I began reading this today and found at least a half dozen relevant blurbs or quotes worthy of citing here.
as I delved further into the book ? maybe less. damned interesting reading nonetheless.
one thing I think we all need to bear in mind is that what we're doing is building a fishing pole. regardless of the various nuances we bring to the pole. it's a tool meant to catch fish above and beyond anything else.
I will perhaps supplement this thread w/ some of the quips I fould poignant, assuming there's interest. might be tough since I can't underline or dogear anything, but the ones I liked were in the forward by brackett and the preface by howell ( the author).
the lovely read
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That's a book that ranks high on my "God I wish I could afford it" list, along with Colorado Cane and the Dickerson book. Any chance you'd be willing to send your copy to my printing connection in China? Can get you a deal on 100 copies for less than $5/each
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The rods you guys are making today would cause Hiram, Edwards and the Paynes as well as Fred Devine to crap their pants then giggle like boys peeking into the girls' locker room as they strung them up and laid out the first casts.
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