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It’s the fisherman who’s truly hooked

30 October 2021

9:00 AM

30 October 2021

9:00 AM

The Lightning Thread: Fishological Moments and the Pursuit of Paradise David Profumo

Scribner, pp.467, 20

Trying to catch fish with rod and line is a pursuit that, for many, goes far beyond the pleasant passing of a few leisure hours, the diverting indulgence of a hobby. It becomes little short of a reason for existence, an end for which the other bits of life are merely the means.

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