Catch and Release

I would estimate that if I had to keep all the fish I caught that I would still have room in the freezer for last year's Thin Mints. That aside, I know that others may not have such spare lodgings if not for the increasing popularity catch and release. Though it does not effect me, it has become an effective movement to ensure the viability of trout, bass and other sport-suitable specimen but has also drew into fishing a lively folklore.
Considered a sub-genre of fiction, the greatest tool a catch and release artist has in his tackle box is his unique ability to bend a rod under the ghost weight of "big one". Thought to be standardized, many rulers and scales fluctuate on the lilt and loquacious expirations dockside.
An important aspect of the catch and release technique pairs the use of barbless hooks as they allow the fish to be more readily loosed, and the ready use of loose-truths. One cannot be mired by facts under the onslaught of bait eager beauties, almost jumping into the boat, threatening to capsize the vessel under their bountiful weight.
Having to rely on physical evidence, mounted and from head to tail, many ill-fated anglers would be without their due share of tales. One wonders at the quieting of round tables in seaside bars, the firesides of fishing camps and business class airline cabins...
Though there may be some naysayers, the disquieting doubters and some more epic stories may land upon recalcitrant ears, the practice of sending back what one catches into the mother waters from whence it came is unquestionably the most noble and perhaps Nobel of techniques.