“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular saying. There are many jocular variations.  “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he has to buy graphite rods, reels, spinnerbaits, jigs, crankbaits, jerkbaits, plastics, flies, waders, a boat, & a truck” has been printed on many images.
     
“Give a man a fish and he has fish for a day. Teach a man to fish and he has to buy bamboo rods, graphite reels, monofilament ...” was printed in the newsgroup microsoft.public.win2000 on August 8, 2003. “Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day.  Teach a man to fish and he has to buy rods, reels, line, tackle boxes, lures, fish finders, gps, senkos, more lures, boats, trailers, more lures, something big enough to pull the boat, insurance, life jackets, even more lures, coolers and 12-packs of beer and finally…..fish fillets at the fish store on the way home” was posted in the newsgroup rec.outdoors.fishing.bass on March 27, 2006.
   
     
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Herb Martin
Aug 8, 2003, 4:51:06 AM
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Sandon L. Joren
Mar 27, 2006, 6:43:38 PM
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Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day.  Teach a man to fish and he has to buy rods, reels, line, tackle boxes, lures, fish finders, gps, senkos, more lures, boats, trailers, more lures, something big enough to pull the boat, insurance, life jackets, even more lures, coolers and 12-packs of beer and finally…..fish fillets at the fish store on the way home…......
         
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Boaters Exchange
@BoatersExchange
Give a man a fish and he has food for a day, teach a man to fish and he has to buy tackle boxes, lures, spinners, worm rigs, offset hooks…
1:00 PM · Apr 6, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
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Channel Islands Sportfishing
May 15, 2011 at 12:49 PM ·
Give a man a fish and he has food for a day, teach a man to fish and he has to buy bamboo rods, graphite reels, monofilament lines, neoprene waders, creels, tackle boxes, lures, flies, spinners, worm rigs, slip sinkers, offset hooks, gore-tex hats, 20 pocket vests, fish finders, depth sounders, radar, boats, trailers, global positioning systems, coolers, and six packs.
-Anonymous
   
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Dave Greenberg
@RescueDave
Give a man a fish & he has food for a day. Teach a man to fish and he has to buy a new rod, reels,line, tackle,boats, fish finders & beer
5:36 PM · Jan 30, 2013·Twitter Web Client
 
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Scott Gong
@ScottyGong
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he has to buy graphite rods, carbon reels, braided line, lures, and a boat.
2:09 PM · Jan 17, 2016·Twitter for Android
     
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Michael Shepherd
November 29, 2017 at 9:31 AM · Missouri ·
Give a man a fish
And you feed him for a day
Teach a man to fish and
He has to buy
Graphite rods, reels, spinner baits, jerk baits
Jigs, crank baits, plastics, flies, waders
A boat, and a truck!
 
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Shouting at people in my underpants
@KimPigSquash
From my friend over on a health forum I’m on: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he has to buy graphite rods, reels, jigs, crank baits, jerk baits, plastics, flies, waders, a truck, and a boat.”
11:43 PM · Dec 29, 2018·Twitter Web Client
 
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Title Give a Man a Fish and You Feel Him for a Day Teach a Man to Fish and He Has to Buy a Boat and a Truck: Fishing Journal Complete Fisherman’s Log Book with Prompts, Records Details of Fishing Trip, Including Date, Time, Location, Weather, Etc
Author Fishing Logbook Journal Parlaxtee
Publisher Independently Published, 2019
ISBN 1711129097, 9781711129099
Length 112 pages
   
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April 25, 2019 ·
“Give a man a fish & you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he has to buy graphite rods, reels, spinnerbaits, jigs, crankbaits, jerkbaits, plastics, flies, waders, a boat, & a truck”.
   
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Give a man a fish and he has food for a day. Teach a man to fish and he has to buy fiberglass rods, graphite reels, monofilament lines, neoprene waders, creels, tackle boxes, lures, flies, spinners, radar, boats, trailers, global positioning systems, coolers, and six-packs.
8:22 AM · May 6, 2019·Twitter Web Client
 
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Clifton Slaucītājs
March 31, 2021 at 2:06 PM ·
GIVE A MAN A FISH
AND YOU FEED HIM FOR A DAY
TEACH A MAN TO FISH
AND HE HAS TO BUY
GRAPHITE RODS, REELS
SPINNERBAITS, JIGS, CRANKBAITS
JERKBAITS, PLASTICS, FLIES, WADERS
A BOAT AND A TRUCK