There's different kinds of fishing that's done
fishing for someone, and fishing for fun
fishing for nothing, and fishing for fish
to catch and make a delicious dish.
I've fished for someone and caught him too, I might add
I've fished for fun, caught nothing, and got mad
a whole day wasted, really it was shot
could have gone to a completely different spot.
Now fishing makes sense if you're hungry, alright
but not if you're out to just win in a fight
against a big whopper that you'll throw away
to let him be caught on another day.
Cleaning fish is another whole story
the men catch so many and get all the glory
the women clean and then get to cook
but afterwards rest and some read a book.
So fish if you like it, fish if you can
fishing is not for just any man
women too like the sport, it's very true
for how in the world did I ever catch you?
Author notes
I love to fish, so here's a fish poem for all fish lovers.
Written December 6th, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- Tell me your Fish Stories (Look at this BIG catfish!) pic inspired by Breelynn.
500 points, ended June 27, 2007, 11 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Fishing options by bones7.
500 points, ended June 10, 9 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - make me laugh/smile by Philleebee8.
800 points, ended November 6, 98 entries
• next poem in this contest, • Add to finalists list, or remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
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nice job.
I like this.
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i would like to thank you for your entry into this contest of mine to bring some humor into my life. i want to wish you well in t his contest and to tell you that i am looking forward to reading more from you in the near future. viyanna rosemarie
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awwwwwwwwwwww this is such an adorable read but also so funny. you definitely do have wit as a have read some very funny things by you hun
best of luck in the contest. be well and be blessed
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this poem was really strongly written and i loved the way it flowed...good luck
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Too Cute,
and every bit true, I love fishing too, but not as good as my husband oh, but we do get to cook our catch and theirs to
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I enjoyed this write alot
I always used to go fishing with my Dad as a kid. He never used to catch many, but that special time, just me and my Dad, was worth more than catching any fish Well done and best of luck in this contest 
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Loved this! Cute and clever!
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...and you caught us with your catchy and funny poem!!! i like reading your poem because of its rhyme and natural flow...good job!!! hope to fish a lot of your poems next time...
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great
this is cute...it made me giggle...very good, good luck. -
That is so cute. And oh my the bait that some use to do their fishing. oh dear, oh dear. This had such a cute rhythm to it. very easy to read.
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Very nice poem. Nice little story about the ones that do get away and of course the one that did not.
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liked it alot
keep pennin you have got some talent -
this was with a bit of a twist in the tail, liked it very much.
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Lol..this was really cute and I liked it a lot. I have gone fishing and it's pretty fun! Your rhyming was nice, as always. The ending summed it all up. Excellent job and good luck.
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XD! That's so great! All of it is so true! And the last stanza... WONDERFUL!
This so funny.
-Chase -
hehehe! I like this! I'm not much of a fisher myself, but i know a lot of pple who fish. Great job! ^_^
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this is really a great poem, full of lilt and laughter. How precius, truly. I have caught a few suckers and couple of catfish, and a fine, fine few that have filled my life with feasts.
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excellent
This was a very clever and witty poem which I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish. A wonderful extended fishing metaphor. Good luck in the contest!
Scorpio Rising -
Clever!
This is a very clever piece! I like the light feel to this read... makes me want to get out the fishing gear for a trip! Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent! Best of luck in the contest!
Debi
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Fishing is great; though I've never had much luck.
Good write, grannyeri. Well done.
Brian -
I loved this piece for its many great messages, and I found a few in it believe me, I liked the message that fishing is not just a man's sport, that women enjoy it to. I also like the message that we shouldn't kill just for sport, to catch it and put it back is sport, to kill it and not use it is senseless. Loved the feel and the flow and I found the rhytem and rhyme wonderful and captivating. Excellent piece. Keep your pen forever flowing! Bunny
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I love to go fishing. The thrill of catching the one that pulls so much is what I like. Great job on this one.
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Nice ending! I wasn't all that struck on it until the last couplet. Those two really hooked me and took the poem up a notch.
