<c><1>History
<l><5>20,000 years ago, the invention 
<l><5>of the fish hook marked the 
<l><5>beginning of sport fishing. The
<l><5>fist hooks were made of wood or 
<l><5>bones. As technology improved, 
<l><5>so did the hooks. Records show 
<l><5>that cooper hooks were made in 
<l><5>Banchen  7,000 years ago and 
<l><5>artificial files were used in 
<l><5>Egypt 4,000 years ago. Fishing 
<l><5>was alsoa popular from of 
<l><5>entertainment in ancient China.
<l><5>Today, modern materials and
<l><5>manufacturing techniques have
<l><5>resulted in hundreds of styles of
<l><5>extremely high quality hooks, 
<l><5>designed for specific types of fish
<l><5>and fishing methods