“I fish. Therefore I lie,”
a T-shirt says.

Ha! Anglers are known
for tall tales.

But are they tall because
they’re fibs?

Maybe the fishing was
just incredible.

Then again, we’re anglers. :)

Sometimes our credibility
might be shot.

Still, fishing can be incredible, the reason we do it.

The memory, the story, commemorates the day.

The non-profit Billfish Foundation has re-vamped its billfish release certificate, meant to commemorate a catch, for a more attractive, improved look over the old version.

The new certificate features the angler’s name, the fish released,
the date, the location, the boat, the captain, a foil-stamp
Billfish Foundation logo and beautiful artwork by Cary Chen,
the foundation’s 2003 artist of the year.

To receive the certificate, anglers can either join the foundation and get them as a premium, or they can purchase the certificates for $20 apiece.

Plus the catch gets documented in the Billfish Foundation’s database of billfish catches, helping with their conservation efforts, also becoming eligible for a yearly competition for anglers, captains and mates who generate the most information annually.

The database is the largest private one on billfish, and is used by groups such as the National Marine Fisheries Service and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna to increase their knowledge of fish migrations, the foundation says.

Does the certificate, meant to be framed and displayed,
actually prove that the catch was no tall tale?

Well, no.

But displaying one gives
the opportunity to tell the
story to a friend!

For more info, visit the
Billfish Foundation's Web site.