Bites and Gulps.

In sea-fishing the keg is mightier than the hook. The two forms of seafishing are known as fishing “with” and fishing “without.” Fishing “without” is only indulged in by vulgar seekers after profit, men without souls and thirsts, men who throw wet fish over everybody in the boat so that they can't get a wink of fishing.

Fishing “without” is never indulged in by men who thirst after things higher, but not drier, than fish. Such a fisher doesn't need to worry about bites so long as there are gulps. In fact, he often leaves his fishing gear at home and has been known to push fish out of the boat rather than allow his pints to be disturbed by gills.

It is not difficult to grasp dear old Izaak Walton's idea about the soulful somnolence of fishing—provided you don't run away with the idea that fish are necessary to fishing. Of all the pursuits give us fishing.

A keg of beer lashed safely in the
bow,
A warming sun, a fisher's thirst—and
how!
Ah, this is Paradise enow.