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Fishing
Fishing is the act of catching fish. Fishing for sport, recreation, and relaxation is called sport fishing or angling and is derived from the Old English word angel which meant “fishhook.”

Angling is one of the most popular forms of recreation in the world. People fish from shore and from boats and for almost every type of game fish (a fish that is prized for the sport involved in catching it). Fishing equipment or tackle is simple. The basic tools are a rod, a reel, fishing line and hooks and/or lures. Because tackle is inexpensive and finding a place to fish is easy, almost anyone can fish. The sport provides a source of fresh food and anglers also enjoy the time spent outdoors.

The three most favored methods of fishing in both salt and fresh water are bait fishing (the use of live or dead bait placed on a hook), spin fishing (the use of metal or plastic lures), and fly-fishing (the use of feathered lures resembling either insects or small fish). In all three methods, a fisher chooses a rod, a reel, and line of an appropriate weight and strength. Lures are chosen that imitate the game fish's prey.

Once the angler has walked, waded or boated to an area where game fish are found he or she casts the bait, lure, or fly into the water and then reels it in. If a fish attacks the bait the angler attempts to secure the hook in the fish's mouth by setting the hook — that is, lifting the rod in a quick, powerful motion so that the hook lodges in the fish's mouth. The fishing rod bends and the reel releases line when the fish attempts to flee, but when the fish rests, the angler can bring it closer by reeling in the line. When the fish is brought close enough the angler captures it with a net or other tool, such as a gaff. If the fish is not to be kept for food, an angler will examine it for a few moments (always keeping it underwater), unhook it and release it.

The best sport fishing occurs in spring and fall, when game fish are most active, either searching for prey or reproducing. Although they may be caught during winter and summer, fish are generally more sluggish then and less apt to chase an angler's lure. Several other factors influence fishing. Water temperature is important, as different species are more active at different temperature levels. Also, if a fish's natural prey is nearby, that game fish will be active. Some fish, particularly in salt water, move to different areas depending upon the phase of the moon and the levels of the ocean tides. Weather affects game fish activity, as fish are more likely to search for food before and after bad weather, when the water is disturbed.

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Fishing Tackle
Anglers generally catch fish one at a time using a combination of tackle. This distinguishes them from commercial fishers who catch many fish at once using only one piece of tackle, such as a large net or a long line with hundreds of hooks. The most common pieces of sport fishing tackle are a rod, a reel, fishing line and hooks and lures.

Rod length depends upon the fishing an angler intends to do—not only the type of game fish sought after, but also the type of water and the surrounding landscape. Short, flexible rods are often used in locations where overhanging tree limbs and branches limit an angler's casting area. Long, wispy rods up to 4m (12 ft) in length may be used for long casts in moderate winds. Shorter, sturdier rods are used for pulling heavy game fish from the depths of large lakes or the ocean. The diameter of the rod determines its flexibility, which is the measure of how far it can bend without breaking when a fish is fighting hard. Thicker and stronger rods are used for bigger, more aggressive fish that would break medium and small rods.

The rod has a grip or handle made of high-quality cork or foam. Several small metal rings called ferrules are attached to the rod from the handle to the tip, including one on the very tip of the rod. These ferrules serve as guides for the fishing line. They help the line flow smoothly when the angler casts and retrieves, and the last guide helps control the direction of casts. Most rods also have a reel seat that secures the reel onto the rod near the grip.

Bait casting reels have a covered frame and a revolving, horizontal spool that winds in line when the handle is turned. One turn revolves the spool four or five times, bringing in several feet of line quickly.

Spinning reels have a stationary spool set on the underside of the rod. A curved bar, or bail, acts as a guide on the outer lip of the spool. As the reel handle is turned, the bail also turns, winding line neatly onto the spool.

A variation of the spinning reel is the spin casting, or closed-face, reel. The spin casting reel has a cover over the spool and a hole through which line passes. This construction keeps the line clean and out of the angler's way. There is no bail inside of a spin casting reel. Instead, metal teeth attached to the spool gather the line in neatly.

Fly reels, which have few moving parts, are the most basic form of fishing reels. Most consist of a frame that holds a narrow revolving spool. The handle attaches directly to the spool and turns the spool one rotation at a time.

