Fishing
Getting hooked
Get Hooked is a six-part documentary series following four queer millennial women on fishing excursions across Ontario.
I don’t think being selfish is always a bad thing. It could be as benign as not sharing waypoints, or falsely stating what baits you caught your winning bag on. We’re all guilty of it. How about justifying to your spouse that you needed another fishing rod, only to buy two because they were on sale? What started out as a $100 fishing rod, ended up being $600 — after all, new rods are useless without new reels. The fishing bug can easily consume your life. I’ve witnessed fishing trips become equally and even dangerously more important than family vacations. In no time, you own a dozen rods and reels for each species you target, 20 tackle boxes, four tackle bags, and a fully rigged multispecies boat with the latest forward-facing sonar. Doing whatever it takes Unapologetically, I have always had the need to feed my passion to fish. I call it a passion; some call it a selfish pastime. Whatever you call it, many of us just want to fish, and we’ll do whatever it takes. We’ll work overtime, work a side hustle, and sometimes use credit when we shouldn’t. Every dollar we spend deserves careful attention. There really are only four places our hardearned money can go: taxes, debt, lifestyle, and savings. Unfortunately for many, savings take a back seat to taxes, lifestyle, and debt. If you’re not careful, fishing expenses quietly turn into debt. Dealing with debt If you’re the responsible type who is concerned with leaving large sums of debt behind, should you die prematurely, then a simple and inexpensive term life insurance policy could eliminate it all, mortgage included. The surviving family you leave behind will thank you for getting rid of that miserable burden. However, if you don’t have a family, or don’t love the one you have, I suppose your executor/executrix could just sell all your fishing stuff in a big yard sale. What if you don’t die, but suffer a heart attack, a stroke, or are diagnosed with cancer? What’s going to happen to your level of debt when you can’t work because you’re weak and you’re travelling to and from hospitals for medical treatment each day? Unanticipated bills start piling up and now family and friends are taking time off their work to help…a critical illness doesn’t just impact you. The good news is, with advancements in medicine, you’ll likely recover
Scott A. Morrow CEA, CLU is owner and head guide at
Outfitter Financial. He’s an accredited financial planner with
30 years of experience. His office is in the field and on the
water…fishing and hunting with his clients weekly. Reach
Scott at: scott@outfitterfinancial.ca
Get Hooked is a six-part documentary series following four queer millennial women on fishing excursions across Ontario.
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Three Ontario lodges share their favorite shore lunch fish recipes, all cooked over the fire with their own signature flavors and style.
Read More Get Hooked is a six-part documentary series following four queer millennial women on fishing excursions across Ontario.
Three Ontario lodges share their favorite shore lunch fish recipes, all cooked over the fire with their own signature flavors and style.
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