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n Saturday, October 14, the Hagersville District Lions held their annual Hagersville Food Drive.
At the beginning of the week, the Hagersville Secondary School Crime Stoppers helped to distribute the special yellow bags to houses again this year. By now people know that this is the annual Lions Food Drive for the Hagersville Food Bank and many people are filling the bags generously to support the food bank located on 5 Marathon Street. Despite the construction in Hagersville, we were able to go from house to house and pick up all the filled bags. We had a good number of Lions, spouses and even kids help to collect the yellow bags with the food donations on Saturday morning. If we missed a bag, please bring it to the food bank to make your contribution count.
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We collected a wonderful amount of food, evaluated and sorted it to put them in the appropriate storage area. There are currently 65 families registered at the Hagersville Food Bank. The Hagersville Lions Food Drive is one of their largest sources of donations during the year and the Lions have been supporting the Hagersville Food Bank since its inception in 2012. I would like to thank all the volunteers that helped to make this year's Food Drive happen and most of all a big THANK YOU to all of Hagersville for their generosity and support. Â Go to the website at www.hagersvillefoodbank.org to find more information about the Hagersville Food Bank. Lion Dan Matten PHOTO: Lion Doug Donovan
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Sports Superstitions “Superstition is foolish, childish, primitive and irrational – but how much does it cost you to knock on wood?” Judith Viorst With it being Hallowe’en and baseball play-offs time, it is easy for me to have superstitions on my mind. I myself have developed a generous number of little superstitions over the course of my life. This spring at one point while in the midst of the 6 day race in New Jersey, my friend Mac, who was crewing for me, was about to assist me in putting on my shoes. She was innocently picking up my left shoe when I stopped her. She gave me a quizzical and somewhat amused look when I explained it was necessary to start with the right shoe. She calmly acquiesced to my seemingly strange request and I was soon on my way. This quirk has lasted, without exception, for decades. Once during the summer, she challenged me to put my left shoe on first. Do I like a challenge as much as I like superstitions? Well, I did put the left shoe on first, one time, but I didn’t feel comfortable and immediately went back to my normal routine. I no longer know why I do it, except for the mild fear that something bad might happen if I don’t. There are many superstitions in the world of sports, some held in general and others followed by individual players. Playoff time and baseball, in particular, are responsible for many of them. Have you ever noticed that basically no baseball player ever steps on the white lines going on or off the field? Why is that? Maybe it is because in sports the outcome often seems dictated as much by good fortune as by anything else. Superstitions are mankind’s way of trying to control things we have no control over. Baseball seems to have generated more than its share of superstitions, perhaps because the season is so long and there is a lot of down time. As mentioned, the players do not step on the white lines. Another custom is that no teammate ever mentions the fact if a no-hitter is being
pitched as that is believed to be a jinx. Some of the superstitions are particular to one team. The Chicago Cubs went through the longest drought in history. They didn’t win a World Series between 1908 and 2016, putting their fans through a dry spell of 108 years. A few theories were developed over those years. There is the Curse of the Billy Goat. A local bar owner was booted out of Wrigley Field during the 1945 World Series because nearby fans complained about the smell of his companion – a goat. He left but not before putting a curse on the team. They lost the Series. There is the Curse of the Black Cat. In September 1969, locked in a tight pennant race, Chicago played the New York Mets. Early in the game a black cat mysteriously appeared from the stands in the Mets stadium and wandered past the Cubs’ dugout. The Cubs lost the game and later the pennant. The Mets won the World Series. Then there is the Curse of Steve Bartman. He attempted to catch a foul ball in Game 6 of the league championship series in 2003 and fan interference was called with the Cubs only five outs away from winning. They somehow managed to lose the game and all of Chicago irrationally blamed Bartman. The Boston Red Sox suffered through the Curse of the Bambino. They traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees a year after winning the Series and didn’t win it again for another 86 years. The Yankees, who had never won the Series up to that point, went on to become the most successful baseball team in history. As well, many individual ball players have had fascinating superstitions. Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs felt during his rookie season that there was a correlation between his eating chicken and multiple hit games. He stuck to his superstition and always had a pre-game meal of chicken for the rest of his career. Outfielder Richie Ashburn, also a Hall of Famer, wanted to use the same bat after a good game for as long as its success would last. He would take the bat home with him and even keep it in his bed. Minnie Minoso had an interesting way of handling a hitless game early in his career. He blamed the bad mojo on his uniform and wore it in his post-game shower to wash away the stink of the game. The next day he had three hits. After that game, all his teammates went in the shower with their uniforms on! Retired player Kevin Rhomberg was exceptionally superstitious. If anyone touched him, he would have to touch him back. Also he refused to make a right turn on the baseball diamond. Apparently he shunned the right turn because when you’re running the bases you always turn left. Pitcher Turk Wendell had a vast array of superstitions. Among others, he always wore a necklace made with the teeth of animals he had hunted. He ate four pieces of licorice during every game he pitched
and he would brush his teeth between every inning after taking a flying leap over the baseline. Of course other sports also have superstitions. I will reference only hockey, Canada’s game. It is easy to see that nowadays most players grow the “playoff beard.” In Detroit, during the playoffs, games have to be stopped from time to time when an octopus is thrown on the ice by a fan. The legend of the octopus started in 1952 when one was tossed on the ice. It represented the eight wins needed at that time to secure the Stanley Cup. The Red Wings won eight straight that year to take the Cup. The Florida Panthers rat trick began in 1995 when Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the dressing room before the home opener and then scored two goals. The team went all the way to the Cup finals that season and the legend snowballed into the tradition of throwing plastic rats on the ice after every Panthers goal. There are two hockey superstitions that I personally took to heart (and neither of them involve an octopus). Wayne Gretzky always sprinkled baby powder on the tape of his stick, which he believed would relieve some of the tape’s stickiness. As soon as I heard that, I began doing it as well and continued the practice for the remainder of my hockey playing days. I have to say that ritual had vastly more successful results for the Great One than it ever did for me.
