OUTDOORS COLUMN: And if you believe that one …

My mama taught me lying is wrong. I have to admit I agree, at least in theory. Honesty is usually indeed the best policy and most of the time we should all tell the truth.

On the other hand, there are fishermen. Anglers, as it is well known, often find legitimate need to waive the old maxims of truthfulness. Forget all that moral forthrightness. Heck, for a fisherman lying is a genetic requirement. It ranks right up there with knowing the difference between spinning and baitcasting. Fishermen can no more refrain from lying than from cussing deep-water snags that eat their ten-dollar lures.

Fishermen tell lies for various reasons. One is necessity. Example: You get up before daybreak and take off on a weekend angling excursion, leaving your significant other to handle such inane pursuits as lawn mowing, gardening and bill-paying. Your partner, to say the least, isn