So I went fishing for the first time since 7th grade yesterday, and while out there, I concluded that fishing is not a sport and should never be on ESPN. -that is all

Any other views?

2/17/2006 1:42:30 PM

umm you go offshore fishing and catch a 400lb fish and tell me that isnt a fucking sport

that is one of the hardest things ive ever had to do

[Edited on February 17, 2006 at 1:45 PM. Reason : is nascar a sport? is racing ANYTHING a sport?]

2/17/2006 1:43:38 PM

WELL THEN I GUESS MOVING INTO MY APT IS A SPORT

I HAD TO MOVE A WASHER AND DRYER UP THREE FLIGHTS UP STAIRS

THAT WAS HARD

SO IT MUST BE A SPORT

2/17/2006 2:26:15 PM

some things are sports . . . others are just competitive events

I would venture to say that if it has judges instead of officials, then it is a competitive event.

2/17/2006 2:37:54 PM

2/17/2006 2:38:03 PM

hey what does the E in ESPN stand for?

2/17/2006 2:40:14 PM

i know that the P stood for poker for a while

2/17/2006 2:41:09 PM

^ aha

2/17/2006 2:46:54 PM

if its not a sport, take this to chit chat

2/17/2006 4:14:28 PM

saltwater > freshwater by like 1,000,000 times

2/17/2006 4:44:23 PM

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"umm you go offshore fishing and catch a 400lb fish and tell me that isnt a fucking sport that is one of the hardest things ive ever had to do"

While I agree it tough as nails to fight big fish, its not a sport per say. Its more of a craft, because unlike sports you don't have to be an to be in the upper echelon of fishing. Give me a solid rod/reel, boat and the right sea conditions and I can get my 80 year old grandma to land a 700lb blue fin.

2/17/2006 5:18:30 PM

curling is a sport so...just putting that out there.

2/17/2006 5:36:19 PM

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"WELL THEN I GUESS MOVING INTO MY APT IS A SPORT I HAD TO MOVE A WASHER AND DRYER UP THREE FLIGHTS UP STAIRS THAT WAS HARD SO IT MUST BE A SPORT"

aha

2/17/2006 5:44:57 PM

Curling is not a sport, its an event

2/17/2006 5:53:54 PM

gosh sports are physical events,
and are competative
and do not depend on how lucky you are or how good your tackle is

2/17/2006 9:36:10 PM

anything you have to practice at and you can win money at that requires physical aspects is a sport....I’m tired of stupid shits saying everything isn’t a sport.....if it isn’t a sport then why the fuck is it on a sports channel?

So is poker a sport? Yes.....requires skill....and you win money.....If moving into your apartment had a 1 million dollar payday....it would have people training to win.....thus it becomes a sport

[Edited on February 17, 2006 at 9:46 PM. Reason : .]

2/17/2006 9:43:23 PM

^ poker is not a sport

just because they show it on espn doens't mean it's a sport

sorry

2/17/2006 11:00:59 PM

poker is not a sport

and i am not sorry

2/17/2006 11:01:36 PM

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"I can get my 80 year old grandma to land a 700lb blue fin."

that's a crock of fucking bullshit

2/18/2006 9:59:16 AM

^^^^ by your reasoning the spelling bee is a sport, that is rediculous
theres a difference between sport and competition, sport requires vigorous physical activity

one criteria can be, if you can play the entire game sitting down, then you're not playing a sport

2/18/2006 10:39:28 AM

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"sport: Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. "

tournament fishing is definitely a sport and is recognized by every major sports association as being a sport

i dont give a good rats ass how anyone wants to dismiss it, its a fact, its here, just like bowling and curling, so fuck off


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2/18/2006 10:43:20 AM

fishing is not a "sport"

its a "type" of sport

it is an "outdoor" sport

2/18/2006 11:19:29 AM

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"that's a crock of fucking bullshit"

Like I said, give me an awesome rod/reel combo and an awesome boat and I get that thing. Run it down, keep your angles and the pressure on and that fight can be had in 15 minutes.

2/18/2006 11:20:51 AM

Here's my theory...

Sports involve either head-to-head competition (e.g. tennis) and/or physical contact

Otherwise it's a hobby in my book

And golf is another example of a hobby and not a sport.

2/18/2006 1:59:32 PM

Football -> Sport
Golf -> Sport
Curling -> Sport/Game
Poker -> Game
Chess -> Game
Figure Skating -> Competitive Event
Diving -> Competitive Event
Gymnastics -> Competitive Event
Fishing -> Activity
Racing -> Depends

Golf, Football, Basketball, Running a race.. these are things which are sports. High degree of physical training is required, as well as a huge refinement of other skills. In addition, there is a quantitative result at the end which is generally concrete. A final score, the lowest time, ect.

