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The Fishing Butler is made from a nylon bungee cord with a slider that has a 4mm foam pad to keep it from scratching or denting whatever it is attached to. They come in different colors and three sizes, small, medium, and large. The large one is big enough to wrap around a sleeping bag, tackle bag, tarp, or hank of rope. I think there are probably endless ways you could use one. When it is wrapped around something, it leaves a loop that can be used for hanging the rod or other item safely. It would work great to hang rods on the side of your boat to keep them out of your way, but yet easy to get to. They are locking with a quick release, and they float! They are sold at hundreds of vendors locations in the US and Canda and a few international locations. They can even put a company or fishing club logo on them for you and make great gifts. You can see them at FishingButler.com. https://www.fishingbutler.com/

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On July 25, 2022, I had the privilege of guiding for a very special true friend, by the name of Dr. Eric Dennis. He is in a battle with Stage 4 cancer and wanted to get out on the water when the treatments weren’t slowing him down. This trip was like no other, when I got the call, I dropped everything and made plans for Monday morning to guide for him. He wanted to use his boat too, just to give it a good workout.

Mr. Dennis is a well-known fly-tying champion and has given many demonstrations and talks about fly tying and fly fishing. One of his flies can be seen at the Fly-Fishing Museum in Vermont. He is planning on doing some fly fishing in Montana with his son and friends soon (who are all dentists), but for now, we were bass fishing, and it was a beautiful morning for it. When we pulled up on our first area, at Turkeyfoot lake, Mr. Dennis landed a huge bass that weighed in at a little over 6 pounds! As I was taking a few pics, we were all smiles and laughs. The fun and friendships we make on the water may be the best part of what fishing has

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do it again someday. Stage 4 cancer is a terrible thing, my prayers are with them. P.S. I have never had such a touching guide trip as this one. Sometimes we need some sunshine and a great fishing trip to help us put life in perspective.

Ron Slater is a fishing guide on the Portage Lakes in Ohio, he can be reached at 330-780-3652 or email bassfisher273@gmail.com

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After about 4 minutes we went across the lake and on his first cast there, he landed another huge bass, a 4 pounder this time. Our excitement was beyond words. It is not often you hook into back-to-back lunkers. This will always be a special day for Dr. Eric, his wife Mary and myself. We will never forget it and I hope that we can

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