Scrounger Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) I was listening to an old Meat Eater Podcast and Steve Renella brought up this old quote. I live in a city, but was raised in the country. You could plug in shooting, hunting, camping, hiking into this instead of fishing and it would ring true for me… I fish because I love to. Because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful, and hate the environs where crowds of people are found, which are invariably ugly. Because of all the television commercials, cocktail parties, and assorted social posturing I thus escape. Because in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing what they hate, my fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an act of small rebellion. Because trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be bought or bribed, or impressed by power, but respond only to quietude and humility, and endless patience. Because I suspect that men are going this way for the last time and I for one don't want to waste the trip. Because mercifully there are no telephones on trout waters. Because in the woods I can find solitude without loneliness. ... And finally, not because I regard fishing as being so terribly important, but because I suspect that so many of the other concerns of men are equally unimportant and not nearly so much fun. Robert Traver Edited August 31, 2022 by Scrounger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 What do you call a fisherman who can put 6 worms on 6 hooks in 6 seconds? A master baiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrounger Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) Haha, awesome… Matches and practice are my weekend refuge in town. Went to the mountains to fish a few weeks ago and remembered how nice it was to be away from the crowds. Edited August 31, 2022 by Scrounger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicktater_Pete Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 8/30/2022 at 9:53 PM, Sarge said: What do you call a fisherman who can put 6 worms on 6 hooks in 6 seconds? A master baiter. My friends and I were hitting that master baiter joke in 98 man. It's still kinda funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 46 minutes ago, Dicktater_Pete said: My friends and I were hitting that master baiter joke in 98 man. It's still kinda funny. LOL by 98 it was already old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicktater_Pete Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 7:41 AM, Sarge said: LOL by 98 it was already old. I was a little kid. It was a new joke to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranoel Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 My grandfather told me that joke when I was 8 yrs old. We were fishing at the time. I didn't get the joke 7 more yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Dranoel said: My grandfather told me that joke when I was 8 yrs old. We were fishing at the time. I didn't get the joke 7 more yrs. Cool grandpa though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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