Hunts Sports Store

Whether you believe in the Bible’s version of creation or Darwin’s theories of evolution, both options confidently presents humans as land animals. And since I’m leaning towards the second option, it is millions of years since we’ve left the water, so there is no need to go back.
But when a friend of mine invited me to go fishing, I could not decline, well not for the third time anyway. And how bad could it be drinking beer, catching rays and maybe even snaring a snapper or two…
I prepared myself by going fisherman shopping in Milford, a bit of an oxymoron I know, but a necessary task nonetheless. I wouldn’t know where real fishermen shop anyway, and Hunts is a great place to get all the gear you need. The owner was on hand to ask me unreasonable questions about what I’m trying to catch, where I’m going to fish and what rod and reel I’ll be using. I explained it will be fish, in water and a long stick, but the expression on his face gave the impression he was hoping for a more definitive answer.
I settled on a few items, and left looking like something between an American tourist on an African safari and a fly fisherman on a hunting trip in the Amazon.
I caught two beauties, and my host none, ah the joys of beginners luck.