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The Ugly Stick Fishing Rod - Amongst the Best

With its unusual name, many people might not think of a fishing rod when they hear about the Ugly Stick...but that is what it is. It's not ugly, either, it's is quite a handsome looking fishing rod, and one of the most popular on the market. Its popularity comes from its strength and durability, and its relatively low price for the quality that you get. Avid fishermen can't ask for more than that!

It is the color of this fishing rod that gave it its unusual name; clear along the tip end, and a gray color on the rest of the rod. Most people think that the Ugly Stick fishing rod looks just fine, however - even attractive - but nevertheless the name has remained the same for many years.

Created by a company called Shakespeare, which has been in business since 1897, the Ugly Stick fishing rod became popular in a very short amount of time. Quality craftsmanship and reasonable pricing made it a formidable contender in the fishing rod market, and many fishermen, although at first skeptical, switched to using this fishing rod after they tried one for themselves. Catchy advertising these days, such as "Fish Ugly", has made the Ugly Stick fishing rod even more of a unique item to own. The Ugly Stick fishing rod was a big seller soon after it first came on the market, and today it is the largest selling fishing rod of all time.

Shakespeare makes several different types of Ugly Stick fishing rods, for different types of fishing. There are Ugly Stick catfish rods, Ugly Stick crappie rods and poles, and Ugly Stick striper rods, to name a few. Some people may think that it doesn't matter what type of fishing pole you use when you are freshwater fishing, as long as it is light enough to be comfortable, but experienced fishermen know that this is not true. Ugly Stick enthusiasts very rarely have one type of Ugly Stick fishing rod - most have several. Even those rods that are for a specific kind of fishing come in different styles, to make sure that fishermen have the right rod for what type of water they are fishing in and what type of fishing they are doing.

For big water and deep water fishing, Shakespeare makes a version of the Ugly Stick called the "Wicked Stick", a longer and wider pole built for being able to tackle big ocean fish such as tuna and shark. Wicked Sticks actually come in different colors, unlike their "Ugly Stick" counterparts.

Fishermen who are looking for a good fishing rod, no matter what type of fishing they will be doing, would do well to check out the Ugly Stick first - they may not feel the need to look any further!

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John Gibb is the owner of fishing rod guides
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Photos, recipes, and step-by-step instructions for tying the flies

Proclaimed as the easiest way to fly-fish--the wind carries the blowline, which carries the fly to the fish--dapping is all but unknown in North America, yet it is extraordinarily popular in Ireland and Scotland. The dapper uses the wind, even a breeze, to carry the blowline that carries a fly that flies, quivers, and jumps exactly like the living insect. And dapping drives trout, bass, salmon, and other gamefish wild with desire.

In this first and only book published in the United States exclusively on the subject of dapping, Robert Boyle examines this unusual but highly effective technique, giving details on how to rig and fish a dapping rod equipped with the proper reel, backing, blowline, and short leader. He describes the proven flies to use, along with the materials needed and the tying procedures.

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OLD SCHOOL BASIC FISHING is a detailed book for the beginning, part time, and basic angler who wants to improve. Natural technique and stradegies being one of the main points this book delivers. The ideas are the same used by our grandparents and their grandparents; if you want to catch that fish, what would be the best way? Reading OLD SCHOOL BASIC FISHING will save anglers time and money. The book does this by teaching pre-trip stradegy for success on your fishing trips. This means learning the hour of day, exact area to fish, and tackle and bait before your day of fishing. Getting right on the action produces more fish more often and will get you back home with enough time to do other things. OLD SCHOOL BASIC FISHING covers ideas on money saving fishing tackle. Even money saving tips on a first boat purchase and the basic accessories you will need, and much more! This book is full of tips and helpful notes throughout! The best of OLD SCHOOL BASIC FISHING is the detailed fishing for Salmon, Bass, Trout, Kokanee, Perch, Crappie, Catfish, and fresh water Striped Bass! In conclusion, OLD SCHOOL BASIC FISHING will teach the beginning thru basic angler confidence. Confidence, because they now have a basic knowledge and understanding of fishing, that cannot be denied.

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A captivating story of the industry's rise in Alabama.

With a wonderful ear for dialogue and in flowing narrative style, Karni Perez weaves together oral histories collected from early hatchery owners, catfish farmers, processors, and researchers to recount the important contributions made by Alabamians to the channel catfish industry. Perez describes the struggles and glories of fish culture from its early days as an experimental venture to the thriving present-day commercial enterprise that supplies warmwater fish for the American food industry.

As Perez states, "The catfish industry started out in Alabama as a do-it-yourself and figure-it out-yourself kind of enterprise." We hear how men who were mostly cattle farmers learned to nudge male and female fish into spawning in crudely constructed aquaria, how growers discovered the dissolved oxygen needs of their "herd" when big die-offs occurred, how Lenson Montz and Otis Breland designed the first paddle aerator to remedy the problem, how farmers eventually trained a bottomfeeding species to rise to the water surface to eat so their numbers could be better estimated. In one dramatic story, we learn how a man experimenting with the first skinning machine lost a piece of his hand in front of a crowd of horrified locals. (After it was retrieved from the skin basket, it was reattached by a town doctor and healed perfectly.) Ironically, the man was a representative of the engineering firm tasked with designing the machine; he had never before seen a catfish in his life. The machine was modified and became an essential component of modern fish processing.

In addition to telling the remarkable stories of individual contributions by farmers and researchers, Perez explains the positive effects played by improved public infrastructure, continued biological research, state legislation, and federal recognition of aquaculture as agriculture.

From Chapter Three:

"You're crazy," the bank officer declared with a friendly chuckle. "Why,

the Warrior River is full of catfish for anyone who wants them. There are

more in there than people will ever eat. And you think you're going to go

sell them when folks can go get them for nothing? That's just a bunch of

dreams!"

From Chapter Two:

“A crop duster's error, a visit by a curious feed company researcher, a

fluke of the weather, a coincidental encounter at a gas station. . . . How

could the three men, or anyone else for that matter, guess that these

chance circumstances would play into the birth of an industry that would

mushroom over the next forty or so years into one of the largest

contributors to the state's economy and that of the entire southeastern

United States?”

Karni Perez is an independent researcher who resides in Auburn, Alabama.

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