This year, for April Fool’s Day 2024, we are expanding our reach to try to corner the angler angle, because, well, why not?!
Smart Fishes Trashy Hooks knows you need top of the line bait and tackle while you while away the hours reading and fishing! We’ve got Hooks on Sale, and, of course….

Cover Shark.
(This will never not make me snort!) Well played to Amanda for this year’s April Fool’s idea.
Happy April 1st, everyone. I hope this brought a smile to your face!
Want to look back at some of our past April Fool’s editions? Here are a few of my favorites:
In 2022: we had some turgid hotwallets with our own cryptocurrency, BitchCoin!
In 2021, we created the Smart Bitches Smart Device! It’ll track your reading and embeefen your wifi while picking fights with other appliances that aren’t getting the job done.
In 2020, we worked with all our pets to remove the weight of the world from your shoulders with Smart Bitches Weightless Blankets.
We’ve fallen in love with rabbits, and made our own social media network in 2014 complete with hoax-detection technology (wow, wish that had been real). Especially now!

And still, one of my all-time most-favorite April Fool’s Day inventions?
Our 2015 Time-stopping wearable device that doubles as a reader, pedometer, page counter, audio device, sale alarm, and timekeeper.
One of my favorite games is ‘Where is my venture capitalist’ because I am really good at developing completely necessary yet fundamentally difficult technology for readers. (OK, mostly for myself, but still, I will share!)
We’ll be back next year with more silliness, but until then, Happy April, folks.
See you next year!

Snorting over “bait and tackle” – but the Cover Shark really made me giggle.
Love the Cover Shark. I think he needs to be your new mascot and go into the rota with the Ladies.
Very cute!
Cover Shark is going to make me chortle for months to come, I think. A SHARK with ABS.
And thank you for the kudos on yet another silly April Fools! I know a lot of people hate the entire day, and I get it. I love creating silly jokes for the community, and I’m really glad you enjoyed this one!
Seriously. Cover Shark. HE’S GOT ABS. The noise I made when I spotted that image.
“Advantageous holes” *snort*
Love the Cover Shark. Still wish the Smart Bitches Smart Watch was real.
What @Laurel K said, LOL! Well done, you all!
I wish the Smart Watch was real, too!
Another winning entry in the April Fools tomfoolery- as usual, checking this site was the first thing I did this morning. Thanks for the chuckle!!
This was the first site I came to this morning because I just knew you would have something fun for April Fools. Chefs kiss to you all.
Read this in the evening after work, perked me right up! This was just excellent fun, I am taking the bait, cannot wait for The covers for Cover Shark, I imagine DC Comics King Shark as a model, for example:
Tried a link to https://www.polygon.com/comics/2021/8/9/22616753/suicide-squad-king-shark-origin-dc-comics, but my HRML-fu was not strong today