When I was young, I would go fishing and not put bait on the line. So one did fishing without the hassle (mostly) of being disturbed by the fish. Though I did ,

When I was young, I would go fishing and not put bait on the line. So one did fishing without the hassle (mostly) of being disturbed by the fish. Though I did , on occasion, hook a fish externally as it was passing by. However, fishing was usually meant for catching a feed.