Fishermen and women abound here in The Real America. But
real as it is, this place is filled with the spirit of human kindness.
Catch and release is the order of the day.
If you’re going to throw ‘em back, why bother with all the
folderol of catching them? You spend the cold weather making fake bait.
You spend the warm weather dragging your dinghy behind your F-150 and
schlepping a tackle box the size of a steamer trunk and a bunch of rods and
reels around. You spend a ton of time and money, why?
Why of course! It’s so you can have someone take a picture
of you holding your catch. Earth to the fisher-persons: A rubber fish
like the one above can fool anyone looking at your snapshot. You can’t
tell the difference between it and a live one. (Take stills, not videos!)
You can use the money you save to keep that overpriced
underused truck in excellent shape suitable for outrunning the prowl car that
will someday chase you because you ran a stop sign.
But there’s more to this than mere fishing. Hunters
take note: There also are full size fake deer. They’re sold as
lures for real ones. But how often does that work? Unfortunately, the
fake deer don’t come looking dead. So it’s a little tougher than fishing
when it comes to taking the picture.
But when you DO have the picture taken, it can be in your
backyard or the school yard or any place where a bunch of amateurs are firing
live ammunition without thought of what they might hit… which is trees and each
other more often than not.
Your next picture should be in the aisle of a restaurant
supply store where you can have yourself photographed standing over a huge pot
with fake antlers sticking out the top.
Another money saving idea. The fake deer will never
try to cross the highway. You will never wreck the Silverado or the Ram
by hitting one.
But why restrict yourself to a mere deer? You can rent
a fake tiger and maybe even a fake elephant. Check that out on line. Get
yourself a pith helmet and one of those khaki safari jackets. Then borrow
an elephant gun. Stand in front of Rubber Jumbo and don’t forget to
smile.
I’m Wes Richards. My opinions are my
own but you’re welcome to them. ®
Any Questions? wesrichards@gmail.com
© WR 2021
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