| I recently had a conversation with
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| | flies,trolling rigs, vests, waders, nets,
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| "wonder bread boy" about a serious
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| | flippers,attractants, baits,and yes
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| dilemma he was having.It seems that he
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| | dehydrated nightcrawlers, that have found
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| has misplaced, lost or surrendered, to
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| | their way into my fishing arsenal in over
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| his ex, the bulk of his fishing gear.Now,
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| | 40 years of fishing.Lord knows, that if
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| this alone is a monumental problem in
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| | the nightcrawler should ever go extinct,
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| itself, not the lost or misplaced part,
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| | there is plenty of DNA in my fishing tub
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| but the trying to ask your ex for
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| | to bring 'em back into existence!!All
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| something that means absolutely nothing
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| | that being said, I am now going to try
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| to her but would certainly open up a
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| | and simplify your life by giving you
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| humongous can of nightcrawlers should you
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| | three simple rules to go by when choosing
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| attempt to ask for it back..."Hi
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| | your fishing gear:1) Pick your fish
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| sweet.""Oh, it's YOU.""How ya been?""Cut
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| | species of choice.Don't try to outfit
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| the chit chat wonder boy, what is it you
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| | yourself with every type of fishing gear.
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| want?""Well,(gulp) it seems-snookums-
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| | If trout and bass are the predominant
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| that when you tossed me out into the
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| | type of fishing you do, then get a good
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| street and took legal ownership of all my
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| | combo outfit that is adequate for both.
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| bank accounts and left me with little or
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| | The same goes for salmon and steelhead,
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| nothing to subsist on in this world, I,
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| | if these are the fish of choice, outfit
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| silly me, forgot to grab my fishing pole
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| | yourself with a good middle of the road
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| on the way out.""You want your fishing
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| | combination that will allow you to fish
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| pole back?""Ahh yeah.""Sure, you can have
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| | for both. Quite honestly, if you only
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| it back, it's out in the
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| | occasionally go fishing for a certain
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| garage.""REALLY!""Yes, I have it all
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| | type of fish--hire a guide and use his
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| boxed up in that nice little shoebox,
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| | gear, or if you are a do it yourself guy,
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| labeled @#$&*@#!!+, it's all
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| | borrow and share with buddies who may
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| yours.""Oh."---"Never mind.""By the way,
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| | have multiple outfits.(Like me!!)Don't
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| my lawyer will be contacting you about
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| | get me wrong. Different types of fishing
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| increasing monthly child support, cars
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| | really can be enhanced and improved by
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| don't drive themselves without gas you
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| | having slightly more specialized gear and
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| know. Have a NICE day...."So, as you can
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| | if you decide that you have plenty of
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| see, not willing to risk the
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| | expendable income... go for it. But if
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| ramifications, wonder bread boy was
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| | you don't, it is just best to decide what
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| suddenly thrust into the market of having
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| | kind of fish you really enjoy fishing
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| to go find some new fishing gear.Here in
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| | for.2) Stay to the middle.The old rule of
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| lies the real problem.WBB sidled on down
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| | thumb, that you don't want to buy the
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| to our local giant cowbird-which happens
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| | least expensive and you don't want to buy
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| to be the Blackbird Sporting Goods
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| | the most expensive, certainly applies to
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| store--and walked in looking to replace
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| | fishing gear. If you buy your fishing
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| his spin fishing outfits. Finding
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| | gear at the "dollar store" or the
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| replacements for the kids was easy, he
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| | Salvation Army, you are probably going to
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| just grabbed Scooby and Spiderman combo
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| | get what you pay for. On the other hand,
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| outfits and knew that the kids would
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| | don't be sucked in by the glossy ads and
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| settle who was qualified to be Scooby and
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| | goofy graphs and bar charts that show why
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| who was qualified to be Spiderman.Finding
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| | an extra $120 dollars spent on the same
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| the right combo for himself was another
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| | $60 dollar product will have you smiling
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| story.So, there he stood in the middle of
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| | and holding a mass quantity of big fish.
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| the aisle, staring with that "deer in the
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| | I have seen plenty of good fishermen
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| headlight look", at dozens of rods and
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| | using good average run of the mill gear,
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| reels that he had not a clue as to which
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| | catching as many, or out catching dudes
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| to choose from. Shimano's, Okuma's,
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| | with high priced fancy outfits.