Braided lines, such as Dacron and braided multifilament lines, are frequently used for a style of fishing called jigging —where anglers lower the bait to near the water's bottom and then move it in an up-and-down manner in a steady motion. These lines also perform well when an angler trolls, or pulls the line from behind a slow-moving boat. Dacron and braided lines are often thinner yet stronger than standard monofilament lines. These lines also have better casting capabilities than standard monofilament because they are heavier and less likely to tangle.

Fly-fishing lines are woven synthetic strands coated with several thin layers of plastic. The weight and thickness of these coatings create three distinct types of lines: lines that float, lines that sink gradually, and lines that sink rapidly. The lines come in different shapes, for different types of casting situations. A double-taper fly line, for example, has a small diameter for its first and last 8m (25 ft), with a larger diameter throughout the rest of the line. Using double tapers when casting small flies enables anglers to place the bait on the water without the line disturbing the surface of the water and spooking the game fish. Weight-forward tapers (preferred by most anglers) have a larger diameter in the front section than in the rest of its length. This enables anglers to make longer, more powerful casts because during the cast the heavy line in front pulls the lighter line that follows.

Because regular fly line is heavy and difficult to cast in a gentle manner, fly-fishers attach a short portion of monofilament line, called a leader, to the end of the fly line. The leader is much lighter and smaller in diameter than the fly line. This enables the angler to cast the fly onto the water without disturbing the surface. It also provides an almost invisible attachment to the fly, which makes the fly appear natural and more appealing to fish. Some other types of leaders used with monofilament lines are made of heavy monofilament or steel. These leaders prevent sharp-toothed fish from biting through the line and also protect the lure from being torn off by sharp underwater rocks and coral.

Fishing Hooks, lures and Flies
A baited hook, lure, or fly is attached to the end of the leader. The hook is a pointed piece of metal shaped like a question mark. Each hook has a sharp point designed to pierce the mouth of a striking fish, and a barb, a small reverse point designed to keep the fish on the hook. Each hook also has a shank, a straight shaft that is topped with a loop, or eye, that attaches to the fishing line. Anglers usually hide the hook by stringing the bait over the point and around the shank. When the fish takes the bait in its mouth, the angler sets the hook with a quick pull, and the fish is caught.

The length of the hook's shank and gap determines the hook's size, which is designated by a number. Higher numbered hooks are smaller. A No. 22 hook, for example, is smaller than a No. 10 hook. Hooks that are bigger than No. 1 hooks take a zero, and the number progression is reversed, so that a No. 2/0 hook is bigger than a No. 1/0 hook. The size of the hook used depends upon the size of the bait and the type of fish being sought. A fly-fisher casting for 30-cm (12-in) trout might use hooks as small as No. 24, while an angler fishing for a larger bass might use No. 4/0 hooks.

When use of live bait is either prohibited or not preferred, anglers may use artificial lures that have hooks attached. These lures imitate the game fish's food in movement and color. They include plugs, spinners, spoons, plastic worms, and jigs. Plugs made of plastic or balsa wood lie on or just below the surface. Anglers make them wiggle and dart through the water by moving the rod from side to side. Spinners and spoons are colored metallic lures that resemble tablespoons without handles. Anglers reel these lures in near the bottom, where they attract game fish with flashes of color and movement. A plastic worm's wiggling and lifelike appearance make it attractive to fish. Jigs are hooks with painted metal heads and plastic or skirted bodies. They are jerked up and down off the bottom, enticing fish.

A fly is a special type of lure used in fly-fishing. Flies are made of feathers, hair, and plastics, which are wrapped around a hook and designed to imitate water insects such as mayflies and stoneflies, or land insects such as beetles or grasshoppers. They come in a variety of types: dry flies, which float and imitate adult aquatic insects; wet flies, which lie below the surface and imitate immature aquatic insects; nymphs, which resemble the larval stage of aquatic insects; and streamers and bucktails, which imitate small fish.

Instead of attaching lures and bait directly to the fishing line, bait-casters, spin-casters, and trollers often use a small barrel-shaped device called a snap-swivel. It has a loop on one end and a clip on the other. The fishing line is tied to the swivel's loop with a knot and the lure, bait, or leader attaches to the clip. The swivel prevents tangles when the bait spins and moves through the water. The swivel's clip also lets anglers switch lures and leaders easily and quickly instead of needing to cut and retie a new lure to the fishing line.

