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Rugburn

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« Reply #15 on: Jul 14, 2018, 07:46 AM »
That's the spirit I was looking for Roccus! I always consider the crew on my boat part of the team, working together for a common goal. Does it take strength and endurance to drag that one man ice shack 2 miles in the dark over an icy lake covered in a foot of slop and somehow land on top of fish, you bet. And yes Olympic Curling came to mind when I made the post.  :thumbup_smilie:

filetandrelease

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« Reply #16 on: Jul 14, 2018, 08:54 AM »
Let’s not forget (equestrian) and archery 😲
 Fishing ?
 I say yes fishing is a team and individual sport 🎣

 

seamonkey84

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« Reply #17 on: Jul 14, 2018, 09:46 AM »
I call it a sport. Considering there are indeed professional tournament fishers, tv shows, and entire industry and economics based around it. Its a sport that anyone can do, and get as invested in it as they want. It’s a sport that has so many variables that being knowledgeable and expensive equipment gives an edge, but a lot still comes down to luck.
"You know when they have a fishing show on TV? They catch the fish and then let it go. They don't want to eat the fish, they just want to make it late for something." - Mitch Hedberg

lowaccord66

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« Reply #18 on: Jul 15, 2018, 05:54 PM »
Give me an athlete, any athlete and I will make them cry for a bed after chasing stripers. 


Fishermantim

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« Reply #19 on: Jul 16, 2018, 10:19 AM »
You're making an incorrect connection between a sport and athletes.
You can be an athlete that plays a sport, but you don't HAVE to be.

Anyone can play a sport, but there must be a defining description of what a "true" athlete is and how it pertains to the sport in question.

In the same guidelines as fishing you could also add bowling, darts, croquette, curling and beer pong.

A sport is called such because a defining body of people deemed it so, probably because it's an organized event.
That necessarily mean those that partake of that "sport" are now to be considered "athletes".

I guess the bottom line is anything can be called a sport and anybody can be called an athlete because we all want to get our proverbial "participation trophies" in life?
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FishingKid

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« Reply #20 on: Jul 17, 2018, 07:57 PM »
I would consider it a sport you are excersing your arms and upper body muscles, right anyone else agree? :tipup: :azn:

lowaccord66

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« Reply #21 on: Jul 18, 2018, 05:35 AM »
You're making an incorrect connection between a sport and athletes.
You can be an athlete that plays a sport, but you don't HAVE to be.

Anyone can play a sport, but there must be a defining description of what a "true" athlete is and how it pertains to the sport in question.

In the same guidelines as fishing you could also add bowling, darts, croquette, curling and beer pong.

A sport is called such because a defining body of people deemed it so, probably because it's an organized event.
That necessarily mean those that partake of that "sport" are now to be considered "athletes".

I guess the bottom line is anything can be called a sport and anybody can be called an athlete because we all want to get our proverbial "participation trophies" in life?

IGFA="defining body of people"

No point in being obstinate if you dont know what your talking about.   :P



slipperybob

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« Reply #22 on: Jul 19, 2018, 03:22 AM »
Fish'n Religion  ;D
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seamonkey84

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« Reply #23 on: Jul 22, 2018, 11:09 PM »
Fish'n Religion  ;D

That sounds like a sort of organized religion I could get behind. Many holidays and church time I’m hoping.
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filetandrelease

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« Reply #25 on: Aug 10, 2018, 06:59 AM »

lowaccord66

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« Reply #26 on: Aug 11, 2018, 08:34 AM »

 



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