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    Standing on the pier in the bay...

    Otis was singing about Sausalito. It fits. https://performingsongwriter.com/otis-redding-sittin-dock-bay/
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    Came across this in my YouTube feed

    Yikes, that's what they call paddling your arms off.😆 The great white actually seemed to be taking his time. Maybe toying with his dinner?
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    As large as whales...

    Thanks for the poem. Reminds me of the story of the one-armed fisherman. He was asked about his biggest catch. He replied, "Oh sure, I once caught one "this" big!" He extends one hand... I guess you had to be there.
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    Pocket sharks...

    How do you find a mate? Pocket Sharks for Singles?😀
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    Pocket sharks...

    Only two have been found.
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    Pocket sharks...

    I've never seen anything like that before.
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    Pocket sharks...

    Amazing, thanks for the reference!
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    What are the best books you ever read in regard to fishing?

    I've never read it, but I'm surprised no one mentioned The Compleat Angler by Isaak Walton. He wrote: I have laid aside business, and gone a-fishing. Epistle to the Reader
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    What are the best books you ever read in regard to fishing?

    How to Fish the Pacific Coast- by Ray Cannon The Log From the Sea of Cortez- by John Steinbeck Big Two Hearted River- from In Our Time by Ernest Hemmingway
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    Hello pier rats, found a good book ,casting into the light .

    Never met her, but she was a true surf fisher.
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    Hello pier rats, found a good book ,casting into the light .

    Thanks for the reccomendation. Janet Messineo suffered from ALS. I found this tribute. Brought me to tears. https://www.thefisherman.com/article/now-that-shes-gone-the-legacy-of-janet-messineo/
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    The Large One Pull Drag. 4/30/2025

    I love it when the jumbo BSP strip drag. WTG!!!
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    What is Wrong?

    The California Department of Public Health has the task of monitoring water quality and blows the whistle if toxic levels rise above a certain level. I'd follow their observations, especially with toxic runoff that may end up in the water due to the recent fires. Here's the description of what...