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Here's something I don't understad. Maybe you can help me with this:

My friend and former roommate loves to fish. He fishes every chance he gets. But he hates fish. Won't eat em. Can barely stand canned tuna. I just don't get it. Can anybody help?

I'm exactly the opposite. I love fish. But I hate to fish.

Okay, Hate is a bit strong. But fishing isn't an activity for me. It involves:

Sitting Still; Not something I'm designed for.

Being Quiet; Again, not something I'm good at.

Drinking beer: This, I can do. :)

Understanding bait: You got me. Why you need an entire asle for all the different colors, shapes and consistencies of plastic bait is beyond me.

Nope. Fishing is a mystery to me. :p

Quite simple: Your friend is evil.
I don't mind fishing. If I want to put my mind to it, I can sit still for a very long time (I managed to get a sunburn on my ears watching the water while leaning over the bow of a ferry).
But I don't fish mainly for lack of opportunity and the fact that I hate fish too (though tuna is definitely the worst type). If your friend has no one to feed with the fish, in my opinion, he shouldn't be fishing (unless its catch and release).

My friend and former roommate loves to fish. He fishes every chance he gets. But he hates fish. Won't eat em. Can barely stand canned tuna. I just don't get it. Can anybody help?Well, maybe he just like sitting around by the water. It's relaxing quiet time away from anyone else.
Just tell him to stop using hooks and bait. Then he won't catch anything, and won't have to worry about eating it. Or...

I'm exactly the opposite. I love fish. But I hate to fish... You could take the fish he catches. Then he doesn't need to eat them, and you don't need to catch them :p

Nope. Fishing is a mystery to me. :pI don't much see the point myself either. I mean, the supermarket is full of fish, much easier to 'catch' and little to no cleaning necessary.

Here's something I don't understad. Maybe you can help me with this:

My friend and former roommate loves to fish. He fishes every chance he gets. But he hates fish. Won't eat em. Can barely stand canned tuna. I just don't get it. Can anybody help?
Does he throw them back once he's caught them? Now that would be the biggest waste of time. I mean, he could sell them down at market, or give them to you to be used in a practical joke of some kind...

Does he throw them back once he's caught them? Now that would be the biggest waste of time. I mean, he could sell them down at market, or give them to you to be used in a practical joke of some kind...

He cleans them and gives them to his sister and brother-in-law.

Practical jokes with fish are just plain evil and reserved for my worst of enemies or best of friends. :p

Understanding bait: You got me. Why you need an entire asle for all the different colors, shapes and consistencies of plastic bait is beyond me.


There's your problem. Plastic? what fun is that? Surely impaling random gooey objects and/or creatures on plastic hooks is right up your alley. Why, i'd use small children if I could. Imagine the size fish I could catch with that. Mmmmh. Fish.

I really don't get fishing myself it just doesn't interest me, despite my dad's cosntant attempts during my childhood to get me "hooked".

Of course while not a great fan of fish i will generally eat it and there is nothing quite as good as freshly caught and prepared trout or salmon, wild brown trout is so much nicer than anyhting you get in the suepr market

Why, i'd use small children if I could. Imagine the size fish I could catch with that. Mmmmh. Fish.Great whites?
I suppose you could go for something other than fish, and catch orcas. Heck, you could use baby seals as bait. Even better ;)

There's your problem. Plastic? what fun is that? Surely impaling random gooey objects and/or creatures on plastic hooks is right up your alley. Why, i'd use small children if I could. Imagine the size fish I could catch with that. Mmmmh. Fish.
Imagine the length of your jail sentence if you tried that. Mmmm...porridge. :p

I really don't get fishing myself it just doesn't interest me, despite my dad's cosntant attempts during my childhood to get me "hooked".
I don't usually use this smiley, but for that joke you deserve it.
:gundge:

Here's something I don't understad. Maybe you can help me with this:

My friend and former roommate loves to fish. He fishes every chance he gets. But he hates fish. Won't eat em. Can barely stand canned tuna. I just don't get it. Can anybody help?

I'm exactly the opposite. I love fish. But I hate to fish.

Okay, Hate is a bit strong. But fishing isn't an activity for me. It involves:

Sitting Still; Not something I'm designed for.

Being Quiet; Again, not something I'm good at.

Drinking beer: This, I can do. :)

Understanding bait: You got me. Why you need an entire asle for all the different colors, shapes and consistencies of plastic bait is beyond me.

Nope. Fishing is a mystery to me. :psimple, he likes the activity, but not eating the end results.

so he either catches and releases or just doesn't fish with a hook.

you, on the other hand, love eating the fish, but can't stand the activity to get the fish.

that is the normal activity to get the fish... have you tried bow fishing? Fishing with a bow and arrow. (check to see if it's legal first.)

then there is spear fishing...

net casting...

all don't require you to sit still and be quiet.

ooh! I could have serious fun with a net! :D

I don't usually use this smiley, but for that joke you deserve it.
:gundge:

You know i almsot felt bad about posting it... almost ;)

Oh and if you think bait and lures are strange try fly fishing, for soem species you hjave to go for somehting that looks natural but for farm reared Rainbow trout you generally have to use somehting with a name like "the big boaby flangle dazzler" which is luminous green, red and orange with a golden golf ball for a head...

fishing is more about relaxation than the "catch" for some people, I don't get it either, I like to fish, and I like to eat the fish that I catch (as long as I don't actually have to touch them)

*wears gardening gloves when she goes fishing*

ooh! I could have serious fun with a net! :D
also check your local laws...

I think there are actually some places that might allow the use of dynamite... :D

also check your local laws...

I think there are actually some places that might allow the use of dynamite... :D
Lunatic Goofballs, nets, fish, and dynamite.

