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HERALD The rod that wasnt meant to be OUTDOOR jn Zing Tick Splash My brother Michael muttered and cursed to himself as he retriev ed his lure after another misfire from the shoreline Poor Mike was having trouble with his fishing equipment and in particular with his closedfaced reel Michaels a good fisherman too so this was a little unusual Oh his casts would start out all right the small Mepps spinner sailing through the evening air in the beginning of a fine arc Zing But then the line would catch in an unseen knot inside the reel and that fine arc would be suddenly in terrupted as the Mepps was stop ped in midair Tick And the lure would plummet to the sparkling water below a sorry and sad ten or so feet from Miscast Mike Splash Again and again it happened Zing Tick Splash Mike gradually grew more and more furious Zing tick splash I looked on more than a little amused by the classical colorful colloquialisms uttered by Mutter ing Mike Zing tick splash Whats the matter mike I asked feigning innocence and failing to completely suppress my laughter Got problems Mike I queried again chuckling Brothers are like this you know Its kind of like an unwritten Commandment Thou bug thy younger brother to annoyance whenever possible whilst angling for fish Zing tick splash Hey Mike maybe can help out Oops youll have to wait got another fish here You know theyre bitin pretty good tonight uh too bad you cant join in Mike Zing tick splash Finally Mike could stand no more Now what happened next was actually quite predictable because of course Michael and I share the same last name We have relatives who solve angling difficulties this way In fact one of our uncles was famous for Uttering the of Balsam Lake with brand new gear that had the audacity to allow a fish to break free and escape Yep when in doubt throw it out So while spewing a soliloquy of phrases frequently and fervently flavored with the sixth letter of the English alphabet ol Mike heaved the misbehaving misfiring rod and reel into the pond far as he could No zing No tick Just a bigger splash this time Silently I watched and pin pointed where the luckless gear entered the water Now I knew this pond quite well and luckily it had a fairly smooth muddy bottom and only about ten feet of water at this splashdown point I had to concentrate now and would need a little luck too I tied a big Daredevle lure onto my line and tossed it out just beyond the target spot I let the big spoon set tle to the bottom and then began a very slow retrieve hoping that the large treble hook would snag and rescue the now drowning pole And you know the tricky tactic Herald Scoreboard GEORGETOWN YOUTH SOCCER CLUB MAJOR SQUIRT BOYS OruftCbMtahtZ Jordan Stapiatoa IMWbi Gotta Erie BraufMon Derek Rocca JaaoaOadoutala CMdi Jack Batter and Mike Wright of Green Cobra split team up and bad a gun Fun had by 18 lCRSL DIVISION I T A Eacin a MartiaTravel MeteorS C 1 Crown Anchor 1 1 Ancient 10 11 Acton Villa 0 DIVISION United Hilton I actually worked Before long I proudly presented Michael with his unfortunate but equipment Now Mike I said smugly all you have to do was find the knot in your line like so See There it Is Now just work the tangle out Presto Fixed Now try it Splash See Works perfectly right Mike Yeah guess so Thanks wise guy Hey thats okay Mike brothers for eh So now we went to our fishing and even landed a couple too when the old act started up again Zing tick splash Curse Another knot eh Mike Curse Now Mike just try untangling it like I showed you Curse Curse Fortunately just at this junc ture Mikes friend pulled up on the road alongside our shoreline Hows the fishin Mike the friend asked Curse Aw Im goin Mike said with a sigh and he proceeded to place his gear in the friends car You dont mind if I leave ya Heck no Mike Im used to alone Go relax Just dont throw any more equipment into the lake okay Hey I might not be here next time I said tongue in cheek Mike nodded smiled and shut the car door Snap Yep you guessed it The unfortunate rod had not been placed completely Inside the car and now it had paid the costly and ultimate consequences Michael sadly held up the pieces of the irreparably broken pole and now his cussing was colored with and laughter from all of us That rod just wasnt meant to be I guess Its a true story too just like all the others Honest Injun Heck do you think I could ever make up something as crazy as that SHORELINES Plan now to at tend GEM the Great En vironmental Merger a con ference on important issues affec ting all of us Its June at the old Riviera Club in Norval Look for details elsewhere in this paper ON THE HORIZON The local fishing scene See you In two weeks A Located at Carols 65 Main St S Phone for an appt or please drop by 8772981 Gift Certificates Available FLETCHER SPORTS 8531807 Custom Rod ft Rati Repairs Salt iterate Fishing RR 2 ACTON 1tHlta IHwr 0n4UnHatMftHlto Former Canadian Olympic cyclist Jocelyn Is flanked by Jim Stoneham right and John 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