Top Tips for Beach Fishing

by Paul West from River Cottage Australia

• • 
  • Plus One

Play

Learn about beach fishing and beach worming from Paul Blacka. Here he talks through his experience and shares his top tips.

Paul and Hugh met with expert beach fisherman and beach wormer Paul Blacka - a retired auctioneer and keen amateur fisherman. Paul was previously the President of the Bermagui Deep Sea Fishing Club and is currently the club’s weigh master. In recent years however there has been little need of this service thanks to the tag and release practices that are being implemented to protect fish stocks.

Australian Salmon is a much maligned and under-utilised table fish. Its lack of popularity with chefs, diners and fisherman can be attributed primarily to the fact that the flesh can turn quite quickly. Prior to the beach fishing expedition with Paul and Hugh, Paul Blacka referred to Australian Salmon as ‘neighbour fish’ - meaning they’re not good eating so you give them to your neighbour! The fish has often been used in the pet food industry, however when cooked correctly it can be a delicious and rewarding fish to eat. This was one of the reasons Paul was keen to explore cooking with Australian Salmon.

Australian Salmon are also known by anglers as a great fighting fish. They’re a predatory species that target bait fish and are primarily caught in and around breaking surf. Common bait used for Salmon includes Pilchards and Beach Worms, such as those that Paul Blacka uses.

Australian Salmon are actually more closely related to Herring than Atlantic Salmon, and have a strong taste and oily flesh. It’s important that they are bled out quickly after they’re caught as the soft flesh can change colour quite quickly and the fish can go off. Like Atlantic Salmon their flesh will lighten in colour when cooked. They are also very high in omega three fatty acids

Companies[edit]

A lifestyle management company directly embraces the concept of lifestyle. Lifestyle management companies provide personal assistant and concierge services so as to cater to all areas of an individual's life ranging from family to professional matters.^[3][4] The majority of lifestyle management businesses offer standard services, though some have expanded so as to offer clients a “tailor-made service” accounting for their individual needs and objectives. Catering for a “city lifestyle” for example employs a range of concepts and proposals in different areas including the urban environment, architecture, culture, design, fashion, media, gastronomy, leisure and entertainment, and education, which together create and provide unique and distinctive experiences. Lifestyle management companies are steadily increasing in various parts of the world;^[5][6] many offer service at a corporate level. Lifestyle management company examples include Ten Lifestyle Concierge from Ten Group whose headquarters are in London, England and who have offices worldwide, Alberta La Grup located in Barcelona, Spain, and The Fixer, in London.

Technology[edit]

Technology and diversity have greatly changed the lives of people in society. Technology has positive and negative effects on our daily lives. However, the positivity and negativity of technology depends on how much we use it and how much we are exposed to it. In other words, our lifestyle controls our use of technology, while technology influences our lifestyles. To begin, technology has changed the fields of agriculture, manufacturing, warfare, transportation, information, medicine, communication, among others. Technology has also made it easier for other factors to affect our lifestyles, such as the media. All in all, technology has made our lives much easier, therefore we no longer are required to live vigorous lifestyles that, in the past, contributed to the decline in our health. On the other hand, technology has complicated many lives and has many negative effects. Technology has the power to deliver media to us that can change our values and views on the world, which in return will change our lifestyles. Also, technology has negative effects on the environment such as pollution. Because of technology such as computers and television, people have a much more sedentary lifestyle, which leads to health complications and issues.