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Sweet
Hmm... my dad was always the one to clean and cook his catches. Sometimes he'd cut out the eyes for my brother and me to take turns grossing each other out. :-D Your poem is quite sweet, quite from a different angle than those I've experienced myself. Is there to be a follow-up poem about your prize catch? :-) -
hey that was awesome and yes women DO like to fish also, well i mean young ladies because i`m not yet a woman but still a child okay that doesnt have ANYTHING with what i wanted to say but i put it anyways read my poems please if you would llike u could also leave comments, that would be GREAT and GREAT FUNNY TRUE poem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!God Bless, Tyler Renae
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what a fun read, I'm glad I stopped by...made me smile throughout. I really liked the rhyme and the ending. Very good job!
Rory -
very well written
This is really well written, and very funny. I love the idea of fishing for a man and catching him. LOL..I think that may be the best kind of fishing too. I used to go fishing with my dad and brother, and usually never caught anything but tiny, little Sunnys, and ended up throwing them back in. LOL...
I enjoyed reading this one. Best of luck in the contest!
etherealforu 
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Wonderful I really enjoyed the read. Good luck in the contest
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I really like the double entendre this brings to mind. I used to be an avid fisherman and have found through experience that one of the most important factors in being a successful angler is having the right bait. Obviously you did have the right stuff to net your human quarry. Good luck in the contest.
Sincerely,
Leo Long -
fun poem
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granny, this is a wonderful addition to our fish poems contest, us women bask in fishing as well as the men, cleaning in every which way, we deserve a display of respect lol.
thank you for entering and good luck in our contest..Linda -
YAY!!!!! And look at all the applause!!!! I love fishing! This is a great poem. I like the beat! Thanks for the smile! Blessings! Susan
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LOL! This is so cute! I never had the patience to sit and fish. My younger brothers and sister were always fond of doing it. We used to fish every weekend in Hawaii. I was always so bored, but helping them reel in their catch was a lot of fun!
Great story and write once again! Thanks for sharing this!
Allen0826 -
Splendid
I must say that the last turn of events in this piece is a kicker. This goes on the mantle. You do not have your husband mounted in the den do you? I am glad that Vera found someone besides me to critique, lol. Some of the work I have seen here is as good as my 'favorites' books that I read by the 'ultimate authors' and sometimes they would not survive the critique either I hope you do well in the contest, the camp site, and the fishin' hole. RC -
this is great and just exactly the smile i needed right now. i am in a good mood and doing lots of weird things and i needed some humor that is not from my depraved mind. i actually went fishing this past weekend. though i did not even get a bite i am hoping that the fishing i am talking about and the kind you are talking about will both pay off in the end. thank you grannyeri for having this posted. viyanna rosemarie
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AAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWhhhhhhhhhh that is so SWEEET!!!!!!!!!i love the last line for how in the world did i ever chatch you that is so sweet. i have one sugestion that it to change the line
but afterwards rest and some read a book.
to me this line doesnt seem to fit with the mood and the subject of the rest of the poem.
i really enjoyed this and i would like to thank you for sharing this with us all.
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An interesting poem, Never been fishing and don't really like fish. I like the twist in the end but i think that the rhyme is to forced in this piece and you should may be try internal rhyme it would help the speed of your poem and make the poem seem slightly more sophisticated. This poem was a lovely read.
Illiterate Iguana
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Nice I like
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I feel the same way about catch and release. It seems like such a waste to me- unless it's a pufferfish or stingray or something. And sounds like you have a real catch there, lol!
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this is a fun poem to read
i especially liked the second verse. it had me thinking of times i've gone about getting something and failed only to realize later my approach was entirely wrong
good write
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I was reading this and thought I read it before, which I have but I read it again anyway and enjoyed even more. Very enjoyable. I just love the flow to it, it really is excellant. When I'm reading it I feel I'm actually in a boat with the kind of beat you have going in it. Kind of that back and forth feeling.
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Clever
Good Luck in the contest, this made me smile, it is very clever! -
aww, I love this poem. very well written especially the way you work with the two meanings of fish Good luck in the contest
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I am a little puzzled what a rhythmic and rhyming poem is doing in a free verse competition... and one or two phrases seem dragged in simply to give a rhyme 'win in a fight' and 'read a book'...
