As soon as he discovered the fishing was so good in Scotland, new Dundee United signing Jaroslaw Fojut fell for the country hook, line and sinker.
He quickly began angling for a move to Tannadice and was delighted to agree a two-year deal at the start of the week.
The Polish central defender, who was able to indulge his sport on the banks of the Norwegian rivers when he played for Tromso, explained: “This is the first time I have been to Scotland but I have already seen that is a beautiful country and I that will enjoy the culture.
“I am a fisherman, you see, and I hear there are loads of places to go fishing in Scotland. Back in Tromso I had plenty of places to go fishing and I’m sure I can do the same in this country.
“I do all kinds of fishing as it helps me relax away from football. Playing football is the love of my life but you also have to find other things to do to take your mind away from it sometimes.
“Going fishing can help you clear your head, it’s good for you. The biggest fish I have caught was an 11kg Norwegian catfish so I am looking to beat that.”
Before the move to Tromso, Fojut, 26, had hoped to be playing in the Scottish top flight with Celtic until a cruciate injury meant the pre-contract agreement with the Hoops had to be cancelled.
He recalled: “It was a tough time, the deal fell through and I was without a club for six months. It was disappointing at the time but I don’t like to talk about it too much because it’s in the past.
“One wise man once said to me it’s not about what success you get, it’s about how many times you pick yourself up after falling down.
“So what happened in the past was a good lesson for myself and my family. I always try to take the positives from everything.
“I just want to look forward and talk about what’s happening at Dundee United and trying to win trophies here.
“I don’t feel I have anything to prove to people, I am self-confident and know what I am capable of. All I’m interested in is showing the fans and the manager they can trust me to play in their team.”
Interestingly, he considers himself to be more of a British-type defender than a typical Polish player.
“My agent called me last week to say Dundee United were interested and there was a chance of going there,” he said.
“I was happy with that because I wanted to come back to the UK. I had a few offers from Polish teams but coming back to Britain was my aim.
“I was here from the age of 16 so I learned everything about football in England. I am more of a British centre half than I am a Polish one. I have been brought in up the English game.
“I came through there and played two years are a pro, so I’m more British style than Polish style. I learned everything from coming through the academy structure at Bolton.
“I played for them in the Premiership and grew up there, really. It was a good time to be there, Sam Allardyce was the manager and we had a lot of big players.
“I didn’t play much but it was still good experience because the club did really well and were in Europe. That was a great place to grow up and learn about the game.”