{"id":214,"date":"2009-12-07T16:11:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T15:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/?p=214"},"modified":"2009-12-07T16:11:47","modified_gmt":"2009-12-07T15:11:47","slug":"an-ode-to-the-fisherman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/just-fun\/an-ode-to-the-fisherman\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ode To the Fisherman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I\u2019m on a mission<br \/>\nNot an easy one at that<br \/>\nFor I aim to catch the biggest fish<br \/>\nAnd reign supreme at last<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been to see my dealer<br \/>\nBought the recipe to succeed<br \/>\nIt\u2019 cost me next years wages<br \/>\nBut things he said I\u2019d need<\/p>\n<p>The day is overcast and ripe<br \/>\nJust like I\u2019m told \u201cyou\u2019ll need\u201d<br \/>\nIts perfect conditions by the book<br \/>\nDepending on which one you read<\/p>\n<p>I make my way down to the bank<br \/>\nAnd glance around for prey<br \/>\nThey show off jumping large as life<br \/>\nToday will be my day<\/p>\n<p>For I am armed, You stand no chance<br \/>\nSurrender forthwith ye fish<br \/>\nPrepare to be conquered<br \/>\nAnd served tonight by dish<\/p>\n<p>I search among my precious flies<br \/>\nAnd choose the one that will<br \/>\nCatch my prize, my personal trophy<br \/>\nI prepare him for the kill<\/p>\n<p>Out he goes, the perfect angle<br \/>\nFilled with known elation<br \/>\nThis lunch supreme, so fake and rich<br \/>\nMy breath is held in anticipation<\/p>\n<p>What has gone wrong? My fly comes back<br \/>\nEaten only by the weeds<br \/>\nI need to choose again.. of course<br \/>\nThis fish has greater needs<\/p>\n<p>I rummage through my box of tricks<br \/>\nAnd pick my secret tool<br \/>\nThe one that \u201cfly fish weekly\u201d<br \/>\nRecommend will always fool<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly there is a splash<br \/>\nI watch with total glee<br \/>\nAs tonights dinner flaunts its stuff<br \/>\nAnd dances in front of me<\/p>\n<p>Ahaaa you fool, I\u2019m here for you<br \/>\nDon\u2019t stand so proud just yet<br \/>\nMy Mission has just begun<br \/>\nAnd it\u2019s you I aim to get<\/p>\n<p>Out goes my line, Ohh boy its long<br \/>\nYour reign my friend has past<br \/>\nThis will not fail.. I guarantee,<br \/>\nI\u2019m sure this is the cast<\/p>\n<p>But once again this stupid fish<br \/>\nHas failed to take my offing<br \/>\nIt takes another leap in jest<br \/>\nBy god I believe it\u2019s scoffing<\/p>\n<p>Out goes the bait for one last try<br \/>\nBut alas my feelings alter<br \/>\nFor I know I have just encountered<br \/>\nThe supreme king of the water<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve tried to take him from his home<br \/>\nHe can laugh at me with rapture<br \/>\nFor he is the one that knows<br \/>\nI\u2019m the fisherman for capture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I\u2019m on a mission Not an easy one at that For I aim to catch the biggest fish And reign supreme at last I\u2019ve been to see my dealer Bought the recipe to succeed It\u2019 cost me next years &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/just-fun\/an-ode-to-the-fisherman\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216,"href":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214\/revisions\/216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.troutflies.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}