I never have really gotten very serious about fishing. You can tell that when you look at the equipment I have. Also it takes some preparation and understanding about what to fish with and how to fish. It takes patience and diligence and more patience and more diligence. It is work - in the sense that effort must be put forth.
Fishing can be very enjoyable and be a lot of fun.
Our service to God is something that we can never really do much of until we get serious about it. The early disciples were serious about their service to God. In the life of the Christian we must have a desire to learn as much as we can. My fishing abilities is a reflection upon my true desire to know everything I can learn about fishing. We usually hit the mark we aim at - sometimes we just don't aim very high.