A marine review with teeth, the war heats up in Somalia, and you wonder why things are so screwed up...
For those folks who never fish, might I point out that if you never fish you'll never catch anything? Just for the record (and talking about records), are you aware that both Babe Ruth and Micky Mantle both held the record for being struck out while kicking some serious butt in the whole hitting lots and lots of home runs? Am I making a point?
Lately, I've been doing a lot of looking at food costs and it is getting real scary as the prices seem to be skyrocketing. Last week we noticed that the ground turkey we buy as a semi-regular staple just went up 50%. I'm sure you'll all agree that a 50% rise in something is substantial and over the last year we have noticed that most items on our shopping list have risen along those lines... Like I said, scary.
I've also been watching the costs of a lot of the food we don't eat, canned corned beef for instance, which down at the big supermarket on island is $6.95 for a 12-ounce can... Is that nuts or what? My guess is that people who do buy corned beef and Spam, tend to think of them as cheap so don't quite twig that they are spending as much for over-salted canned mystery meat as they would for a T-bone steak or three times as much as fresh pork chops. Something to keep in mind...
But, we were talking about fishing/not fishing and one thing to keep in mind when making the choice regarding to fish or not, is the effect it will have on your monthly budget.
Unlike what a lot of people think, fishing does not cost much to get into. For less than a couple of Mahi filets, a one pound lobster, or a case of Old Milwaukee you can outfit a boat to catch fish... Sure you can spend more but you don't actually need to.
For those new to all this, check out "The Any Fool Can Catch Fish Guide... Basic Kit" article over at "Fishing Under Sail" and keep an eye out for new entries on the subject as there will be a lot coming up over there in the not too distant future.
Some of you may be aware that from time to time I make flies and lures and have even come up with a basic three lure trolling kit of the all-you-need-to-catch-fish-while-on-passage variety that I sell at the odd nautical flea market here and there. So, a carrot for those who need a nudge to get fishing... I'll be giving a kit away to the best fish caught between now and December 15th from a sailboat (you'll need to send a picture)... I hardly have to say that you actually need to have caught the fish, do I?
Listening to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
So it goes...
