I often get outed for the way this column seemingly strays so far afield of fishing. Hey, “The Fish Story” title can be read in a slew of ways. Sure, angling is the more obvious way to go. But it is also written that Mann doth not live by fishing alone – nor could I, if forced to live off what I catch. Then there’s the double entendre side of anything called “The Fish Story.” Hell, with a name like that, there’s no guessing how many of them-there entendres might lurk within.
Example: Out of the blue, I think I’ll begin by annoying readers by disclosing how wrong all y’all have been regarding…
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