Complete this maxim: "Give a man a fish feed him for a day. Give a man a fishing pole _________ (?)

[GreatGazoo]

Extra points for cynicism or sarcasm.

[pinboy3niner]

1. ...and he won't shut up about "the one that got away"

[hobbit709]

2. And he'll be out of the house all weekend.

[Fozzledick]

3. and he'll sit in a boat drinking beer all day.

[GreatGazoo]

4. "...he'll sell it and go to the Olive Garden"

[Sherman A1]

5. and I suspect

he will need more fishing gear of some type or another.........

[n2doc]

6. And he'll overfish until everyone is extinct n/t

[Taitertots]

7. And he'll be out of your hair for a day

[The2ndWheel]

8. and pretty soon every man will have a fishing pole

then they'll get together and build massive fishing industries, and eventually there won't be any fish left.

[BlueJazz]

9. ...and he can take it to the pawn shop and have money for cigarettes.

[Roy Rolling]

10. . . . and a job has been created for the Fishing License tax collector

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. ..and he will ignore the instruction manual.

[randr]

12. and he will ask for a six pack

[meow2u3]

13. ...and some billionaire will buy the lake and charge him an exorbitant fee to fish

[Orrex]

14. Sorry, but I don't like Polish jokes.

[underpants]

18. Oooof!

Good one

[Orrex]

15. And he won't spare the rod.

[Orrex]

16. And he'll have a reel good time.

[Orrex]

17. And he'll be hooked.

[pinboy3niner]

21. You are without pier

[underpants]

24. Yes, Orrex casts at this from several angler directions

[NightWatcher]

19. And he'll stick his iPhone on it and create the first Selfie Stick

Damn man wasn't happy enough to just fish, but he had to take a selfie with his catch.

[11 Bravo]

20. If he's a Republican he'll insist it be used as a mandatory trans-vaginal probe ...

for any uppity wimmins who think they know about their own reproductive system than he does.

[underpants]

22. ....and the pole results will show that Bernie can't win

Stop it! I'm kidding

[Buzz Clik]

26. ..

[underpants]

34. Rimshot? I thought it was all about the bass

Thanks

[pinboy3niner]

27. *snort*

[underpants]

33. Thanks

It gets funnier the more I mullet over

[underpants]

23. ...and he will take a stroll down a country road with his son skipping rocks into the lake

Sorry, my family is immersed in the original Star Trek right now and we ran across yet another Mayberry - Star Trek connection. "The Paradise Syndrome" featured the exact spot that Opie skips the rock in the intro.

[underpants]

25. ...and he wil dolphinitely have fun

[Buzz Clik]

28. ... and he'll ask you for tackle, bait, and a ride to the lake.

[underpants]

29. ...and we will be herring his koi fish stories forever

[DisgustipatedinCA]

30. ...and ticket him for not having a fishing license.

[benld74]

31. And he will want a tackle box,

Give him a tackle box, and he will want lures
Give him lures and he will want waders
Give him waders and he will want a boat
Give him a boat,,,,, ad naseum

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

32. and he will torture fish with barbed hooks until they're exhausted from pain, then asphyxiate them.

nt, but ran out of room.

[Rex]

35. and watch him beat another man to death with it and steal all his fish.

[mercuryblues]

36. and

Rmoney will call him a moocher for fishing on public lands.

[JHB]

37. ...and he'll look at the dry lakebed he's standing in...

...and ask "Seriously?"

And then be scorned on FOX as a lazy, mooching loafer.

[JHB]

39. Followed by Heritage Foudation papers...

..."showing" how the government has 'wasted trillions on fishing poles'.

[underpants]

41. Yes, they are sole-less

[JHB]

44. Now you're just trawling for laughs...

...an effort which is destined to flounder.

[pinboy3niner]

45. That's in seine!

[underpants]

51. You betta uaru wrasse it is

[underpants]

49. Mora less yes

[pinboy3niner]

50. When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie thaaaat's a moray

[underpants]

52. Aruana roll or what?

[JHB]

56. That That makes makes mahi mahi day day!

[underpants]

38. Just for the halibut

[underpants]

40. ...and he will carp about it endlessly

[GreatGazoo]

43. well he might tune a piano

but he sure won't tuna fish.

[underpants]

48. Unless he's playing the bass

[olddots]

42. and he will try to catch hair pieces with it

at the Republican conventions .

[Orsino]

46. ...and he'll complain about the minorities having been given all the good spots. n/t

[Tom Ripley]

47. ...and ask him how that makes him feel

[herding cats]

53. And you can charge him for a fishing license, fine him for misuse

Sell him expensive boats and equipment, organize pricey competitions, create charter fishing enterprises.

The possibility to generate revenue are endless!

[jberryhill]

54. ...and you're going to need some beer.

[csziggy]

55. And cats will steal his fish!