Public reporting supports that Farage still had at least one hobby at the time. A 2012 Guardian interview says that after his crash his recreation “these days centres on sea fishing,” and that he had been fishing for 40 years; the same piece also says he had been playing competitive golf before the crash. A 2015 Independent interview likewise describes him as a keen fisherman who fits shore fishing into his working life. Taken together, that makes his claim that he had not given up all his hobbies credible, and there is no evidence he had abandoned every leisure pursuit. Sources: The Guardian, “Nigel Farage: I was never scared of being out on a limb” (theguardian.com); The Independent, “Nigel Farage bonds with Joey Essex over their secret love of fish” (independent.co.uk).