Floats and sinkers may be added to the line to make lures and bait float, sink, or remain suspended at a certain depth. Floats and sinkers are generally used when bait fishing, as artificial lures can be specifically designed to achieve a certain depth.

Bait Fishing
When bait fishing, the angler hooks live or dead bait and then casts, letting the bait sink. Depending on the game fish the angler intends to catch, he or she then might let the bait sit on bottom, hoping that the bait's odor attracts fish; jig the bait up and down so that the action attracts fish; or reel the bait in, attempting to entice fish swimming between the bottom and the surface.

Almost every type of freshwater and saltwater game fish may be caught with bait. Live bait is more attractive than dead bait to predatory game fish, which can smell and see the difference. Dead bait, however, is easier for the angler to store and place on the hook. Popular baits in fresh water include worms, crayfish, insect larvae, fish eggs, frogs, and leeches. In salt water, anglers use small, whole fish; pieces of fish; and live crabs and shrimp. Some anglers also chum, which entails throwing additional pieces of dead bait into the water in hope of attracting game fish.

Trolling Fishing
Anglers troll by motoring or paddling a boat and dragging the bait or lure about 30m (about 100 ft) behind the stern. At the correct speed, trolling produces a motion in the bait that mimics a live, unhooked fish. The most common use of trolling is in saltwater big-game fishing. Once a fish hits a lure and is hooked, the boat is stopped and the fish is reeled in. Trollers often use electronic depth finders or sonar to locate schools of game fish.

Casts are made to likely fishing spots such as pools and pockets in streams. The fly is allowed to touch the water and either float or sink, depending on the type of fly. This presentation of the fly onto the water is one of fly-fishing's most difficult aspects, because the angler is attempting to cast in such a way that the line lands smoothly on the water's surface and the fly appears as natural as possible. After several moments the angler withdraws the fly by pulling a small portion of line then lifting the tip of the rod. The angler then makes another presentation. When fly-fishing, one hand should always be holding the fly line so there is little or no slack. If a fish strikes, the angler pulls in line while raising the rod tip. This sets the hook in the fish's mouth.

Fishing History
People have fished for food since ancient times, when pieces of bone were used as hooks and lengths of vine as line. The oldest known painting of an angler using a rod or staff comes from Egypt and is dated about 2000 bc. Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle mentioned angling in their writings and another Greek writer, Plutarch, gave tips about fishing lines. In the 2nd and 3rd centuries ad, Roman rhetorician Claudius Aelian wrote about Macedonian trout anglers using artificial flies as lures.

The methods and tackle used for fishing evolved slowly through the centuries and not until the late 15th century did sport fishing as it is now known really begin. In 1496 the book A Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle gave specific details for the first time in English about the use of the fishing rod. Written by Dame Juliana Berners, the prioress of an abbey near Saint Albans, England, the book describes the construction of hooks and rods for angling. The manuscript also describes how to tie knots in fishing lines and how to make and use artificial lures and flies to take advantage of the feeding habits of game fish. Dame Juliana's precepts were the basis of angling knowledge in England for about 150 years.

In 1653, English angler Izaak Walton published The Compleat Angler, the single most influential book ever published about sport fishing. In The Compleat Angler Walton addresses the art of constructing tackle, the science of basic aquatic biology and the philosophy of recreational anglers. Based on a lifetime of observations, Walton's book describes the craftsmanship involved in making fishing tackle and ponders the methods anglers must use to catch game fish. Walton also gives detailed accounts of feeding habits and life cycles of different species. He believed that the true angler is one who fishes for the love of fishing and that catching fish by sporting means is far superior to other methods of fishing.

Since Walton's time anglers have continually improved their fishing gear, tactics and knowledge of fish behavior. At the same time many of the sport's proponents have realized the necessity of protecting fish habitats so that the sport may continue. Notable anglers and writers who have helped to popularize the sport include two Americans: Lee Wulff, whose books contain anecdotes and intricate details about fly fishing, and A. J. McClane, the author of numerous fishing guidebooks.

Through the years men have dominated sport fishing, but in the late 20th century women took up the sport in increasing numbers. Books by American fly-fishing instructors such as Joan Wulff have resulted in fly-fishing schools, organizations, and specially designed tackle for women. The increased participation of women has been an important part of an overall rise in tourism and business associated with sport fishing.

