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Fishing tackle
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06.12.09Handmade Fishing Nets
Aquaria, Crafts, Creeks, Fish, Fishing, Fishing tackle, Summer (8)Well it's been a quiet couple of weeks from me during constantly interrupted internet service. Of course, this has been a good thing, with less of my time earmarked on the computer and more of it actually doing things outside. With the longer days I've dragged my feet inside at dusk and actually balked at how LONG the days have become, testament to hours of outdoor labor (gardening, chicken wrangling, bike riding, fight mediating). But we're back online now and the Sicore boys are asking me to take them fishing so you can guarantee a few posts coming in that ...
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12.13.08The Zen of Fishing
Fishing, Fishing tackle (2)Fishing at your local county park is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, especially when it has been so unseasonably warm in California. We used a borrowed fishing pole strung with some monofilament, a bobber and a hook outfitted with some moldy cheese. When all was finally ready Seth tossed out the bobber and let the hook sink. About 10 seconds later he turned to me anxiously and said, “did I catch something?” It was in this moment that I understood fishing would be a life long exercise in patience, and finesse. If anyone is equipped for a lifetime ...
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12.04.08Fishing with Dad
Fishing, Fishing tackle (16)We have been putting off the 'fish taxidermy' section all during our Thanksgiving vacation because nobody wanted to reunite with family smelling fishy. We agreed that yesterday should mark the end of such starchy nonsense so we brought out the cane poles we chose earlier this week at Cabela's. In Houston, the easiest, quickest way to get a cane pole in the water is to drive five minutes to Buffalo Bayou, right downtown. The bayous are chock-full of odd catch. As such, within about thirty minutes, I'd lost my first hook to a huge catfish. The next time, however, the fish ...
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