"i don’t know exactly when it happened but i do know that at some point grip n’ grins started to carry a certain amount of shame with them. i think some dickbags trolling the internet fueled the idea. i’ve actually had friends email me trip reports and apologize “for all the grip and grins”. i didn’t want photos of your lunch or scenery anyway. we can talk about that shit later. i wanted the fishing report, grip and grins fill the order nicely.
people have been posing with the shit they’ve caught or killed ever since people have been catching and killing shit.
over the weekend we spent some time with the in-laws. i dig looking through my father in-laws photo albums. he’s as legit as they can be. dude has hunted, worked trap lines, and stalked streams his whole life. his den is littered with evidence of his skills and knowledge. the old man’s photo albums are filled with grip n’ grins, all of which have memories attached so the stories he tells about those photos are better then the grainy smiles they contain.
next time you catch a fish that you are proud of, get a few shots or take a video. don’t be a douche, practice common sense and get the fish back in water in good shape. know that if you post that shit online at least one turd will chime in on your fish handling skills. but fuck em’, i guarantee they won’t be there in 20 years when you are telling the next generation about how fucking rad that day was.
long live the grip n’ grin"
Boom...Morgan
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