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Checklist for a Day of Fishing
For a successful day of fishing, you'll need a few more things than a stocked tackle box, rod and bait. Use this checklist to decide what you need before you set off for the day.

• A sunscreen with a high SPF
• A hat or cap
• Insect repellent
• Long pants and socks (if you'll be walking through grass or brush)
• Old shoes you won't mind getting wet or muddy (with traction,
  if you might be fishing from a slippery dock or boat)
• Lunch or snack (Keep it in your cooler.)
• Creel or cooler (if you are planning to eat your catch)
• Minnow net (if you need to catch minnows)
• Cloth gloves for handling and releasing fish
• Snake-bite kit (if there are dangerous snakes in your area)
• Life jacket (if you are fishing from a boat or near deep water
  or if you are still learning to swim)
• Sunglasses (polarized with UVA and UVB protection)
• A landing net
• A camera for capturing memories
• A tape measure for quick measuring
• A portable radio (with headphones)
• A poncho or raincoat (if a storm is brewing)
• Fingernail clippers to cut fishing line

Note: Hope is a wonderful thing - one little nibble keeps a man fishing all day.

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Fishing Courtesy

• 1st--The latest method of locating fish seems to be to look for boats that have already done the work in finding the fish. The art of locating fish is what separates most fishermen from boat drivers. Have respect for a boater who has found his or her fish and DO NOT enter where you can cast to the same fish he is working without being invited.
• 2nd–Remember, when boats are at anchor, to give them at least a couple of casting distances if possible. Channels and tight spots excepted, but if they are there first, keep moving.
• 3rd--A) Safety should always be on the top of every angler's list. B) Boaters need to keep wide paths between each other at high or low speeds. C) Never run by GPS instead of visual site. You're not the only person out there. Go to idle speed or slow enough to stop before disaster.(wake up!) D) Learn what navigational signs mean and obey them.
• 4th--Tournament fishermen or anyone competing for money need to realize that it does not give them the right of way on the water. It's become big bucks but should not be taken as the right to try and fish over the top of weekend anglers or anyone else in the legal pursuit of game fish. We all put our pants on one leg at a time.
• 5th--When a boat is working a shore line or trolling in a general direction, it's courteous to not run in and set up right in front of them. Allow a decent distance before entering another's path.

Funny Fishing Statements

• I fish therefore I lie!
• Fish tremble at the sound of my name!
• Women want me - Fish Fear Me!
• I work to buy bait!
• Keep the Fish and throw the old lady back!