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| Mitchell's, Abu Garcia's, Shakespeare's,
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| | I have sat in sporting good stores and
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| Penn's, gear ratio's,
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| | had salesmen tell me how "sweet" this rod
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| ultralight's,micro's,Ugly Stik's,Daiwa's,
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| | or that reel is and asked me to wiggle it
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| two piece, three piece, sensitive tip,
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| | around, then when I picked up a cheaper
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| ultimate stiffness,
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| | rod or reel and not felt any difference
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| Maxim's,Quantum's....WHEW!!"I just want
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| | they looked at me like I was from Mars.
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| to catch some flippin' crappies."Wonder
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| | Most brand name gear today is made
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| Bread Boy, turned and headed for the
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| | pretty well, so you can just pick ---the
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| checkstand. The boys got there rods, and
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| | pretty one!!3)Don't scrimp on the fishing
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| WBB decided he would bait hooks and watch
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| | line.To me, in just about any kind of
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| them fish.All this over stimulation and
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| | fishing, this is a big key. Get the right
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| multitude of choices had him reaching
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| | line, and get good quality. Whether it is
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| back far into his neanderthal tendencies,
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| | having the right type of fly line, or the
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| and he almost went home and tied some
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| | right test of monofilament, you will
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| kite string onto a flagpole. Thinking
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| | catch more fish if you pay attention to
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| that $70 or $80 was too much to invest,
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| | the selection of your lines. Too heavy,
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| especially in "crappie futures", he
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| | and fish will sit there staring at your
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| figured he would fashion up a nice
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| | line like WBB stares at aisle 32 at the
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| "fishing stick" to pursue fish and avoid
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| | Blackbird.Use floating line when you
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| the trauma of having to decide which
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| | should sink. Or sinking line when you
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| combo was right for him.It has gotten
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| | should float. And you will have a nice
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| that way.Fishing, like golf or skiing or
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| | day casting and/or walking on the river
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| just about any sport has gotten way to
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| | or lake.I once used a fishing line called
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| specialized and seems to require multiple
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| | "Vanish",that was supposed to be the
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| quivers of gear for different situations.
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| | greatest thing since....well....Wonder
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| You can't use bass gear for trout.You
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| | Bread, and the only thing that "vanished"
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| have to have "lake fishing" set ups,
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| | was the fish I was catching. Every fish I
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| "river fishing" set ups, trolling rods,
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| | hooked broke me off. I switched lines and
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| casting rods.If you want want to have
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| | started to land fish after that. So that
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| more fun with 9 inch fish, you have to go
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| | line has now "vanished" from my tackle
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| "light". Level winds for salmon. Fly
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| | collection and is now occupying some
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| fishing gear for "fly only" waters.You
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| | space at a landfill....And vanishing from
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| get the picture.It's maddening as well as
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| | my tackle collection is obviously no
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| intimidating.I myself, own a small
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| | small feat!So, get the right line and you
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| satellite operation of Cabela's aka "my
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| | can almost tie it on WBB's flagpole and
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| playroom", that will take my daughter at
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| | catch fish. (with hook and bait of
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| least two years to liquidate when I pass
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| | course...)There you have it, Wonder Bread
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| on to the big fishing pond in the sky. At
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| | Boy, you are now armed with enough
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| last count I had fifteen various rods,
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| | information to head into your local
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| and way too many reels and extra spools
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| | sporting goods store and confidently make
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| and such. Why I even found a reel I can't
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| | a selection, so you can fish with your
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| even remember purchasing....STILL IN THE
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| | kids.Or, you can wait about 30 years and
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| BOX!!!!!My gosh, I must be like a
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| | pick up a nice collection of stuff at my
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| sleepwalker who wanders into the fishing
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| | daughters' garage sale!A.J. KlottAuthor,
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| aisles and starts gathering up items,
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| | writer of fishing humor,and "fly tack"
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| only to wake up and not have a clue as to
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| | peddler.A.J. writes about the
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| 'how did that sturgeon fishing rod got in
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| | people,characters and modern day events
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| my garage'!!I've never even been sturgeon
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| | that surround the fishing world. His
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| fishing.We won't even get into the six or
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| | first book is due out in December of
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| seven tackle "tubs"--not boxes--of lures,
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| | 2005.
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