Environment[edit]

There are two types of environment for a lifestyle: nature and social. Natural environment involves the conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives and operates. an individual dedicated to this healthy lifestyle will prefer to walk to close places, recycle plastic, papers, cans, etc. In an individual's lifestyle some of this natural environment is needed, such as fresh air, clean water, clean home, clean neighborhood and a clean example for those at home.^[10] Those who are nature involved decide to plant flowers, vegetables and other crops in their backyard and are extremely strict on how to organize their household waste and uses positive and proactive ways to environmental sustainability.^[11] Social environment is totally different. Social Environment includes an individual's living and working conditions, income level, educational background, community and religious beliefs if they have any.^[12] In a social environment there are certain expectations from one's self or from those around. expectations like success and wanting the best. Along with success come a lot of stress. If there is failure, then there may be mood swings and disappointment. In order for this not to happen, there are better ways to avoid disappointment and failure; organization and structure is the main key element.^[13]

Health[edit]

An individual's health depends a lot on their lifestyle. Maintaining physical and mental health are crucial to an individual's longevity. The more time spent on hygiene, physical fitness, and diet regulation, the healthier lifestyle they have. Those who chose to participate in any kind of physical activity on a weekly basis are generally healthier than those who don't. Mental illness may occur through various variables. For example, depression may promote mental illness through stress and anxiety. Reasons for being depressed can be due to a number of things including job loss, recently widowed, divorce, etc. Depression may lead to or increase the frequency of poor habits not promoting physical health. Poor habits may eventually lead to a poor or even dangerous lifestyle.

More interestingly, a healthy or unhealthy lifestyle will most likely be transmitted across generations. According to the study done by Case et al. (2002), when a 0-3 year old child has a mother who practices a healthy lifestyle, this child will be 27% more likely to become healthy and adopt the same lifestyle.^[8] For instance, high income parents are more likely to eat organic food, have time to exercise, and provide the best living condition to their children. On the other hand, low income parents are more likely to participate in unhealthy activities such as smoking to help them release poverty-related stress and depression.^[9] Parents are the first teacher for every child. Everything that parents do will be very like to be transferred to their children through the learning process.

Individual identity[edit]

A lifestyle typically reflects an individual's attitudes, values or world view. Therefore, a lifestyle is a means of forging a sense of self and to create cultural symbols that resonate with personal identity. Not all aspects of a lifestyle are voluntary. Surrounding social and technical systems can constrain the lifestyle choices available to the individual and the symbols she/he is able to project to others and the self.^[4]

The lines between personal identity and the everyday doings that signal a particular lifestyle become blurred in modern society.^[5] For example, "green lifestyle" means holding beliefs and engaging in activities that consume fewer resources and produce less harmful waste (i.e. a smaller ecological footprint), and deriving a sense of self from holding these beliefs and engaging in these activities. Some commentators^[who?] argue that, in modernity, the cornerstone of lifestyle construction is consumption behavior, which offers the possibility to create and further individualize the self with different products or services that signal different ways of life.^[6]

Lifestyle may include views on politics, religion, health, intimacy, and more. All of these aspects play a role in shaping someone's lifestyle. ^[7] In the magazine and television industries, "lifestyle" is used to describe a category of publications or programs.

Lifestyle (sociology)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Way of life" redirects here. For other uses, see Way of life (disambiguation).

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (September 2013)

Lifestyle is the typical way of life of an individual, group, or culture.^[1] The term was originally used by Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler (1870-1937).^[2] The term was introduced in the 1950s as a derivative of that of style in modernist art.^{[3][clarification needed]} The term refers to a combination of determining intangible or tangible factors. Tangible factors relate specifically to demographicvariables, i.e. an individuals demographic profile, whereas intangible factors concern the psychological aspects of an individual such personal values, preferences, and outlooks.

In geographical terms, a rural environment as opposed to an urban metropolis would yield different results. This factor is most important as even within the urban scope a particular neighborhoodacts as a determinant due to varying degrees of affluence and proximity to open spaces. For example, in areas within a close proximity to the sea, a surf culture or lifestyle is often present. The concept of Lifestyle Management has developed as a result of the growing focus on lifestyle.

Contents

  [hide] 

• 1 Individual identity
  • 1.1 Health
  • 1.2 Environment
  • 1.3 Technology
• 2 Class
• 3 Media culture
• 4 See also
• 5 References
  • 5.1 Notes
  • 5.2 Bibliography
• 6 External links