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Change Fish
Had an interesting conversation with a friend the other day about how as you get older (or wiser) your reasons to fish change.When I first started it was for food, as money was always tight in our family.Then, as I got better at fishing it was about the amount of fish caught. This was how…
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Fishing for Calm
As a firefighter, some shifts are really tough. Sometimes the job is not just physically challenging but takes a mental toll as well. And at the end of one of those sets there is a need to bring things back down to normal before going home, one of my worst fears was always about bringing…
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I f**king hate cancer..a candid view from a support person.
I f**king hate cancer, it claimed both my parents, uncle, dear friends and recently my wife has been walking the breast cancer path. I hate it.After walking alongside my wife through her journey I realized that cancer and what surrounds it is really awful.On a social level it carries such a negative stigma that people…
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Targeting Kingfish Taranaki
Catching Kingfish in Taranaki New Zealand using lures and jigsView post to subscribe to site newsletter.
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Hospitality
I’m from a culture where hospitality is very important and when we invite friends or guests its really important that we provide enough food, that they feel welcome and enjoy themselves. When I was little I used to think, whats all the fuss? Why is mum making such a big deal about these people, she…
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where does my love for the sea come from…
Some of my earliest memories are gently swaying in a hammock next to the diesel engine on my father’s boat as he chugged out to fish. The continuous rhythm of the engine and the sounds of the water on the hull instantly put me to sleep, (unless it was the diesel fumes or petroleum smells!).…