Couples That Fish Together Have More Fun

Susan Brodnax
3 min readJan 12, 2023

Once upon a time, there was a couple named Tom and Sarah who loved to fish together. They would often spend their weekends at the lake, trying to catch the biggest and best fish.

One beautiful Saturday morning, they woke up early and headed to their favorite spot at the lake. As they cast their lines, they chatted and laughed, enjoying the peacefulness of the early morning. But as they were getting ready, Tom realized he had forgotten the fishing rod in the shed.

Sarah, not wanting to disappoint her husband, suggested they improvise. They had a rope, some hooks and some worms. They decided to try and catch a fish using the rope as a fishing line and the hooks and worms as bait.

At first, they found it difficult to cast the rope, but with some practice, they were able to cast it out into the lake. And as they waited for a fish to bite, they chatted and laughed, enjoying each other’s company.

But as the day went on, they found themselves having no luck in catching any fish. They tried everything — different spots, different baits, even singing to the fish — but nothing seemed to work.

Just as they were about to give up, Sarah had an idea. “Tom, I have an idea,” she said, “let’s try something different. Let’s try to catch a fish with our bare hands.”

Tom laughed, “Are you serious? That’s impossible!”

But Sarah was determined, so they decided to give it a try. They waded into the water and waited patiently for a fish to swim by.

Just as a fish swam by, Sarah lunged at it and grabbed it with her bare hands. Tom couldn’t believe it — they had caught a fish with their bare hands!

Sarah joked “I like the way you wiggle your worm, and Tom replied “I like the way you nibble my bait”

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But as they were about to reel in their catch, the fish squirmed out of Sarah’s grasp and swam away.

Tom couldn’t stop laughing, “Well, I guess we’ll have to stick to the fishing rods from now on.”

And from that day on, Tom and Sarah never forgot the time they tried to catch a fish with their bare hands, and it became a running joke between them whenever they went fishing together.

The moral of the story is that it’s important to try new things and not be afraid to fail. Tom and Sarah were initially discouraged when they realized they didn’t have a fishing rod, but they decided to improvise and try something different. Even though they didn’t catch a fish, they had fun and made a funny memory together. The moral is also that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination. The couple had a good time together, and the fact that they didn’t catch a fish didn’t matter in the end.

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