| Make Small Fortune In Fishing Industry... | | | | re-enter the rat race??" Health issues force sale?? |
| ....now there is a headline you don't see very often. In | | | | Wear funky woolen sweaters! |
| fact, I have never seen it. | | | | NO THANKS! |
| Unless you start out with a large fortune and slowly | | | | Oh and by the way-- it is a one man operation--so |
| pitter it away while in pursuit of our friends who live | | | | have fun running around that boat and giving orders |
| beneath the waves, most people don't enter the | | | | to yourself, or you can hire someone and pretty |
| exciting world of the fishing industry to seek fame | | | | much watch your $53k disappear. |
| and fortune. There are rarely any recruiters from | | | | No fortune there. |
| Salmon canneries knocking on your door as you bask | | | | 3. Make your own fishing lures-- This might give you |
| in the glory of graduation from college, nor do you | | | | some self satisfaction, or relieve some tension--which |
| pick up a copy of Entrepeneur Magazine and find" | | | | in itself might be a nice benefit for the rest of |
| fisherman" as a hot start-up franchise. Guys wearing | | | | society- and I suppose if you can get $3.00 a lure |
| lots of "bling" and chest waders rarely come sloshing | | | | you can actually triple your income as a current fly |
| into your business and hand you a business card and | | | | tier...However, I doubt you are going to make a |
| brochure claiming that: "for a $10,000 investment I | | | | fortune, unless you can break into a already |
| can help you triple your income in thirty | | | | saturated market of fishing lure producers or you live |
| days...GUARANTEED!!" | | | | to be 116 and can sell them on ebay as "antiques". |
| In fact, I even googled "Make Money Fishing" and | | | | I really couldn't find any bonafide "get rich in fishing" |
| came away with 313 responses and the disheartening | | | | schemes, except for the tournament fisherman |
| notion that if you choose fishing as a way of | | | | offerings, which pretty much isn't considered fishing |
| life--you are pretty much destined for a life of | | | | at that point. |
| relaxed mediocrity. There of course are some | | | | Not even an MLM scheme-- "You see, you buy 12 |
| exceptions, like tournament bass fisherman, or guys | | | | fish and send them to each of the Kingfishers in your |
| selling fishing adventures to Mars--but for the most | | | | UPLINE-- and then you move up from carp level!!" |
| part --if you have some startling epiphany that "I | | | | --"When you move to the top of the "pyramid |
| want to make my fortune in fishing"- you are barking | | | | anchor"and become a "Marlin" you will then receive |
| up the wrong riffle. | | | | 64,000 FISH in your mailbox!" |
| Some other samples from the make money fishing | | | | Are you in? |
| offerings: | | | | So I guess we fishermen will have to retreat to the |
| 1. Russ Roy-- Offers up a slightly "tongue in cheek" | | | | "zen-minimalist" philosophy of : less is more, if we |
| article, stating that we fisherman can earn extra cash | | | | want to consider ourselves "wealthy" or "rich". |
| slathering stinky fish attractants and fish "sputem" on | | | | At least by fishing standards, we can consider |
| our jeans and then resell them on perhaps ebay as | | | | ourselves rich in outdoor experiences, or having a |
| "designer fisher wear". Complete with fish hook holes. | | | | wealth of fishing knowledge. Not to mention, that the |
| I only say slightly "tongue in cheek"--because they | | | | Toyota Chinook camper is paid for!! |
| probably would sell -- especially in some posh Beverly | | | | According to my good friend"Webster" fortune is |
| Hills boutique on Rodeo drive. | | | | defined as :prosperity attained partly through luck... |
| "Oh dahling, those salmon roe encrusted Jordaches | | | | AND who knows more about luck than a fisherman!!! |
| make your tush look devine!!" | | | | So, keep trying to sell those Rolex imatations, cheap |
| Heck, throw in a "roostertail" 1/4 ounce zipper and I | | | | pharmaceuticals, and"secrets" to success on ebay. |
| might buy a pair myself. | | | | The competition is a lot less in:" the road to fishing |
| 2. A New England commercial fisherman is selling his | | | | riches" market. |
| fishing operation--He is "grossing" about $80K per | | | | Which can only lead to a lot of "downtime", which |
| year and claims a "cash flow" of $53k. Asking price | | | | can certainly be filled with..... FISHING! |
| $105k. | | | | Besides, I have never heard it said that: "the time |
| The "hook" here is the benefit of leaving the rat race | | | | spent selling cialis on the internet is not deducted |
| for the "open seas". | | | | from one's life"--have you? |
| I have to ask myself," does this mean he wants to | | | | |