Fred Basset by Alex Graham for April 05, 2022

That makes him a true fisherman, Fred. And how diplomatic of you to call it “embellishing the facts” and not lying. However, by the look and smile on the other guy’s face, he’s not buying what Dear is selling.

You are a good sport Fred!

If you could talk, Fred, you’d straighten him out with the facts.

Just normal Bar/Pub talk Fred ;-)

The man in yellow jacket would have said to him “Where’s the proof?”

In these circumstances, the size of the fish is sometimes limited only by the teller’s arm span.

It was so big the picture alone weighed 5 pounds (two and a quarter kg)

The other guy’s expression says it all.

I guess the corollary of the saying “The Older I Get, The Better I Was” applies to fishing as well “The Longer Time Has Passed, The Bigger The Fish”

As long as he’s not trying to win a fishing contest, it’s all in good fun!

Are we sure he isn’t illustrating Mrs. Dears hips?

Early to bed, early to rise, go fishing all day and make up lies… er, embellishments about the “one that got away”.

Sounds fishy to me.

Mad’s Guide to Fishing including offseason arm exercises with extra heavy weights. They stretched your arms to enhance the stories.

“Always trust a man who fishes. Sure, he lies, but, its not malicious!! "