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Confessions of an un-reformed tackle buying maniac
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- Published on Wednesday, 28 February 2007 11:56
- Written by Bob Graham
The first tackle salesman said, “This reel will last two lifetimes”. That’s when he lost the sale. I don’t want a reel to last even one lifetime; two or three years is enough. How will he stay in business selling reels that last forever? How will I last out a full close season without
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Fishing and Religion
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- Published on Saturday, 27 January 2007 17:14
- Written by John Gray
Now I am not a religious man. To all outward appearances, I am as sane and sensible as the next man, quite normal. Really, I am. Indeed, I am sure I am not very different from most of you. Yet I do, from time to time, get the feeling that perhaps something is amiss, that I am somehow just a little bit out of the ordinary.
Nature Calls
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- Published on Saturday, 27 January 2007 17:12
- Written by Sandy Birrell
“What’s that noise?” I thought as I opened my eyes to the black inside of the sleeping bag hood. The only things exposed to the air were my nose and mouth so the sound was muffled. It reminded me of sand being thrown at a window. It was morning because I could just see a glimmer
The Longest Apprenticeship
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- Published on Saturday, 27 January 2007 17:09
- Written by Fred Carrie
How long have you been fly fishing? Or perhaps a better question might be: for how long and how often do you believe you have to go fishing to become a "top gun" fly fisher? Let me say, at the off, that although I have been fishing for close on 40 years,
Starting Fly-fishing for Pike
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- Published on Monday, 27 November 2006 17:51
- Written by Colin Wilson
I have produced this simple guide , based on my current knowledge, for those wishing to pursue pike on fly tackle; a rapidly growing branch of fly fishing which can suit anyone‘s wallet (in fact some of it is free). I hope that this will help the newcomer in their personal quest for success.