A man was fishing in the Market River one day, and after waiting for hours without a nibble, he finally caught a small Dow Perch. He was just about to put it in his basket after taking it off the hook when the fish said, "Please, Mister, throw me back in the river." "Why should I?" asked the Man.

"Well, just look at me," squeaked the fish. "I am so young and tiny now, why don't you go after something much bigger, like those Options Bass or Futures Trout? You could catch them and have something really worth while."

"Ho! ho!" said the Man. "You expect me to give up what I have now for what I *might* just possibly catch some other time? No chance!"

And he took that one little fish home for dinner.

The Point---It's more Foolish to fish using proven methods and to hold on to what we have than to count on future luck with the games of the Wise.

Transmitted: 95-09-28 09:48:06