Fishing Proverbs 101

Ever heard any of these?

Should have been here yesterday
The fishing was so good I thought it was yesterday
Wasn't your rod in the rod holder just now?
I thought you were going to bring the bait?
Fisherman don't die they just smell like it
Did you put the plug in?  I thought you put the plug in!
Wasn't your wife in the boat when we left the dock?
HIT IT! HIT IT!! HIT IT!!!.....nevermind
If it works it will be really effective
All fishermen are liars, except you and I. And I don't believe a word you say!
Early to bed, early to rise, fish all day, Tell big lies
Good things come to those that bait
Life's too short to fish without beer
Quick! Hold my beer!
One more and we'll have one
If you're hungry I brought some bananas, they’re in the cooler next to the bait
Where did you catch that? In the mouth. In the water
You're keeping that!?
It’ll smoke
BOAT stands for Bust Out Another Thousand
A boat is simply a hole in the water into which you throw money
If you brought fish home every time, they'd call it catching
It is better to have fished and lost, than not to have fished at all
May your lines be tight and your poles always bent
Give somebody a fish and he can eat for a day....teach somebody how to fish and he'll be frustrated for the rest of his life
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day...teach a man to fish, test his marriage forever
Build a man a fire and he's warm for the night. Light a man on fire and he's warm the rest of his life!
FISH: An animal that grows fastest between the time it is caught, and the time the fisherman describes it to his friends
WARNING: - the crumsumpten of alcahol may macke you tihnk you can tipe real gode
friends don't let friends call a 13 pound steelhead 20 pounds..
The best way to a fisherman's heart is through his fly
The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing. ~Babylonian Proverb
Everyone ought to believe in something; I believe I'll go fishing
I come from a small drinking community with a fishing problem
God grant me the serenity to accept the size of fish I catch, the courage not to lie about it, and the wisdom to know that no one would believe me anyways

And a bonus joke to lighten the mood:

 Letter to the Men's Help Line:
Hi Bob, I really need your advice on a serious problem:
I have suspected for some time now that my wife has been cheating on me. The usual signs: if the phone rings and I answer, the caller hangs up; she goes out with the girls a lot. I try to stay awake to look out for her when she comes home but I usually fall asleep.
Anyway, last night I hid in the shed behind the kayak. About midnight she came home and got out of someone's car while buttoning her blouse, then she took her panties out of her purse and slipped them on.
It was at that moment, crouched behind the kayak, that I noticed a hairline crack in the rudder.
Is that something I can glue back together, or do I need to replace it?

I think you can fix the rudder.

my first laugh was at your avatar picture.. hehehe

"The best way to a fisherman's heart is through his fly"
my initial thought: I think that's a great place to start on any man.

Got skunked again, huhn?

Proverbs mumbled to other fishermen on the days where fishing is good but catching is poor.

innylukyet?
or
gittenannie?

followed by:
seainnannythin?
whatchayuusin?

ah'aight guudluk tooya

 

I'd replace that rudder.

As to proverbs, the one my dad used to tell me when I was growing up:

If you see a fish - hook it!

True

"Another fishing trip not ruined by the need to clean fish."