I stood there looking at the fish -beaten, but out of reach.I waited like Louis the XVIth for the blade which came in the form of a rock depostited milennia ago just for this moment. As the wind whipped my severed line in the salt spray I felt an emptiness that is hard to describe but many have felt over the years.

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Pt.JudeJoe, how incredibly vivid, you bring tears to the eyes of every surfcaster.

Ed