Lastly, some may remember that when Red Kelly was coach of the Leafs, he invoked ”Pyramid Power” to help in vanquishing the Philadelphia Flyers, the defending champions, in the second round of the 1976 playoffs. The Leafs lost the first two games in Philadelphia and Kelly was looking for anything to turn the tide. Back home, he secretly placed five plastic pyramids under the Leafs’ bench. Toronto won the next two games. After losing again in the away game, Kelly went public prior to the critical game six. He told reporters that the pyramids in Egypt seemed to give off strange waves and pyramids had been known to make miracles happen. A large plastic pyramid was hung from the ceiling of the dressing room. The coach encouraged his players to stand under it or to place their sticks near the forces radiated by it. They looked on in disbelief but captain Darryl Sittler decided to embrace the idea. He placed his sticks under the pyramid and then stood under it. Then all the other players followed suit. That night Sittler scored five goals, equalling the NHL playoff record, and the Leafs won. Unfortunately, they lost the deciding game back in Philly. The next year I made a pyramid and carried it back and forth to each playoff game for my Intermediate Hockey League team. It would sit in the middle of the dressing room. I do not remember whether we won or lost.
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MR. 100!!!
Written by: Brent “B-Flix” Flicks
Frank Douglas, also known as Mr. 100, is an urban recording artist from Haldimand-Norfolk, who also happens to own a video production company called FrankFilms. The first time that I met Frank Douglas in person was at a tour stop in Hamilton, we were both openers for the show. Up until this point I only knew of Frank through Facebook, and wasn’t aware of all of his talents. As I was sitting, waiting to go up on stage, Frank came over to me with his girlfriend at the time, now fiancée, and asked if he could get a picture with me. After the picture he told me that if I ever needed anything, like a collaboration or music video, to let him know. Frank and I have teamed up for numerous music videos since then, and also have some song collaborations in the works. I’m not usually a fan of photos that I’m in, but Frank has captured some incredible images of me over the time we’ve known each other as well. I would personally like to congratulate Frank on his song “Bloody Ice” recently reaching #1 on McMaster University radio’s Live-N-Direct show. The following is an interview with the man himself, the owner of TimeSquad, as well as FrankFilms, Frank Douglas. Q: Have you always been interested in music? Frank: Yes, it's funny and awesome you ask, 'cause a lot of people won't know, no matter where I was I always wanted to make music, I used to go to metal or "hardcore" shows and used to want a band, so it seems I've always been driven by music and to make music in some shape or form. Q: When did you get into rap? Frank: I got into rap probably 4-6 years ago, I couldn't give you an exact date, I was hanging out with what I find out now to be the wrong crowd lol, but hanging out with those people exposed me to a free microphone and pro tools and that was it for me, I was hooked.
