[Which is not strictly true - he has no idea how this pond works - but it is true that there's always more days to fish, assuming the water doesn't go anywhere. Regardless, he doesn't withdraw his hand, instead guiding her through the careful process of wrestling with whatever's chewing on the line. It's less straightforward than a video game, and the tug on the rod is very real.]
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[Which is not strictly true - he has no idea how this pond works - but it is true that there's always more days to fish, assuming the water doesn't go anywhere. Regardless, he doesn't withdraw his hand, instead guiding her through the careful process of wrestling with whatever's chewing on the line. It's less straightforward than a video game, and the tug on the rod is very real.]