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To wit:
Lets hear your fish tale.
I am reminded of a story my elderly (now deceased) neighbor told me years ago. Having packed into a high mountain lake with a friend, they had collected a pretty full stringer of trout, which they left tied to a tree root in the water while angling for more. My neighbor came back to the stringer with another fish, only to see a blackie sitting upright there with each end of the stringer in its claws and eating its way from one end to the other. Neighbor chose not to argue ownership with the bear. I often wonder if that bear was just lucky - or if it had developed a system.
Two friends who fancied themselves fishermen, despite no trip companion ever once seeing them catch a single fish, hiked off to try their luck at the pool below a small drop. They were gone for hours, and when they returned one was soaking wet and they told the following tale.
They had caught fish. Lots of fish. An entire stringer full. Proof of their angling prowess at last.
As they were getting ready to head proudly back to camp Friend A unhooked the stringer from the bank, whereupon a large snapping turtle pulled the entire thing from his hand.
Whereupon Friend B helpfully yelled Get the stringer, get the stringer, and Friend A valiantly but fruitlessly dove into the pool to try to wrest their prize away.
Despite selling this tale quite convincingly, and the sodden saturation of Friend A, doubts remained and were repeatedly expressed. Uh huh, sure. So you fell in the water and then what happened?
Lets hear your fish tale.
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