Agnotology or Bust, the elegant beauty of not knowing.

Life isn’t an exact science but we all pretend to “know”. Anglers are no exception.

In this episode we cross the streams in an attempt to understand. The Bailiff is duped and Ahab issues a warning about precious time.

Boo explores the harsh realities of salmon fishing and walks us the the mental process of flicking the switch to the 'on' position.

Buy the ticket and take the ride! Journey to planet beauty therapy and beyond. Battle your demons and live your nightmares. Metamorphosis, Kafka, parasites, insanity and Big Bad Barry. Buckle up and climb inside the escape pod - literally! Welcome to Episode 6 of Hooked on Hope Re-Cast

TC - Chapter 6 Only Love Can Do That

'There's more to fishing than catching fish', is the mantra of the philosophical angler. Let's face it, it's nice to get one once in a while, so after nine long months without even a hint of a take, Boo finally gets a pull... but like being clean through on goal sometimes its the miss that teaches us the most.

TC - Chapter 3 & 4

Having had a taste of Aberdeenshire Dee – Lamont and I try to join the monied elite via the shortest route possible. We battle HR, dodge, and skive while also contemplating what makes a contest.

Chapter 3 – Turning pro-biotic

Chapter 4 – One Of Us Is Dead

The terminal chancer bunks off work to dash to the river to get his fishing fix, daydreams about an imagined suicide attempt, bumps into Ahab and re-enters the seasonal cycle of salmon dementia.