Monthly Archives: January 2009

January 29, 2009

TRAIN BEERS: Reading Enhancement

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January 28, 2009

Blog Flies II: Roughfisher Version

Many thanks to the Roughfisher for his creations as reward for catching a bowfin. They will be used only for good. Here’s one more Obamicon as a salute to old JP.

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January 28, 2009

Treatise On Disgusting Habits, Vol. I: Chew

We all chewed tobacco some in college. We had the major brands rated. Lowest to highest went Beech-Nut, Red Man, Red Man Golden Blend, Levi Garrett, and the Gold Standard: Lancaster. That one was hard to come by–they didn’t sell … Continue reading →

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January 27, 2009

RETRO: Sinking Lines Pre Technology

The Rivers of a Lost Coast blog has a cool audio clip of how anglers coated silk lines with varnish and graphite. [Note: For some reason the audio clip isn’t showing up on the direct link. Go to the blog … Continue reading →

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January 26, 2009

Blog Flies

People ask, what’s the point of having a blog? You don’t make any money. There are, like, a million people doing it, and your words get lost in the clutter. You should be ashamed of yourself you stupid idiot. (That’s … Continue reading →

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January 26, 2009

SURFING: Violence and Localism

The New York Times ran this article last week on localism at Pipeline in Hawaii. The article appears to have been inspired by this article in Outside. To some degree, you see localism at certain spots in  fly fishing. Ever … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2009

Fly Show Attire Poll

I’m heading to the Somerset Fly Fishing Show tomorrow. The most important thing here is, what to wear that tells everyone else in attendance I fish, outside of the fact that I’m attending a fly fishing show.  

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January 20, 2009

Inaugurate

[Derived from Chum.]

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January 16, 2009

FLORIDA: One Development From Disaster?

The above sat photo illustrates a lot of what is wrong with my favorite state. Look at the encroachment of suburban development heading inward from the coasts across land that is supposed to be swamp. This article from Alternet looks … Continue reading →

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