“The chief difference between big-game fishing and weightlifting is that weightlifters never clutter up their library walls with stuffed barbells” BigsGamesDifferencesSeaWallRiversLibraryFishesBoatChiefsLakesFishingClutterWeightliftingBarbell Author:Ed Zern
“In the name of sense, man, if God made fish to be eaten, what difference does it make if I enjoy the killing of them before I eat them? You would have none but a fisherman by trade do it, and then you would have him utter a sigh, a prayer, and a pious ejaculation at each cod or haddock that he killed.” IfsMenDoeMadeNamesEnjoyDifferencesPrayerSeaRiversTradeKillingFishesBoatLakesFishingSighPiousFishermanEjaculation Book:I Go A-fishing Source: I Go A-fishing
“The difference between hunting and fishing is that hunters seek their prey while fishermen try to become prey; they do their best to make their lures look attractive and vulnerable so that fish will attack them.” TryingLooksDifferencesSeaRiversFishesBoatVulnerableAttractiveLakesFishingHuntingHuntersPreyFishermanLureHunting And Fishing Author:Walter D. Wetherell
“And yet there are many times when it does not make any difference what pattern one uses. One thing is certain. The more bedraggled the fly gets the better the trout like it. I think there is a reason for this. I think the bedraggled half worn out wet fly more closely imitates a nymph than a new one does. Most commercial flies are tied too bushy and full. A little trimming of wings and thinning out of hackles will often work wonders.” ThinkingLittlesDoeReasonUseCertainDifferencesHalfWonderOne ThingSeaRiversWingsPatternsFishesBoatLakesFishingTiedWetWornWorn OutTroutNymphsTrimming Author:Ray Bergman
“The profound difference that divides the human race is a question of bait - whether to fish with worms or not.” HumansDifferencesRaceProfoundFishesHuman RaceFishingDividesWormsBait Book:Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated)