╨╧рб▒с>■  (*■   '                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ье┴M Ё┐bjbjт=т= "АWАW      lиииииии╝jjjj v╝m╢ЦЦЦЦЦЦЦЦьюююююю$# C TиЦЦЦЦЦьииЦЦ'ьььЦ"иЦиЦььЦььььииьЦК `fЎЕN╞╝оj╕ьь=0mьЧ ╘Ч ьь╝╝ииии┘Home Sweet Home By Dianne Collier The Fish That DidnТt Get Away Every once in a while a news story comes along that provides much laughter and cause for conversation. Such was the case in our home recently when news of a 230 kg (the size of a car) Greenland shark was caught in Quebec by someone ice fishing. I first saw the story on the 11pm news and sat there amazed and proud of what I was seeing. The reason for my reaction was the fact that a woman caught this very unusual fish It was frustrating because there wasnТt a pen and paper handy to jot down the information being shared by the announcer. But immediately afterwards, I went to CTVТs web site trying to gather more information on this story. But alas Ц it wasnТt newsworthy enough to make the online news page. However, since it was a late night news story I hoped there would be some mention of the story in the following morningТs newspaper Ц I wasnТt disappointed. Since HIM puts fishing extremely high on his priority list, I couldnТt wait for him to return from his usual coffee fix at TimmyТs to share this exciting story. It turns out the old boys network was busy discussing this amazing catch during their Сcoffee breakТ as he already knew all about it. His reaction was somewhat subdued though and I immediately chalked that up to the fact that a macho man who is attuned to the great outdoors couldnТt claim this as his prize catch. No, a mere woman probably out for an afternoonТs enjoyment supporting her partnerТs passion for ice fishing, was the one who earned bragging rights. What is so amazing about the story is that this giant shark was caught while ice fishing. I humorously recalled the many, many times I asked HIM and THEM what they would do if they caught a fish and it was too big to haul up through the hole in the ice Ц as if that would ever happen. Well, the woman that caught this beast had lots of help to enlarge the hole as it took 1.5 hours to haul the fish up to the hole. It was so heavy that they had to use a snowmobile to haul it out of the water. What made the story so interesting and humorous to me was the fact that the fisherwoman didnТt hook the shark in the mouth, no; she hooked it by the tail. I couldnТt help but chuckle thinking of the hundreds of guys who consider fishing to be a guyТs sport and here, a mere woman not only caught a species of fish that has rarely been seen in that area over the last 30 years, but she caught it by the tail. Good for her! I had an immediate vision of all the fishermen on the ice with her, doing a little dance on the spot, hardly believing their eyes. Why, this talented lady will have bragging rights in any circle for the rest of her life! Life doesnТt get any better than that. Apparently the next morning, this catch of the century was again the topic of conversation at the local TimmyТs. I know that because HE came home with 101 reasons why the whole story had to be a hoax. All the excuses seemed to point to the fact that there is no way a woman could accomplish such a feat? Sour grapes? Most definitely. Of course, being the kind, considerate person I am, I couldnТt help but add fuel to the fire at every opportunity. It was too good a feat not to get as much mileage out of it as I could. But, IТve been told to write carefully as I might have to eat my words when itТs proven that this fish that didnТt get away, was not caught by a woman, was not caught by the tail. HE says the whole story is fishy. I say some day heТll be a graceful looser. 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