Fishing Quotes

• There are two types of fisherman, those who fish for sport and those who fish for fish. -Author Unknown
• Fishing is the sport of drowning worms. -Author Unknown
• This planet is covered with sordid men who demand that he who spends time fishing shall show returns in fish. -Leonidas Hubbard, Jr.
• A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work. -Author Unknown
• May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it. -Irish Blessing
• I fish better with a lit cigar; some people fish better with talent. -Nick Lyons, Bright Rivers, 1977
• All the romance of trout fishing exists in the mind of the angler and is in no way shared by the fish. -Harold F. Blaisdell, The Philosophical Fisherman, 1969
• There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind. -Washington Irving
• Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. -Ernest Hemingway
• The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad. -A. K.
• Best The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing. -Babylonian Proverb
• It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. -John Steinbeck
• Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. -Author Unknown
• Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley. -Author Unknown
• Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. -Henry David Thoreau
• All fishermen are liars; it's an occupational disease with them like housemaid's knee or editor's ulcers. -Beatrice Cook
• An angler is a man who spends rainy days sitting around on the muddy banks of rivers doing nothing because his wife won't let him do it at home.  -Author Unknown
• If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -Doug Larson
• We ask a simple question.. And that is all we wish: Are fishermen all liars.. Or do only liars fish? -William Sherwood Fox, Silken Lines and Silver Hooks, 1954
• There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. -Paul O'Neil, 1965
• Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him for the entire weekend. -Zenna Schaffer
• There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. -Steven Wright
• The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. -John Buchan
• Fishing is a.. discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish. -Herbert Hoover
• Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. -Paul Schullery...of all the liars among mankind
• The fisherman is the most trustworthy. -William Sherwood Fox, Silken Lines and Silver Hooks, 1954
• ...trout that doesn't think two jumps and several runs ahead of the average fisherman is mighty apt to get fried. -Beatrice Cook, Till Fish Do Us Part, 1949
• Give a man a fish, and he can eat for a day. But teach a man how to fish, and he'll be dead of mercury poisoning inside of three years. -Charles Haas
• I am not against golf, since I cannot but suspect it keeps armies of the unworthy from discovering trout. -Paul O'Neil
• Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land.  It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn. -Chuck Clark
• Fishing tournaments seem a little like playing tennis with living ball s..-Jim Harrison, Just Before Dark, 1991
• Reading about baseball is a lot more interesting than reading about chess, but you have to wonder: Don't any of these guys ever go fishing? -Dave Shiflett, quoted in Houston Chronicle, 29 April 1990
• There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm. -Patrick F. McManus, Never Sniff a Gift Fish, 1979
• People who fish for food, and sport be damned, are called pot-fishermen.  The more expert ones are called crack pot-fishermen. All other fishermen are called crackpot fishermen. This is confusing. -Ed Zern, 1947
• Our tradition is that of the first man who sneaked away to the creek when the tribe did not really need fish. -Roderick Haig-Brown, about modern fishing, A River Never Sleeps, 1946
• Even eminent chartered accountants are known, in their capacity as fishermen, blissfully to ignore differences between seven and ten inches, half a pound and two pounds, three fish and a dozen fish. -William Sherwood Fox, Silken Lines and Silver Hooks, 1954
• "Carpe Diem" does not mean "fish of the day." -Author Unknown
• If you've got short, stubby fingers and wear reading glasses, any relaxation you would normally derive from fly fishing is completely eliminated when you try to tie on a fly. -Jack Ohman, Fear of Fly Fishing, 1988
• Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish. -Author Unknown
• Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught. -Author Unknown
• My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it. -Koos Brandt
• My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it. -Koos Brandt
• Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers.  Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary. -Patrick F. McManus
• Bass fishermen watch Monday night football, drink beer, drive pickup trucks and prefer noisy women with big breasts. Trout fishermen watch MacNeil-Lehrer, drink white wine, drive foreign cars with passenger-side air bags and hardly think about women at all. This last characteristic may have something to do with the fact that trout fishermen spend most of the time immersed up to the thighs in ice-cold water. -Author Unknown
• Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if he kept his mouth shut. -Author Unknown
• There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home.  -Roderick Haig-Brown, Fisherman's Spring, 1951

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Freshwater Fishin' In Texas
Fishing is still one of the most laid-back outdoor activities in America, but it's probably a little more intense in Texas than in most states because in Texas folks seen to care a little more about actually catching fish. Not that they don't enjoy just sitting by a cooler of beer all day long with a line in the water; it's just that if you don't catch a fish, you don't have much to talk about later. And talking is a big-time Texas sport.

Most Texas freshwater fishing takes place in man-made lakes. There is, in fact, only one natural lake in all of the huge state of Texas and a lot of it, Lake Caddo, is actually in Louisiana.

Freshwater fishing is generally great in Texas, especially in East Texas. If you stay after it, you'll catch lots of bass. Anything over 13 pounds is generally referred to as lurkers. And stripers (striped bass) have been known to go over 30 pounds in Lake Texhoma, on the border of Texas and Oklahoma.

There's a little fish known as a crappie and you should know that it's pronounced “crappie.” That will keep you from getting into trouble if you wish to report you've been taking large crappie behind the boathouse.

