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Ptah

(33,037 posts) Sun Apr 24, 2022, 03:09 PM Apr 2022

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. (Original Post) Ptah Apr 2022 OP

Yep I bought all the above. I sold my boat 3 years doc03 Apr 2022 #1

Two happiest days..... SergeStorms Apr 2022 #6

and six-packs... and lunch! lapfog_1 Apr 2022 #2

An optimist would say, I'll catch some fish for lunch. Ptah Apr 2022 #3

not loaded down with all that crap! lapfog_1 Apr 2022 #4

. Ptah Apr 2022 #5

Advise skipping all but the last -- six-packs. nt usonian Apr 2022 #7

Go to the supermarket and buy a fish, viva la Apr 2022 #8

A proper fly-fisher is supposed to catch and release. usonian Apr 2022 #10

Married to a die hard fisherman here Diamond_Dog Apr 2022 #9

We're just victims Duncanpup Apr 2022 #12

So, where's the free fish? RaDaR63 Apr 2022 #11

doc03

(35,378 posts)

1. Yep I bought all the above. I sold my boat 3 years

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 03:14 PM

Apr 2022

ago as they say it is the happiest day of your life.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)

6. Two happiest days.....

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 03:25 PM

Apr 2022

the day you buy it and the day you sell it.
OR
A boat is a hole in the water you throw your money in to.

lapfog_1

(29,226 posts)

2. and six-packs... and lunch!

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 03:15 PM

Apr 2022

gotta eat something...

Ptah

(33,037 posts)

3. An optimist would say, I'll catch some fish for lunch.

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 03:17 PM

Apr 2022

lapfog_1

(29,226 posts)

4. not loaded down with all that crap!

Reply to Ptah (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 03:18 PM

Apr 2022

fish will see you coming from miles away

Ptah

(33,037 posts)

5. .

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 03:21 PM

Apr 2022

usonian

(9,885 posts)

7. Advise skipping all but the last -- six-packs. nt

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 03:31 PM

Apr 2022

viva la

(3,318 posts)

8. Go to the supermarket and buy a fish,

Reply to usonian (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 05:15 PM

Apr 2022

Don't forget.

usonian

(9,885 posts)

10. A proper fly-fisher is supposed to catch and release.

Reply to viva la (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 05:32 PM

Apr 2022

But I don't recall catching any.

After some unproductive fishing near Lake Tahoe, the casino buffet on the south shore was pretty nice.

Diamond_Dog

(32,068 posts)

9. Married to a die hard fisherman here

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 05:25 PM

Apr 2022

The above is 100% spot on.

Duncanpup

(12,894 posts)

12. We're just victims

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 08:05 PM

Apr 2022

RaDaR63

(89 posts)

11. So, where's the free fish?

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 05:35 PM

Apr 2022

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