Look what you've done JuNii, look what you've done.

fishing is more about relaxation than the "catch" for some people, I don't get it either, I like to fish, and I like to eat the fish that I catch (as long as I don't actually have to touch them)

*wears gardening gloves when she goes fishing*
so do I.

but that's because some of the fish here have nasty little spines...

and when an eel is caught... well they do take some exeption to having a hook in their mouths...

Lunatic Goofballs, nets, fish, and dynamite.

Look what you've done JuNii, look what you've done.
:D
I wanna look what I did.... really I do!


and notice he didn't mention Bows. bow fishing is fun! Did that once... but wanna do it again. :p

:D
I wanna look what I did.... really I do!


and notice he didn't mention Bows. bow fishing is fun! Did that once... but wanna do it again. :p
Heh, so do I.
LG, if you ever go fishing with nets and dynamite, make sure you get someone to video it for our viewing pleasure.

Great whites?
I suppose you could go for something other than fish, and catch orcas. Heck, you could use baby seals as bait. Even better

*gasp*! Fat chicks. I could catch giant squid, and maybe even Cthulhu. *nods* :D

Imagine the length of your jail sentence if you tried that. Mmmm...porridge. :p

Fish flavoured porridge!

I'm sure I could get away with it if the children were already dead. No use wasting bait, now.

Lunatic Goofballs, nets, fish, and dynamite.

Look what you've done JuNii, look what you've done.

*plots*

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/teufel/devil-smiley-024.gif

Heh, so do I.
LG, if you ever go fishing with nets and dynamite, make sure you get someone to video it for our viewing pleasure.

*blink* Fishing? Oh. Yeah, right.

Fishing! ;)

so do I.

but that's because some of the fish here have nasty little spines...

and when an eel is caught... well they do take some exeption to having a hook in their mouths...
oh we have catfish, and one of them cut me so bad with his whiskers once that I had to get 3 stiches and still have a scar, I ain't touching one again without proper protection.

I saw we all go noodling. I doubt we'd be bored at all!

http://www.okienoodling.com/

heck no.......scroll up and see why I don't go noodling anymore......I should take a pic of my fish scar........

heck no.......scroll up and see why I don't go noodling anymore......I should take a pic of my fish scar........
??? this scar... is it on your palm? if so, which hand?

Classic fishing joke:
Every Sunday afternoon everyone in the neighborhood would meet at the nearby cross roads and country store to compare their weekend catches. Everyone had normal size fish except this one old farmer who had always brought in huge fish. The game warden heard about this and showed up one Sunday afternoon. After inspecting the old farmers fish, he turned to the farmer and said "If you don't show me your fishing spot , I'm going to have to close you down." The farmer replied by telling him to come out to the farm in the morning and he would take him fishing. The next morning the game warden shows up with his pole and the farmer tells him to climb onto the tractor. They head out into this big field until they come to a little pond. The warden is scratching his head because all he sees is a rotten old skiff, when he expected a large lake and something closer to a yacht. The farmer said to get in and they start rowing out to the middle. About this time the warden notices that there are no fishing poles. As he is about to say something, the farmer reaches into a box and pulls out a stick of dynamite, lights it and throws it into the pond. After the water and smoke settle, he paddles around picking up the fish. The warden's jaw is on the deck. He can't talk for a minute. When he finds his voice, he starts in on the farmer about how he can't believe what just happened and starts screaming to the farmer about all the regulations he has broken. While this is taking place the farmer calmly reaches into the box grabs another stick of dynamite, lights it, hands it to the warden and asks him if he is going to fish or talk.

All that being said, there's also various methods of catching fish by hand.

You could also see if Trout binning (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_binning) (using a sledgehammer to catch fish) actually works...

??? this scar... is it on your palm? if so, which hand?
it's on the back of my hand in line with my thumb about one inch above my wrist , I grabbed the fish by the belly and he arched back and got the top of my hand .

I tried to take a pic of it, but it's not showing up well........

Here's something I don't understad. Maybe you can help me with this:

My friend and former roommate loves to fish. He fishes every chance he gets. But he hates fish. Won't eat em. Can barely stand canned tuna. I just don't get it. Can anybody help?

I'm exactly the opposite. I love fish. But I hate to fish.

Okay, Hate is a bit strong. But fishing isn't an activity for me. It involves:

Sitting Still; Not something I'm designed for.

Being Quiet; Again, not something I'm good at.

Drinking beer: This, I can do. :)

Understanding bait: You got me. Why you need an entire asle for all the different colors, shapes and consistencies of plastic bait is beyond me.

Nope. Fishing is a mystery to me. :p
You gotta try fly fishing. There's always a long walk to the best spot. Then the casting and wading keeps you occupied once you get there. The challenge is being able to fool a trout into eating something that looks like food.

Whether you keep the fish or catch-and-release, the real fun is in hooking and landing the fish.

it's on the back of my hand in line with my thumb about one inch above my wrist , I grabbed the fish by the belly and he arched back and got the top of my hand .

I tried to take a pic of it, but it's not showing up well........
just curious... one of my fav books has the main character suffering a sliced tendon in her hand while gutting fish.

Meh ... what I find terrific is that fish is a noun *and* a verb. Awesome.

How many hunters say, "I'm going to deer tomorrow"? All animals should also be verbs.

"Stop bearing. You'll mess up the carpet."

"If you're going to cat, please wear gloves. It's cold outside."

etc etc

Meh ... what I find terrific is that fish is a noun *and* a verb. Awesome.

How many hunters say, "I'm going to deer tomorrow"? All animals should also be verbs.

"Stop bearing. You'll mess up the carpet."

"If you're going to cat, please wear gloves. It's cold outside."

etc etc

All words should be verbed. :)

All words should be verbed. :)
Even those that are already verbs?

Even those that are already verbs?

Noun them. :)