I broke mine off on a rock out in front of manomet point last week in some super heavy surf. I knew it was risky, but it looked to good to pass up. It was a squiddly painted pencil, and I'd just stripped and repainted it.
Funny thing is, it's the first pencil I ever made that sank. It was overweighted, it cast better than the others, and once the water was moving the current held it up anyways. I learned a lot from that one...
Thanks, Salty - I thought I was the only guy who found that picture more than a little disturbing
Say..uhhhh...Nebe, have you found yourself with an almost uncontrollable desire to go fly-fishing lately?
Hey, not that there's anything wrong with that -
I mean, I've got a distant cousin - very distant - who I suspect might be a member of the Fishin' Coalition...
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.