It's a dangerous jump, but it's also a great opportunity for the two of them to get to know each other better. The narrator tells us that he's broke because he always goes where he wants to go for his dates. He asks the narrator what his hobbies are, and the narrator tells him that fishing is one of his hobbies. He also tells the narrator that his girlfriend turned him down when she found out that he was depressed. He's happy to learn that she's lonely and needs to communicate with her more. He says that he needs to talk to her more about fishing, because fishing is "a spiritual sport" , and fishing is a great way to have a "dialogue with inner self" . He tells the story of how he hooked a huge fish and how he'll have to bring it back to the shop so they can eat it when they go home. He adds that he hooked another fish and that one is a trout, which is "slightly sweet and delicious." The narrator says that they're going to have to eat the fish when they return home, but that he doesn't have the skill to cook them.