The communication also enables fish, for the most part, to live a relatively content life free of being caught by a fisherman. Van deMer describes a single episode observed last June in which a school of 36 bluegill fed themselves exclusively on worms they stole from a hook under a bobber. Altogether, the fish swiped 116 worms in less than five hours. The scientist explained how he observed bluegill employing a military-style tactic to successfully remove the worm from the hook. There's a hook.
All systems go.
Charlie One-Nine, prepare for detachment of the worm. We have full sureveillance on Bozo. Prepare the smokescreen. According to Van deMer, at this point, the fish identified as Base One would leap out of the water several dozen yards away from where the worm and bobber were cast. This would cause the fisherman to glance over at the place where the splash occurred, momentarily taking his attention away from the bobber.