And clearly there is a culture gap here... I have known a number of fishermen... and none of them would dream of allowing any of their wives to clean or cook the fish they - the men - had caught!!!! A real MACHO ALPHA MALE cleans and cooks his own fish... and eats it too!!!! and the little woman is expected to be grateful if she is allowed a few morsels of it... Ho-Hum!
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I started out reading, then called over my wife because this demands to be read aloud. Shades of Theodore Geisel (Dr Suess) has a delightful toungue twister element. This illustrated would make a children's book that a parent wouldn't mind reading night after night. I touch on fishing of another sort in "Invitation" the first poem I put on this site. Please see if you like a new shaped poem, "Dogwoods".
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AWESOME JOB!!!!! ENJOYED IT!!!!!
LOL, I loved this, it is original and unique..... I loved it..... And I do not fish, however, at times I fish for compliments (?)
LOL, just kidding, Love ya', your friend, Angel
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I'm hooked
This write is very funny and there is nothing fishy about it. Well maybe one thing...all the fish! The Shaker -
Excellent, unique, refreshing, delightful mas
Absolutely delightful this is so beautifully orchestrated truly a heart warming and humorous piece!! " Cleaning fish is another whole story
the men catch so many and get all the glory
the women clean and then get to cook
but afterwards rest and some read a book.
So fish if you like it, fish if you can
fishing is not for just any man
women too like the sport, it's very true
for how in the world did I ever catch you?
" Truly unique! Yes, there is wisdom in humor as well... and your talent has displayed this masterfully!!" Wishing you much success in all of your endeavors and a joyous Holiday Season to you and yours 
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awesome
i love fishing in the last few years that i was in motana. i learned to fly fish . which i now love . but i have always love to fish .. this is a great write .. it accually reminded me of my grandfather who used to take me fishing. thanks for the smile you brought to my face. remembering him. wonderful poem. -
What acute little poem I use to love to go fishing with my grandpa and dad. Cleaning fish is another whole story
the men catch so many and get all the glory
the women clean and then get to cook
but afterwards rest and some read a book.
The men should clean the fish they normally catch more anyway
Great job
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hey, this is a terrific poem. Was great fun to read. Love the rhyming. Well done. Keep it up. Fiona
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Love the lyric tones to this piece.
Shadows -
this poem is awesome, fishing is too! living in a town where people come from all over the world to hunt and fish, i know that there is a difference between "fishing for nothing and fishing for fish" well done! ~bombshellbetty~
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This is a cute poem and I really liked the title, which is why I clicked on it. Keep it up!
-Elyse -
Your title caught my eyes, "Fishing for nothing and Fishing for fish" who knew something simple could mean alot!
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LOL This is sweet - personally I am not into fishing - my fatehr is an avid fisherman, so I have grown up around "fishy tales" all my life! I really like the movement in your poem it is well written with a good construction ~ Good luck in the contest! ~Dini~
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I hate fishing, and people who do it, but I like the poem.
One slight suggestion to improve flow - perhaps you could change "very" to "so" in the penultimate line.
Have a clap (it's better than THE clap!)
R. -
This poem made me smile..only been fishing once, loved it. Rhyme and flow excellent...humorous and heart warming a great added bonus to this great read!
hugs,
Nicole -
What a fun little poem! The final verse really hits home, don't you know? LOL!!!!
"So fish if you like it, fish if you can
fishing is not for just any man
women too like the sport, it's very true
for how in the world did I ever catch you?" -
Good
Fishing is hella dope! Good poem -
Interesting and humourous. I have enjoyed the read.
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Fishing rocks, and that is why your title caught my eye. I though that it was funny but true. Interesting poem
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That's really cute. I like the opening stanza. This is a very good poem!
♥Kayla -
i really like this poem. my mom likes to fish and i just love it the transitions are smooth and its a very nice writing please write more more more
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This was definately another great poem you have wrote. I especially like your stories, I think you have won 2 trophies from me from your stories. Anyway, back to the poem you write, you had a great lead which had me into this poem and it kept me going. Even when my brother was talking to me I completely tuned him out because the poem was so great. I really enjoyed this. And oh, by the way, I hate fish. I think that stuff is grrrrrross! lol Well, I will catch you later. I will host another contest as soon as I reach 700 points... Yeah.. I am going through a point drought. lol In the meantime, when the contests are created, which will be story contests, we can both expect that you will enter, and most likely win another gold trophy. lol Talk to you later my friend.
