I would be broke if I were a sushi salesman. I’m hungry, as my hooks mostly remained bare, and I was of no threat to the fish that dawdle below the frothy surface of the sea.

What I DID catch today would be half price in the clearance aquarium at the local Pet Smart. Nonetheless, this reservation for one was worth the 6:00 am wake-up call, even though the chef had nothing to prepare for lunch.

“A fish, which you can’t see, deep down in the water, is a kind of symbol of peace on earth, good will to yourself. Fishing gives a man … some time to collect his thoughts and reaarange them kind of neatly, in an orderly fashion. Once the bait is on the hook and the boat is anchored, there’s nothing to interfere with thinking except an occasional bite.”

Robert Ruark