Rod Wielder Gifts

'If you were a carp where would you go?'

"River well stocked this year."

A man holding fishing rod with a shoe attached

The Games Man: Fishing is his sole form of exercise - but he considers it bad form to move more than his wrist when casting.

'There's nothing on.'

A Bloody Butcher

'If you want to catch that fish ship open on the way home, we'd better leave now, daddy.'

Of pitting his own wits against their natural cunning

'Just a couple more and we'll call it a day.'

Mr Briggs's Pleasures of Fishing - No. VIII

"It's such a nice day. Why don't you go outside and plagiarize something?"

Brothers of the Angle: Fishermen think of themselves as one big family.

'I read that the ball is on the surface of the club for just 0.00035 of a second, so even when you take 100 shots to go around, you are only getting less than 1 second of golf for your money...'

Sooners! Opening day of fishing.

"Wait a minute. Where am I going? I'm a writer."

Forrest Gander

Shepherd

House Plant Party

The sword is mightier than the pen.

'Meet the Author'/'Meet the Plagiarist' - An Author and a Plagiarist selling and signing the same book story and title.

'If you can smile when everything around you is going wrong... you're probably in the repair business!'

'He was a darn fine mechanic.'

"It's worse than I thought."

I love hockey!

For company he has the friendly, shortsighted little water vole.

Bubba gets Carpal Funnel Syndrome.

Writer Crisis

'You've take up the violin at 76? Must be hell for those living at 74 and 78...'

'They say that love is entirely a matter of chemistry.That must be why my wife treats me like toxic waste!'

'What do you mean it's deep? It's not even up to my ankles.'

John Henry

Never begrudge spectators their interest in your piscatorial prowess.

"Kkerching."

He is Here Supposed to be Getting His Takle in Order, and Trying the Management of his Line.

"No problems with the wheel, but this fire thing is going to be a tough sell to the Consumer Product Safety Commission."