Fishing and Morality

Pop quiz: You are in a boat with Mr. Reynolds on a lake with whitecaps. Mr. Reynolds can not swim. Caught off guard by a large wave, Mr. Reynolds gets swept into the lake. He has no life jacket and in a matter of minutes, without your help, he's toast. Do you A: restring your fishing line in case you hook into a monster walleye or B. check the ice in the cooler?