely, Paris. As there is only one river in Paris to
fish you won’t have any other choice as a youngster to fish than the Seine. So street fishing was born! Fishing for predatory fish in the centre of a city with lures only. All my life, I was a little ashamed to
tell others that my passion was fishing. Others thought that this was something that elderly people did when they stopped working, but street fishing is different. Nowadays, I’m proud to tell others:
“I street fish!” Most of them don’t know what street fishing is and when I explained it to them, they looked at me with an amazed blank face. Amazed, because they didn’t realise
that there are fish in the canals and rivers that run through the centre of town. Amazed because of the finesse techniques used, amazed about the size of predatory fish that are caught
Netherlands you can catch pike, perch and zander less than five minutes walking or cycling from your home. This is why street fishing is growing
so rapidly. It’ll only costs a small investment in money and time to go out fishing. More and more fishing associations are organising street fishing events and getting a lot of fresh new and enthusiastic members. The techniques used are modern
Putting the word on the street: Street Fishing enthusiast, Ralph de Kock
right in amongst the shops and offices, amazed about the number of fish caught, amazed! Since its introduction to the
Netherlands and the rest of Europe, street fishing is trending, it’s the fastest growing category of fishing since I can remember. Why? You don’t need to load
the batteries or fill the tank of your expensive boat, you don’t need to plan three weeks in advance. All you need is a rod, reel and a little bag of lures. Wherever you live in the
and offer far more finesse. Some professional street fishers have perfected their techniques and tackle and are real crack operators in the street fishing world. They fish with the best and newest
tackle and lures on the market. The fishing tackle trade is already developing new rods and lures for this kind of fishing. Some of them even have a street fishing brand in their product line up. The skills of some street fishers is
that good that they can easily switch from street fishing to boat fishing if they want. Therefore street fishing is now
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