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    For angling-rod he took a sturdy oak;
    For line, a cable that in storm ne'er broke;
    His hook was such as heads the end of pole
    To pluck down house ere fire consumes it whole;
    This hook was bated with a dragon's tail,--
    And then on rock he stood to bob for whale.

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A stick and a string with a fly at one end and a fool at the
other.

A stick and a string with a fly at one end and a fool at the
other.

by Unknown Found in: Fishing Quotes,
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To fish in troubled waters.

To fish in troubled waters.

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The man that weds for greedy wealth,
He goes a fishing fair,
But often times he gets read more

The man that weds for greedy wealth,
He goes a fishing fair,
But often times he gets a frog,
Or very little share.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Fishing Quotes,
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Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him,
We also go with thee. They read more

Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him,
We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship
immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

by Bible Found in: Fishing Quotes,
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There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.

There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.

by Stephen Wright Found in: Fishing Quotes,
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There is only one theory about angling in which I have perfect
confidence, and this is that the two read more

There is only one theory about angling in which I have perfect
confidence, and this is that the two words, least appropriate to
any statement, about it, are the words "always" and "never."

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The first men that our Saviour dear
Did choose to wait upon Him here,
Blest fishers were; read more

The first men that our Saviour dear
Did choose to wait upon Him here,
Blest fishers were; and fish the last
Food was, that He on earth did taste:
I therefore strive to follow those,
Whom He to follow Him hath chose.

by William Basse (bas) Found in: Fishing Quotes,
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Best fishing in troubled waters.

Best fishing in troubled waters.

by Sir John Harrington Found in: Fishing Quotes,
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Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime

Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime

by Jimmy Cannon Found in: Fishing Quotes,
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