I just knew the whole “Catch & Release” concept was the root cause of the decline of fishing. Sure, fishermen dig the “nobility” angle and “Greenness” is trendy as hell, coupled with most anglers would rather eat Guano than fish, and it’s little wonder we embraced the concept wholeheartedly.

The Vegan’s knew we would fall for it, they baited the trap and the Sporting Fraternity walked into it willingly.

In our youth we never questioned our sanity, even when the bet involved us chugging a pint of Everclear, or mixing two sixpacks of Old English with Peppermint Schnapps, it was about manhood…

Only after we picked up the fishing bug was sanity ever in question. Like the time you neutered yourself standing in freezing water for five hours, or the time your buddy called and coaxed you into a fishing trip on your anniversary.

That was insanity.

Fortunately Science has determined an antidote to this hideous plot, it’s as simple as eating your damn carrots…or your prey.

People who ate fish at least once a week had a 40% lower risk of dementia, while eating fruit and vegetables once a day reduced the risk by 35%.

It also explains why baseball players get such huge salaries:

However, eating other types of cooking oils containing omega-6 – such as sunflower oil – rather than omega-3 doubled the risk.

I bet those owners sure wished they hadn’t banned tobacco chaw in the Major Leagues, if they’d only known sunflower seeds was going to loosen their purse strings, they might have re-thought it.

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