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In the suburbs of Los Angeles, beside a small lake.
The fervent angling aficionado Joel Mandel set up his seat, laid down the fish protector, tied the hook, and prepared the bait.
This investment manager currently only served Johnny Depp, so he had plenty of free time.
The dozen or so fishermen from the same fishing club were sparsely scattered along this fish-friendly shoreline.
Rogers, equally skilled at tying hooks, handed Joel a portion of groundbait: "This is imported Asian groundbait, especially attractive to Asian carps."
Although the two hadn't known each other for long, their shared profession as investment managers and a mutual enthusiasm for fishing quickly turned them into friends.
Joel wasn't shy and accepted it.
The groundbait proved effective, and Joel's line was the first to tighten with a particularly large Asian carp. It took turns with Rogers to finally haul the hefty fish ashore.
