The Beginner’s Guide to Fishing

STEP 3: ATTACH YOUR LINE

Cut off a length of line about a foot longer than the length of your pole. Wrap an end around the tip of your pole and TIE IT TIGHTLY.

STEP 4: TIE THE HOOK

Match a hook to your bait. (Size 3/0 for long worms, say, 1/0 for small shrimp.) Tie the hook to the opposite end of the line using a knot that won’t slip, such as THE PALOMAR KNOT (shown here). (Wet all knots before pulling tight.) Bad knots lose good fish.