HOW SMART IS A TROUT ? A satire on brain power of a Trout JIMMY D. MOORE This is a satire on the brainpower of a trout compared to the average fly fisher. I wrote this a couple years ago on a dare from a fisheries biologist friend of mine. He thought I was nuts. However, I’m not so sure. ;-)) I used to think I knew a lot about trout, but the more I fish, the more I realize that trout know a lot more about me than I do them. If you disagree with that then tell me this: How come you don’t catch a bunch of them every time you go out?
HOW SMART IS A TROUT? A SATIRE BY JIMMY D I think the intelligence quotient of a trout compared to ours is a lot higher than biologist think. They are always talking about the tiny brain of the trout. Fish Biologists tell us that with a brain that small a trout does most things by instinct and if they learn anything at all, it takes repetitive action and even then, it only stays with them a short time. I totally disagree. Take the average trout of 12” and his brain. A twelve inch trout will do good to weigh a half a pound – 8 oz. Take the average fly fisherman at 5 feet 11 inches (71”) and weighing around 185 pounds (2960 oz.) Going farther, a trout’s brain weighs somewhere around 1 ounce. The brain of the average fly fisherman weighs somewhere around 3 pounds or 48 ounces. Now, using the formula below, which I invented, and which is assuredly better than any formula a biologist could come up with, I developed a very precise Smartness Scale. NOTE: I use the same three variables in my formula for both the average Trout and average Fly Fisher. For Trout intelligence compared to that of a Fly Fisher, I offer the scientific results below: Length in inches X Brain Weight % by Body Weight = Smartness Scale Number Trout - 12” (length) X 1 oz (brain) % by 8 oz(body) = 1.50 Average fly fisher - 71” (long/tall) X 48 oz (brain wt.) % by 2960 oz(body wt) = 1.15 1.50 minus 1.15 = .35 the trout scored .35 points higher on the smartness scale than the average fly fisher. With the resultant .35 advantage on the Smartness Scale, for TROUT, it appears that trout are a smarter than us. I agree wholeheartedly because they fool the devil out of me at least 90 % of the time. You can argue all you want, but with the small size and weight of a trout, it doesn’t require a large brain to be smarter than the average fly fisher. Heaven forbid a 12” trout ever developing a 3 pound brain. ;-) VBG, LOL, ROTFLMAO **************** ><((((((((º> ************** JIMMY D. MOORE [email protected] North Zone Fishing Editor - Texas Fish & Game Mag, Author - Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club, Humorist, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, Member TOWA, Retired Scout Exec. BSA. Website - http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/index.html ***************** <º))))))))>< ************* --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