Fishing Jokes

• Two morons rent a boat and go fishing. They catch a lot of fish and return to the shore. 1st moron: I hope you remember the spot where we caught all those fish. 2nd moron: Yes, I made an 'X' on the side of the boat to mark the spot. 1st moron: You idiot! How do you know we'll get the same boat?
• How do you stop a fish from smelling? Cut it's nose off.
• If fish lived on land, which country would they live in? Finland.
• Fly-fisherman's wife: "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and you get rid of him for the whole weekend"
• Where do you find a crab with no legs? Exactly where you left it.
• What should you do if you find a shark in your bed? Sleep somewhere else.
• What side of a fish has the most scales? The outside.
• What swims and is highly dangerous? A trout with a hand grenade.
• What happened to the fishing boat that sank in piranha fish infested waters? It came back with a skeleton crew.
• What kind of fish do you find in a bird cage? A perch
• What is the best way to communicate with a fish? Drop it a line
• How can you tell when a fishermen is lying? Watch his mouth real close if it moves his lying.
• What does a fish say when it runs into a brick wall? Dam!
• Fishing rule #1: The least experienced fisherman always catches the biggest fish.
• Fishing rule #2: The worse your line is tangled, the better is the fishing around you.
• Fishing rule #3: Fishing will do a lot for a man but it won't make him truthful.
• "Do you really believe your husband when he tells you he goes fishing every weekend?" asked Jane's best friend. "Why shouldn't I?" Jane inquired. "Well, maybe he is having an affair?" "No way, he returns every time without any fish."
• My wife says if I go fishing one more time she's going to leave me. Gosh, I'm going to miss her.
• Two brothers are out for the day in their tin boat. The first one hooks into a big one, fights it for a half hour or so and when the fish finally tires he brings it to the boat. it is the drop-dead oddest fish they have ever seen. before they can drop it into the cooler the fish says, "I'm an enchanted fish and if you'll let me go I'll grant your any wish." Well the boys are a bit skeptical but they decide he's too ugly to eat so they drop the fish over the gunnel. looking up from the lake, the fish says "ok, what will it be?" Before having time to think the first brother says, "all right, turn the lake into budweiser!" Before you know it POOF! The lake turns into a foaming vat of beer. "Now why did you go and do a damn fool thing like that" the other brother says, "Now we'll have to pee in the boat!"
• A man phones home from his office and tells his wife: "Something has just come up. I have a chance to go fishing for a week. Its the opportunity of a lifetime. We leave right away. So pack my clothes, my fishing equipment and especially my blue silk pajamas. I'll be home in and hour to pick them up." He goes home in a hurry and grabs everything and rushes off. A week later her returns. His wife asks: "Did you have a good trip, dear." He says "Oh yes it was great. But you forgot to pack my blue silk pajamas." His wife smiles and says, "Oh no I didn't. I put them in your tackle box!"
• Three fishers were fishing when they came upon a mermaid, the mermaid offered them one wish each so the first fisher said: "double my I.Q." so the mermaid did it and to his surprise he started reciting shakespeare. Then the second fisher said: "triple my I.Q." and sure enough the mermaid did it and amazingly he started doing math problems he didn't know existed. The third fisher was so impressed he asked the mermaid to quadruple his I.Q. and the mermaid said "Are you sure about this? It will change your whole life!" the fisher said "yes" so the mermaid turned him into a woman.
• A blonde wanted to go ice fishing. She'd seen many books on the subject, and finally, after getting all the necessary equipment together, she made her way out onto the ice. After positioning her comfy footstool, she started to make a circular cut in the ice. Suddenly ---from the sky--- a voice boomed, "THERE ARE NO FISH UNDER THE ICE!" Startled, the blonde moved further down the ice, poured a Thermos of cappuccino, and began to cut yet another hole. Again, from the heavens, the voice bellowed, "THERE ARE NO FISH UNDER THE ICE!" The blonde, now quite worried, moved way down to the opposite end of the ice, sat up her stool, and tried again to cut her hole. The voice came once more: "THERE ARE NO FISH UNDER THE ICE! She stopped, looked skyward, and said, " Is that you, Lord?" The voice replied, "No, I'm the Ice-Rink Manager!"
• Three blondes are sitting by the side of a river holding fishing poles with the lines in the water. A Game Warden comes up behind them, taps them on the shoulder and says, "Excuse me, ladies, I'd like to see your fishing licenses." "We don't have any." replied the first blonde. "Well, if your going to fish, you need fishing licenses." said the Game Warden. "But officer," replied the second blonde,"we aren't fishing. We all have magnets at the end of our lines and we're collecting debris off the bottom of the river." The Game Warden lifted up all the lines and, sure enough, there were horseshoe magnets tied on the end of each line. "Well, I know of no law against it," said the Game Warden, "take all the debris you want." And with that, the Game Warden left. As soon as the Game Warden was out of sight, the three blondes started laughing hysterically. "What a dumb Fish Cop," the second blonde said to the other two, "doesn't he know that there are steelhead in this river?!"

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