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Fishing:
I'm Lovin' It
Category: Fishing
Apropos a discussion on Jaf's facebook page regarding the efficacy of leaving one's car window open while driving on the lake-ice (to escape in the event the ice breaks), I decided I needed one of these Emergency Hammers, just in case. Little did I realize...
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"I only fish for the fishing, not the catching"
Category: Fishing
Fishing is never what you think it is. Unless you actually catch a fish. Then, it's fishing.
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Cultural Evolution from Mosquitos to Worm Grunting
A very good day of grunting worms. Credit: Ken Catania So-called Gene-Culture Co-Evolution can be very obvious and direct or it can be very subtle and complex. In almost all cases, the details defy the usual presumptions people make about the utility of culture,...
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Removing the Y-bone from a Northern
Category: Fishing
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In fishing, technique is everything
Category: Fishing
Now, if you want to see some real technique, check out this video at Living the Scientific Life....
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Fishing Opener
Category: Fishing
Opener This is one of the few Fishing Openers for which I've stayed in the Twin Cities since moving to Minnesota. Before moving to Minnesota, I had never heard of a thing called an "opener" before. Well, I had heard of openers, but they...
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Fishing Opener is Almost Here!
... So, time to get some gear together. Let's see. I need some new line, a couple of new lures, I'm hoping to get a musky rod (if I can find one on sale...). Let's see, what else.... How about a New Boat!?!? OK, that's...
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It is an icky world
I woke up to an icky world this morning. After painfully clearing my lungs and scarfing down some medication, I scanned the TV channels for news. and the blogosphere for inspiration. The TV was giving me mainly god, while the blogosphere was giving me measles,...
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Fishing To Do List
Category: Fishing
As spring approaches, so does fishing opener. My tackle is at the cabin. I'll go there soon and begin preparations, stopping at the Mule Lake Store to pick up a fresh License. The following is the preliminary draft of my list of things to do....
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