Fishing as a sport

[Iman]

Do you consider fishing a sport?

 

[JPM]

I voted no, but in retrospect I guess it is. Definite skill and physical endurance involved.

 

[Zawazuki]

Yes of course, it can be either. Fishing tournaments or just fishing to eat.

 

[Guardian]

I grew up fishing, and it is def. not a sport. It does require skill and/or knowledge, but in my opinion it is definitely not a sport.

 

[JPM]

How do you define it as not a sport then? As it needs skill and knowledge and also involves fisherman competing against each other? Is that not the definition of sport?

 

[Chihuahua23]

I believe in sports, some form of injury needs to be possible. You can't really get injured Fishing.

 

[BenMan]

I actually Fish quite a lot, but I don't consider it a sport, it's more of a hobby, really can't call it a sport if drinking is one of the main parts of the event.

 

[Hobbies230]

I believe in sports, some form of injury needs to be possible. You can't really get injured Fishing.

Until you don't check behind you and catch someone's lip on the back swing. 😉

I guess I consider fishing a sport, though it doesn't really matter. Just depends on your personal definition of what a sport is.

 

[Joel]

More like a leisure sport kinda thing. But yea, i think it can be considered as a sport.

 

[major]

i would say its a sport, been in a couple of tournaments last year and defo requires skill,patients,and good knowledge this is why i dont win i lack these lol, but i enjoy it very much

 

[Gray]

Ya, i would say it is a sport.
If it requires Skill and patients, and also has a tourny then yeah it is.. :/

 

[David]

Of course. It's just like archery. There need not be any running etc., but there is accuracy, endurance, tactics and patience which are key elements in any sport.