On Montgomery Lake, an oxbow of the Ocmulgee River near Helena, Perry threw out a wooden plug called the Creek Chub Wiggle Fish and reeled in 22 pounds and 4 ounces of fishing immortality.

FORBES: The $8 Million Fish

Forty-eight years ago, King wrote part of his eulogy in Saunders' wooden boat deep in the Bimini mangroves, a winding swamp of thick bushes and trees where 100 species of fish and marine life fill the murky waters.

CNN: A beach break in Bimini

For many English people, fish and chips are best served wrapped in newspaper and devoured with a combination of a two-pronged wooden fork and greasy fingers, preferably seaside.

BBC: Chipping away at the history of fish and chips