…Now our casting, catching, releasing took on a new kind of intensity. We had set a goal, taken something non-enumerative, non-mathematical or competitive and placed a certain order on it, a target, a way to “win.” The minute we agreed to it, it didn’t seem right, but we both became obsessed—“possessed” is maybe a better word—with this self-imposed game.
Such a fun serial read! Insanity, obsession, risking death- there's nothing "simple pastime" about you and fishing...