Five Steps To Become A Fisherman

I know I haven't even gotten started fishing yet, but from what I understand, there are 5 steps to catching a fish:

1. Decide You Want To Be A Fisherman
2. Buy Some Equipment
3. Find Some Water
4. Toss Said Equipment In That Water With Bait
5. Reel In A Fish

Bam! Sounds easy! I'm already 20% there! This is going to be a breeze. I can already picture myself holding up that world record trophy fish!

What's that? It isn't that simple? Dag Nabbit! This guy makes it seem easy:

I guess I'm going to have to expand my view of fishing. Maybe add a 6th step...