Fishing without a rod

- Would you like to go fishing with me?
- I though you are a vegetarian?
- Yes, but I can still go fishing, can't I?
- Yes, but what is the point of it?
- Come and see!
So we went to the seashore, sat into the boat and paddled few miles towards an island. When the boat stopped, he got his fishing rod and I saw there is no hook at the end.
- There is no hook on your rod! How will you catch any fish like this?
- Ah, this is not about catching a fish! It's about something else. We are sitting here in a very nice environment, look at the sky, the sea, the islands and of course with a good company. Btw. hooks are only for beginners, real man doesn't use hooks to catch a fish! Once I cough a fish like this!
- How?
- An another boat drove really fast beside mine and the waves has thrown a fish inside, but I threw it back.
- I still don't get it. Why do we need the fishing rods?
- What would the others say if we just sit in the boat in the middle of the sea without rods?