-Tyler -
LOL! Very cute, granny. I truly enjoyed the ending to this piece and the rhyme scheme worked very nicely. A fun piece overall. Good luck in the contest, my friend!
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I loved this! My hubby and I are both fisherpeople and this was such a fun piece to read.
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One of my favorite past times. Fun little romp, grannyeri!
peace
doug
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Well done!
I liked this very much. It was soooo interesting. I loved the rhyming. I am a fan of rhymed poetry and you know... I am not that good to please so... Well done and keep up the wonderfull job!! -
And you get the little clappy hands for this one. I truly enjoyed your rhyme and flow in this poem. I really had a smile as I thought of my family whom all love to fish or crab here in Tampa Bay! I love the way it had a double meaning, and the sentiments were so true!!! Truly loved this poem, good luck in the contest!
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I love fishing as well, lol. The first date I had with my boyfriend, before we actually started dating,was a fishing trip. He asked me out while we were hunting deer, lol. Fishing's a great sport and I know a lot of women who do it. Cleaning them though....not such a thrilling task, but you gotta go what you gotta do. I loved the rhyme in this piece, it's a fun read. Muchas amor, Amanda
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Ah what a sport what a sport to participate in eh? Seemed to flow a bit strangely, but maybe I was reading it wrong, kinda tired. Reminded me of when I had to clean fish after my uncle and cousins got back from a fishing trip.
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for those fisherman/woman types and those who absolutely adore the second stanza too Gran! you have such a quirkly sense of humor prevalent throughout this poem...but it's all true too! my ex-husband's father did a great deal of sea fishing years back and would always pass on those uncleaned fish that I couldn't make heads nor tails of to clean myself. really cute poem and enjoyed the read very much!
Jo -
CUTE
This is so cute! I love it. I absolutely appreciate the metaphor! Oh and I love your background! Are you a retired English teacher by any chance? -
Great fun, fishing. I used to like fishing for men. Had to throw them all back. The fish I kept and ate, though. LOL I enjoyed your fishing poem. Good luck in the contest, Grannyeri. Shancy.
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engaging poem and humorous view, offering more than a simple fish stew. I love to fish and of that there’s no doubt and my favorite fish to catch is trout. But whether fishing or watching from shore, being outdoors is what i most adore. Thanks your sharing your lovely poem with us all, (now where’s i put that pole?) blessings and best wishes, ~richard
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This is very nice, I really enjoyed reading this poem. Had very nice flow that keep the pace of the poem going from begining to end. I love the creative approach you took with fishing and made it into an enjoyable fun poem. Best of luck to you in the contest.
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This is cute, Erika! I felt a few rhythmic problems, but overall it was a lot of fun. Kudos!
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oh I like the metaphoric essense this ends in fishing is so relaxing and life forgetting if for only a day I am lucky enough to live within two hours of 200 lakes, streams, and rivers solid rhyme and rythem too
love and light
blaze -
excellent job
i like this alot. i like to fish too. i like the transitions and it flows very nice. -
thats why they call it fishing lov,good write great sense of humor and very true thats why I wrote the red neck quote--kirby
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I liked it alot, normally i dont read long poems like this but when i started to read, it flowed so well that i couldnt stop. I really enjoyed how you incorperated many diffenrent types of fishing. i love to fish for all of those things! I really liked the poem alot.
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creative. . .I like it. some of us guys know how to clean fish, though.
good luck in the contest and thank you for your entry.
-Tony -
I love the spirited flow of this so clever and most entertaining write! What a delighful approach to fishing!
I enjoyed every talented line form start to finish! Here's hoping you hooked a trophy with this one, as it sure reads like a winner to me! Karen
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This is too cute granny
I like the creative spin you took on fishing in its various applications. Clever, cute and well-done
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hahahahaha.....nice ending. good read.
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