Poker is a game. No athletic skill is required. I compare it to chess, because like poker, no athletic skill is required. Curling falls in the grey area, because while it is mostly a game of skill, some physical activity is required. So I could see where some would want to say it's a sport. But it's also in the game category.

Figure Skating, Gymnastics, Diving, ect... these are events which have judges. Yeah, it involves a huge amount of athletic ability and skill, but the results are open to interpretation. Sooo sorry, but I've got a hard time calling it a sport. Winners in sporting events are pretty inarguable. It's hard to argue that a soccer game didn't end 2-0. However, it's easy to argue how well a certain dive was pulled off. The Russian judge gave that shit a 4 bitches.

Fishing, in my opinion, is a sub-category of Hunting. Hunting is an Activity, not a sport. Yeah, to pull up more fish than Joe Schmoe you've gotta know a little bit about what you're after. Where they swim, at what depth, what they like to eat, ect. However, there are too many variables to accurately compete and declare a supreme fisherman. Not saying it's not physically demanding, but it's just not something that you can quantify accurately. So you caught more fish than that dude in the next boat over. Grats, you got lucky.

Racing... yeah. A race is a sporting competiton, but I tend to lean the way of saying it's a sport for living creatures that are directly competing. Horse racing is a sport, but for the horses. Dog racing is a sport, but for the dogs. 6 niggas from Africa running the 5k, yeah that's a sport for the niggas from Africa. It's not a sport for the jockeys. Compared to the work the horse is doing, they aren't doing squat. Auto racing a sport? Eeeh... not really. More like a competiton. Yeah, quantifiable result.. but the physical training required pales in comparison to what actual athletes are required to undergo in order to compete.

2/18/2006 3:25:01 PM

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"Fishing, in my opinion, is a sub-category of Hunting. Hunting is an Activity, not a sport. Yeah, to pull up more fish than Joe Schmoe you've gotta know a little bit about what you're after. Where they swim, at what depth, what they like to eat, ect. However, there are too many variables to accurately compete and declare a supreme fisherman. Not saying it's not physically demanding, but it's just not something that you can quantify accurately. So you caught more fish than that dude in the next boat over. Grats, you got lucky. "

sorry man, but you dont know what you talking about

freshwater or saltwater

2/20/2006 3:39:57 PM

Some types of fishing require intense physical activity.

Some types of fishing involves competition with other fisherman and quantifiable results ending in a definite winner.

Sitting on a bank fishing with a cane pole = not a sport

1 million dollar sportfishing tournament = sport

2/20/2006 4:09:08 PM

Baseball = sport
Football = sport
Basketball = sport

nascar = game
golf = game (see john daly)
fishing = give me a break, bill dance is no athlete

2/20/2006 5:18:42 PM

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"1 million dollar sportfishing tournament = sport "

Convince me that it's a sport. What qualities of the activity place it in the same category as Football? or Basketball? Is Hunting then a sport?

If you say sitting on a bank fishing with a cane pole isn't a sport, then what specifics set that apart from type of fishing that IS a sport in your opinon?

2/20/2006 6:43:50 PM

Chartreuse and blue crankbait.

2/20/2006 7:15:26 PM

2/20/2006 7:17:41 PM

^

2/20/2006 7:24:36 PM

From dictionary.com.... sport may or may not be something only comprised of just athletes. Bill Dance and Jimmy Houston are no damn "athletes" for sure.

Regardless, fishing is not a sport in terms of being both physical and competitive activity, thats for sure.

sport Audio pronunciation of "sport" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (spôrt, sprt)
n.

1.
1. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
2. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3. An active pastime; recreation.
4.
1. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks.
2. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport.
3. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport.
5.
1. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport.
2. Informal. One who accepts rules or difficult situations well.
3. Informal. A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip.
6. Informal.
1. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life.
2. A gambler at sporting events.
7. Biology. An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation.
8. Maine. See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater.
9. Obsolete. Amorous dalliance; lovemaking.

2/20/2006 7:25:07 PM

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"tournament fishing is definitely a sport and is recognized by every major sports association as being a sport i dont give a good rats ass how anyone wants to dismiss it, its a fact, its here, just like bowling and curling, so fuck off [/thread]"

[Edited on February 21, 2006 at 4:05 PM. Reason : end of discussion]

2/21/2006 4:05:22 PM