Fishing Bores

Having had recent exposure to a fishing bore, My fishing buddy and I were pondering what makes a good fishing bore? Those of us who fish, hunt and shoot will instantly recognise what I am writing about those individuals who feel it necessary to give you the benefit of their life in fishing or whatever, because what they have to say will convince you that you are at best, a hopeless amateur and at worse should immediately give up as an incompetent fool. The following list is not exhaustive but certainly gives a flavour of what I mean.

1. No matter what you have caught the fishing bore will always have caught bigger or failing this better fish than you. In pointing this out to you the insinuation is luck plays no part and skill alone rules the day when fishing.
2. The fishing bore will always stand where he will interfere the most with your cast, usually three feet behind and slightly to the right if you are right handed.
3. The fishing bore will rarely have a fishing rod with him, but somehow will always have a box of flies on his person. Each of these flies are tied using a secret methods and materials guaranteeing these flies will only be eaten by the biggest and best fish.
4. He is surprised that; a, you are able to land a fish and b, that your knots held.
5. The fishing bore, even though he ties 'absolute killer flies' is more than happy to take the poor representation that you obviously tied while blindfolded and drunk, but mysteriously catches fish.
6. The classic bore will have had his photo taken and published within the last fifty years, and will tell you about it, and probably have the press clipping to hand.

Very unfair I know, but beware lurking inside every passionate fisherman there is a bore waiting to get out.