"Bait My Hook" joke

With the advent of Spring in the US, a lot of avid fishermen are already out there trying their luck. My sister-in-law’s husband is probably one of the most rabid around. Returning from a day of fishing near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge I asked him if they were biting.
He replied, “Were they? I had to lie down in the boat just to bait my hook! ”