| With the fourth of July weekend freshly
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| | more power and speed.Oh what a time it
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| behind us, I am reminded of one of the
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| | was, the time of our youth--resplendid
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| darker moments in a long and illustrious
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| | youth.Alas, the joy was broken
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| series of dark fishing moments....Once
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| | suddenly--when young foolish A.J.,
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| upon a time, there was this young
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| | queried as to the whereabouts of the days
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| energetic outdoors type fella, who burned
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| | catch.Were they stored safely in the
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| the recreational envelope to the bitter
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| | captains cool locker?
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| end. It was not uncommon for this naive-
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| | Had they been stowed away in a water
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| yet spunky- young man to participate in
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| | filled live well?Puzzled looks and
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| multiple outdoor activities on any given
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| | questioning glares hung over the lads
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| day.Fishing in the morning would yield
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| | like an Irish fog, it was clear that the
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| itself to mountain biking, or hiking, or
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| | bouyant mood had been broken. Accusations
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| berry picking and then followed by the
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| | flew, and responsibilities were shirked.
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| evening fishing du jour. A little grub, a
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| | Swords were ready to be drawn.... had
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| little quenching of the thirst, perhaps a
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| | there been any swords.AND, a good thing
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| spirited game of cribbage, a short nap
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| | there were no swords, for after
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| and soon it was time again to repeat the
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| | inspecting the stringer, the very same
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| previous days repetoire.Those days are
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| | stringer which had once held the hopes
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| all but a memory now, and yet somehow-
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| | and prayers of a hungry fish camp of
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| like fine wine- the memories ferment and
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| | merry men and women- it was found that
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| settle, leaving a wonderful vintage of
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| | the stringer was now void of
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| pleasant happenings. However, as afore
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| | fish!!Nothing but a few gill plates
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| mentioned, there are some rather
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| | remained.Much remorse was felt amongst
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| embarrassing and somewhat painful times
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| | the lads, and a futile but heartfelt
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| when in his zeal and zest for the outdoor
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| | retracing of the boats whereabouts was
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| experience, good judgement was cast aside
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| | undertaken. To no avail.The fine and
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| or completely forgotten.One such instance
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| | handsome trout had either sunk to the
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| came upon a nice summer's day--twas the
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| | depths of the unforgiving waters of the
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| fourth day of the grand month of July--as
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| | reservoir, had wound up prey to the many
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| I recall, when all sense and wits left
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| | a swift fish hawk that hunted these
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| his self.
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| | waters, or were back swimming happily
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| A.J.--as we will call our lad-- was
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| | beneath the surface...sans a full gill
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| invited to a morning's fish on a large
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| | plate.A dour feeling hung over the crew,
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| and water filled reservoir in the region
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| | and great shame stood in the place where
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| of Southern Oregon. The ships steward and
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| | pride once brimmed so brightly. Candor,
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| captain had mentioned that it would be
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| | and speculation ensued.Had the fish kept
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| nice to cast about for trout in the morn
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| | up for a while, hanging on with every bit
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| and then take to the waters of the
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| | of there very facial fiber as they
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| reservoir for a "skimming upon the
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| | slapped across the surface, like little
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| surface with wooden planks", of which
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| | water skiers themselves?Did they vanish
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| most refer to- as water skiing.After a
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| | and scatter to the wind upon the first
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| bountiful morning of much catch and
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| | thrust of the boats great motor?It
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| frolic,the three jolly pranksters cajoled
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| | matters not. For they were gone, GONE,
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| loudly about the fine and handsome trout
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| | GONE!!Should there be a need for a moral
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| which hung from yon stringer. Many a
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| | to this tragic and wasteful tale, let it
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| citizen would bow humbly before them and
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| | be known: that if you plan to water ski
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| think of them certainly as masters of
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| | and fish on the same day, in the same
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| ther craft.Fishermen indeed!!Now, after a
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| | boat --be sure to place your fish IN the
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| few celebratory quaffs of spirit, the
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| | boat before transitioning to your next
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| lads were anxious to take to the ever
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| | recreational pursuit.Maybe just maybe if
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| inviting waters of the reservoir, "To the
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| | you heed these words, you can avoid the
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| skis, men" harkened the ships
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| | pitfalls of youth like these lads were so
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| captain.Soon, wooden planks were tossed
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| | unmercifully forced to endure.A tragic
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| to the sea, and one at a time the lads
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| | tale indeed...A.J. Klott
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| took to the water.
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| | Author, writer of fishing humor,and "fly
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| Skimming and jumping and showing the
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| | tack" peddler.A.J. writes about the
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| versatiles of youth--the lads frolicked
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| | people,characters and modern day events
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| immensely.
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| | that surround the fishing world. His
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| Thumbs were thrust skyward as the
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| | first book is due out in December of
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| fishing boat, now turned ski boat, gained
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| | 2005.
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