Northwest Reel Life June 2024 Volume 3 Issue 8 - Flipbook - Page 25
In fact, there’s an argument
about the many that
will probably resonate
with many of you. It’s
probably the most obvious
argument because it’s the
argument in favor of The
Big One. It hit me as I was
looking back in my photo
album trying to justify an
argument for the many.
Who takes photos of a
bunch of small fish?
Sure, maybe you’ll take the
first one to show you did
in fact catch something.
Or if you remember at
the end of the day you’ll
remember to line up all
the fish on the dock. But,
that’s when you’re already
trying to bring the boat
in, manage the queue of
vehicles trying to get in and
out, secure the boat to the
trailer, put away the gear,
and generally not look like
a rookie. These kinds of
photos are great for a guide
service to show they get
folks on the water and into
fish, which is certainly what
you would hope for.
But to the layman, the
appeal really doesn’t seem
to be there. Bystanders
could look at your spread
of fish and comment on
you having had a good day,
catching near or at the limit
is great, but will silently
be judging you and think
about the mammoth they
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caught relative to the hohum size of the fish you
brought in. It’s way more
common and photo-worthy
to post that one huge fish,
rather than the compilation
of small to average-sized
fish. The one that makes
people say “Wow!” But
those fish that make
everyone on the boat stop
and admire it? Those are
the kind of kodak moments
you’ll stop everything you’re
doing to make sure you
document the occasion.
Look at any guide service,
they post pictures of
the legendary fish. State
records? Do I need to say
anymore? Where else can
common folks like us hold a
record for 30 or more years,
because it sure won’t be in
home runs for touchdown
passes. But one nice fish
can put our names in the
record books. And it could
be at any moment. Really,
if we don’t fish for the clout
and sense of self-worth,
why bother fishing at all?
FOR “THE MANY”
Who among us doesn’t
like pulling in their catch?
I mean that’s the main
objective of fishing, isn’t it?
To bring in something on
your line besides seaweed
or a bait-less hook?
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