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title: "12 Boat Quotes By Ed Zern"
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> [I don't mind my hand shaking so much; it improves my S cast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/i-don-t-mind-my-hand-shaking-so-much-it-improves-my-s-cast/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/ed-zern-31077_boat_i-don-t-mind-my-hand-shaking-so-much-it_2140684.jpg)

> [The truth is, fish have very little sex life. If you have ever tried to make love under water, you will know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/the-truth-is-fish-have-very-little-sex-life-if-you-have-ever-tried-to/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6d/ed-zern-31077_boat_the-truth-is-fish-have-very-little-sex-l_3119880.jpg)

> [Fly fishing or any other sport fishing, is an end in itself and not a game or competition among fishermen. . . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/fly-fishing-or-any-other-sport-fishing-is-an-end-in-itself-and-not-a/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/ed-zern-31077_boat_fly-fishing-or-any-other-sport-fishing-i_976660.jpg)

> [...there are few things deader than a dead brown trout stream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/there-are-few-things-deader-than-a-dead-brown-trout-stream/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/ed-zern-31077_boat_there-are-few-things-deader-than-a-dead_1627059.jpg)

> [It is easy to tell tourists from tarpon. Tarpon have a narrow, bony plate inside the mouth of their lower jaw. Tourists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/it-is-easy-to-tell-tourists-from-tarpon-tarpon-have-a-narrow-bony/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/ed-zern-31077_boat_it-is-easy-to-tell-tourists-from-tarpon_2912884.jpg)

> [The chief difference between big-game fishing and weightlifting is that weightlifters never clutter up their library walls with stuffed barbells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/the-chief-difference-between-big-game-fishing-and-weightlifting-is/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed2/ed-zern-31077_barbell_the-chief-difference-between-big-game-fi_1918857.jpg)

> [Most fishing rods work better if you grasp them at the thick end. If you grasp a fisherman at the thick end,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/most-fishing-rods-work-better-if-you-grasp-them-at-the-thick-end-if/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/ed-zern-31077_bits_most-fishing-rods-work-better-if-you-gra_595811.jpg)

> [People who fish for food, and sport be damned, are called pot-fishermen. The more expert ones are called crack pot-fishermen. All other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/people-who-fish-for-food-and-sport-be-damned-are-called-pot-fishermen/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/ed-zern-31077_angling_people-who-fish-for-food-and-sport-be-da_2638412.jpg)

> [I get all the truth I need in the newspaper every morning, and every chance I get I go fishing, or swap…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/i-get-all-the-truth-i-need-in-the-newspaper-every-morning-and-every/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/ed-zern-31077_boat_i-get-all-the-truth-i-need-in-the-newspa_2195907.jpg)

> [Contrary to common belief, it is not true that if you cut a worm-fisherman in half, each half will grow into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/contrary-to-common-belief-it-is-not-true-that-if-you-cut-a-worm/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/ed-zern-31077_belief_contrary-to-common-belief-it-is-not-true_1939854.jpg)

> [... it takes several years of serious fishing before a man learns enough to go through a whole season with an unblemished…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/it-takes-several-years-of-serious-fishing-before-a-man-learns-enough/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/ed-zern-31077_anguish_it-takes-several-years-of-serious-fishin_1454245.jpg)

> [I make it a rule never to weigh or measure a fish I've caught, but simply to estimate its dimensions as accurately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/i-make-it-a-rule-never-to-weigh-or-measure-a-fish-i-ve-caught-but/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d4/ed-zern-31077_audience_i-make-it-a-rule-never-to-weigh-or-measu_1055316.jpg)

## Other authors on Boat

## More by Ed Zern

> [Most fishing rods work better if you grasp them at the thick end. If you grasp a fisherman at the thick end, you may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/most-fishing-rods-work-better-if-you-grasp-them-at-the-thick-end-if/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [Fly fishing or any other sport fishing, is an end in itself and not a game or competition among fishermen. . . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/fly-fishing-or-any-other-sport-fishing-is-an-end-in-itself-and-not-a/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [Fly fishermen are born honest, but they get over it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/fly-fishermen-are-born-honest-but-they-get-over-it/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [I make it a rule never to weigh or measure a fish I've caught, but simply to estimate its dimensions as accurately as possible,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/i-make-it-a-rule-never-to-weigh-or-measure-a-fish-i-ve-caught-but/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [... it takes several years of serious fishing before a man learns enough to go through a whole season with an unblemished record of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/it-takes-several-years-of-serious-fishing-before-a-man-learns-enough/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [...there are few things deader than a dead brown trout stream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/there-are-few-things-deader-than-a-dead-brown-trout-stream/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [The chief difference between big-game fishing and weightlifting is that weightlifters never clutter up their library walls with stuffed barbells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/the-chief-difference-between-big-game-fishing-and-weightlifting-is/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [Contrary to common belief, it is not true that if you cut a worm-fisherman in half, each half will grow into a complete fisherman.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/contrary-to-common-belief-it-is-not-true-that-if-you-cut-a-worm/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [I don't mind my hand shaking so much; it improves my S cast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/i-don-t-mind-my-hand-shaking-so-much-it-improves-my-s-cast/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [I get all the truth I need in the newspaper every morning, and every chance I get I go fishing, or swap stories with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/i-get-all-the-truth-i-need-in-the-newspaper-every-morning-and-every/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [I don't regard nature as a spectator sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/i-don-t-regard-nature-as-a-spectator-sport/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [“Fishermen are born honest, but they get over it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/fishermen-are-born-honest-but-they-get-over-it/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [People who fish for food, and sport be damned, are called pot-fishermen. The more expert ones are called crack pot-fishermen. All other fishermen are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/people-who-fish-for-food-and-sport-be-damned-are-called-pot-fishermen/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [The best time to go fishing is when you can](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/the-best-time-to-go-fishing-is-when-you-can/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

> [It is easy to tell tourists from tarpon. Tarpon have a narrow, bony plate inside the mouth of their lower jaw. Tourists have both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-zern/it-is-easy-to-tell-tourists-from-tarpon-tarpon-have-a-narrow-bony/)

[Ed Zern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-zern/)

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