Either you love fishing or you don't. Deep sea fishing isn't always done in deep waters but it is always at the great expanse of the open sea. To catch fish, you can't just anchor off anywhere and drop the hook. You need to find the fish using the fish finder and anchor the boat up current so the bait drops down to where the fish are. Otherwise you will probably not catch any good fish except for the occasional scavenger fish that passes by.
Fishing is hard work. In the South China Sea, it is hot, humid, salty, windy, rainy and the traffic can get heavy before Horsburgh lighthouse before you exit into the Southern South China Sea.
So why do folks go fishing then? I guess its the thrill of the hunt, camaraderie, adventure and sheer excitement when you hook up a monster of a fish, that keeps you guessing what it is as you reel it in.
I am never tired at sea, even when staying awake fishing till 4am and waking up again at 6am. I only feel the tiredness when I get home, usually after 4 days at sea.
I guess that only thing I try to avoid is too much sun. I welcome the free Vitamin D but not the sun damage to skin and eyes. In any case, I will always love the sea and fishing the fascinating fish that inhibit her waters.
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