You know you’re a real fisherman when…
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You have 4 identical lures, but you spend 25$ buying two more, “just in case”.
You’ve tipped a canoe at least once. (Bonus points if it’s in ice water)
You’re destroyed your fair share of props.
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You’ve learned that “shore lunch” isn’t always as much fun as it sounds.
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You’ll gladly off-r0ad for miles into the bush, at the risk of wrecking your driveshaft, just to get to a remote lake that’s rumored to “maybe” have some trout in it.
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It could be either too early or too late in the season, but either way, you’ve fished in snow.
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By trial and painful error, you’ve learned which part of the walleye NOT to grab.
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You’ll burn 3500 calories in order to catch 500 calories worth of food.
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You refuse to use the politically-correct gender-neutral term “fisher”.
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May 3, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Thanks for posting the pic of the fisher.
May 6, 2012 at 12:14 am
@Army Wife
I wonder if the CBC knows what a fisher is?
May 6, 2012 at 9:20 am
I’ve crafted a response for you to send to any CBC journalist who upsets you about this subject.
Dear [CBC journalist]
A fisher is a mammal that lives in the boreal forest. They are one of the only natural predators of porcupines. Click here to see what they look like: http://www.borealforest.org/zoo/fisher.htm
Anglers are humans, either male or female that catch fish with a rod and line. Click on this link to see what an angler looks like. http://www.naples-marco-island-florida.com/hot-fish-two.html
Now that you understand the difference between the two. Please use the correct term.
Thank you very much,
Deep Friar
Will that work for you?
May 6, 2012 at 4:22 pm
@Army Wife
Much better!
May 6, 2012 at 4:24 pm
@Army Wife
The CBC started the trend 10 years ago, though they still seem to like this expression, based on this recent story.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/03/19/mb-water-rescue-ice-fisher-powerview-manitoba.html
August 11, 2012 at 7:32 pm
What part of the walleye did that to you? What are they like?
August 11, 2012 at 11:23 pm
@Steph
The edges of their gills are actually quite sharp. Almost like razors. Walleye have a tendency to flare their gills out when you catch them, so you gotta be careful picking them up. But every once in a while you get dinged.