Dennis, having read parts of
Snowstorm Blitz as it's ben developed, I think you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't delve into the methodology and how it developed which could be woven into the story line - which I don't think is exactly a 'how-to'. And as I remember it, you do that to a degree anyway, so just develop that aspect a little more if it helps from a publishing standpoint
The line-up of talent you were a part of during that period on the Block is a Who's Who of surf-casting - some of them are well-known today and many others are not. But there was obviously a synergy of technique on the Island at that time - and some held it pretty close to their vest from what I hear, while others did not.
I don't see why you can't discuss structure and geology in general and how that influences your approach on the Island without spot-burning accusations - hey, it's not like you're going to include an annotated map - and a truly savvy guy using his head for more than a hat-rack will figure it out anyway
Ultimately, D. I always thought the best outdoor sportswriters/lecturers will teach you
how to think, not
what to think or where to go in an X-marks-the-spot-format and you've never done that anyway . You've always been pretty circumspect about
it
The Blitz is an epic surfcaster's story - you were there and a first hand account like that is priceless. I posted Church's account of his world record catch in 1913 a couple of weeks back and I never get tired of reading it -or imagine unearthing the first hand account from the Graves Point photo of 1881. How many surfmen have passed on and taken everything along with them...hey, not like you're getting close or anything...
The
Snowstorm Blitz really should be in print. Might as well face it, Dennis - as a participant and a witness, you're a piece of surf-casting history now
Me, I'm largely still just a piece of work....
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