We didn't even consider it. It was a big brood fish with eggs. We released it.

The big fish are females with bulging stomachs. I think they're full of eggs.

It was an absolute moose. When it took two of us to lift it, I knew it was as big as anything I'd ever seen. I've caught drum to 75 pounds in the river, and this fish was much bigger.

It broke some large steel chains and released 100 tons of harvest fish into the bay to the benefit of the local anglers.

This wise old whiskery fish swims up to three young fish and goes, 'Morning, boys, how's the water?' and swims away; and the three young fish watch him swim away and look at each other and go, 'What the fuck is water?' and swim away.

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