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Mentioned as an example of a fishing book that's actually about growing old, tenacity, perseverance, and futility. Used to illustrate how fishing books often contain deeper themes beyond just fishing.

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Steve Rinella mentions Ernest Hemingway as 'the writer who wrote perhaps the greatest fishing story of all time, The Old Man to see' (likely 'The Old Man and the Sea' with transcription error). He asks if others have read it while discussing Hemingway's connection to Ketchum, Idaho.