When she bends over

DeerMadness · Apr 30, 2019

Your fishing pole bends over and a fish is on. That is the start of a good day.

eelgrass · Apr 30, 2019

And then when you feel that head shake your heart really starts racing.

Buckjunkie · Apr 30, 2019

Must be a slow night

myj · May 1, 2019

But suddenly the fish takes a hard and fast run for deeper water and you wonder why you didn't take the time to oil that old dusty reel.

eelgrass · May 1, 2019

You grimace as he peels line and you fight the urge to thumb the reel. You tell yourself "let him run, let him run" as you point the rod tip down just a bit.

MT_55 · May 1, 2019

ummm. wtf

feddoc · May 1, 2019

And just like that, the line goes limp.

?Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. "