Cornered by Mike Baldwin for July 13, 2020

The situation “abaited” itself.

Thus began Lovecraft’s abiding fear of sea life.

That’s the guy you bring along on fishing trips if you want to catch the big ones. He has a natural talent.

I’m tellin’ ya, don’t put all those lures in your hat!

The true story of Jonah and the whale.

The fish from yesterday’s strip got very big.

Hey, while you’re down there, see if you can find that lure I lost last weekend.

This is a whopper of a tail……anyone see Harvey?

All together now: we’re gonna need a bigger boat

His girlfriend isn’t having “beginners luck” so much as just being quite a-lure-ing.

A grouper hug?

lmao

What was he using for bait??

He’s gonna have quite a fish tale to tell.

“Just a little further… that hook’s just at my fingertips! Boy, this catch and release is a lot harder than it looks!

Just have to use the right bait.

Now that’s a large-mouth bass.