Fishing and Fishermen 



in need. The manifestation of little- 

 ness and crowding selfishness often 

 condoned in other quarters, and the 

 over-reaching conduct so generally 

 permitted in business circles, are un- 

 pardonable crimes in the true fisher- 

 man's code. 



Of course, there is nothing to 

 prevent those from fishing who whol- 

 ly disregard all rules of generos- 

 ity, fairness and decency. Nor can 

 we of the brotherhood of true fisher- 

 men always shield ourselves from the 

 reproach to which we are subjected 

 by those who steal our livery and dis- 

 grace it by casting aside all manly lib- 

 erality in their intercourse with other 

 fishermen and all considerate self-re- 

 straint in their intercourse with fish. 

 We constantly deprecate the exist- 

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