Q: When did you really start taking music seriously? Frank: As stupid as it sounds, I probably started taking music seriously when Sayzee (formerly Sese) told me he loved my sound in his car and to be confident in what I do, I always questioned my work and probably still do in many ways, but if I didn't get the head check, I probably wouldn't have made the 100 series, and that as well made me take things more seriously because of the reaction I got from 100 and 200, but I have to say I always wanted to look and act as professional as possible while being a budgetless unsigned artist. Q: Who are your biggest influences? Frank: My biggest influences are SO HARD to pinpoint because I take influence from everything constantly, it's a gift and a curse, but I'm inspired by everything, from Andre Nickatina and Gangstarr, to Lil Uzi and Yatchy, I can't send negative energy to ANYONE doing what they love or what they consider fun while making money and paying their bills etc., I'm super diverse. Q: Could you talk a little bit about your upbringing? Frank: Man, my upbringing was nothing short of amazing, I lived in Timbuktu (lol) Waterford, Ontario until my father passed in a car accident, I was only 7 months at the time. My mom was friends with the man who ended up becoming my step father for a time before making the next step, so pretty much since I've been a year old, I've been raised in Brantford, Ontario, the bell, the nin9 as I call it. And it's made me who and what I am today, a lot of people hate the city etc., etc., but I feel it's all in who and what you surround yourself with, for years I hung out with "bad" kids and ended up arrested a total of three times with all charges dropped thankfully. So my upbringing has totally been an experience, which all are, but overall I'm blessed. Q: What would you like the World to know about you? Frank: It may sound crazy cliché, but I want the world to know there are positive people out here trying and these people have lost fathers, friends, mothers, whatever it may be, and haven't turned to darkness or negativity and keep striving, and pushing forward, and they can too... We are those people. #timesquad Q: Would you consider your music to be “new wave”? Frank: Ahahaha, yes, I won't lie, I'm super new wave, I have fun man!! My music is just fun home cooked sounds of me literally testing myself and seeing what I can do and how
"professional" I can make myself sound until, knock on wood, something happens, I don't look too much into "making it." I live by, “Have fun doing this, or I don't do it at all.” Q: Could you talk a bit about how you got into shooting music videos, and ultimately created OtherWorld, eventually turning into FrankFilms? Frank: It's funny, I got into videos by us (meaning myself and Richie Dolo) doing them ourselves, Dolo has always been doing everything himself, so he showed me the ropes and when I saw how it was made I was like, "This is like a video game, it's easy," and started going in, I was always OtherWorld 'cause I'm not anything like anyone from this "earth" world. I give cheap prices, cinematic videos and I have what I like to think is the "eye" for shots. I know when something just ain't right and when it's time to just go at it, and I love testing myself and within testing myself I had to ask... is OtherWorld a good branding name? The meaning is amazing but the name itself is almost childish in a sense, so I had to switch it up to something more clean cut, and modern for our 2017-2018 era, so now we have FrankFilms. I love where we are at and how we are looking at the moment, just trying to book more shoots and get sponsors for bigger budgets etc. Q: Lastly, I’m sure you’ve seen tremendous support from certain people in your life, who would you like to thank? Frank: Thank you God first off and foremost, if you’re out
there and you gave me life and this talent I'm forever in your debt. Thank you to my Mom and Pops for believing in me and telling me never to stop making music. My wife and kids (Aaleah and Jordyn) for supporting me through any and all events. Richie Dolo of Authentik Designs for all the graphic work and support throughout the years. Ian Maracle for all of the great photography he has provided over the years. Martin Laghima of Choom Gang for all the artwork throughout our years of friendship. E.U. Afool for being the most sincere and down friend I’ve ever made in this rap "game," Choom Gang in general for the love and support #choomtime. B-Flix for inspiring me and becoming such a great friend (I mean thank you for making this interview happen lol). Sayzee and Ceaza for always keeping it real and checking up on me. Live-N-Direct and Jukasa Radio for spinning my tracks. And everyone who doubted me, especially my own city, I'm still here, I'm doing me. #timesquad baby. If you would like to check Frank out online, you can find him on twitter at @frankdouglasss, or on Instagram at @ frankdouglaskandypens, or on YouTube at frankdouglasent. If you would like to book Frank for a video shoot (he does all genres) please email frankfilms@gmail.com. Also listen to Frank’s newest project #300 on his Bandcamp page https://frankdouglas.bandcamp.com/
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SLOWING DOWN MEDICAL DECISIONS
Dr. Bruce Veltri C.P.C.A. (Certified Professional Consultant on Ageing)
SLOWING DOWN THE MEDICAL PROCESS SAVES LIVES
Ageing seniors are often faced with more health conditions that need to be treated on a regular basis. It is important to be aware that more use of medicines and normal body changes caused by ageing can increase the chance of unwanted or maybe even harmful drug interactions. As you get older, body changes can affect the way medicines are absorbed and used. For example, changes in the digestive system can affect how fast medicines enter the bloodstream. Changes in body weight can influence the amount of medicine you need to take and how long it stays in your body. The circulatory system may slow down, which can affect how fast drugs get to the liver and kidneys. The liver and kidneys also may work more slowly, affecting the way a drug breaks down and is removed from the body. The business of medicine, for most doctors in Ontario, is fee-for-service and unfortunately this means that a physician’s income is directly dependent on the number of patients that he sees move through his clinic each day. This means short visits, a lot of information exchanged quickly and an emphasis on the patient being able to handle it all. In the elderly population this can be a very bad combination. Medication mishaps cause a huge number of hospitalizations and most hospital readmissions. Making more time for visits with ageing and complex patients is critical to avoid poor communication and rushed decisions. Slowing down the process is essential to help avoid possible life-threatening mistakes. There are three simple rules that all elderly patients and their caregivers can follow that will help to slow down the process. 1. NEVER ALONE. Elderly patients should be encouraged to bring a trusted person to all medical visits, and this should not be, if possible, their equally elderly spouse. This advocate in the room can act as a second set of ears, write down vital information and ask questions that might seem intimidating for the older senior to ask the doctor. 2. PACE MEDICAL DECISIONS. Allow more time for reflection and the generation of questions, time for talks with family and friends, time for research on-line helps all of us to better understand our situations. Medical interventions in the elderly can have very serious consequences on quality of life; these decisions cannot be made in a 5-minute scrum. Take the information home, consult family and think about the consequences of having or not having the intervention. Consider all possible outcomes, good or bad, before making the decision. 3. RE-ASSESS MEDICATIONS. The value of medications can change over time. What was wise and useful to take when younger in hopes for a healthier future can diminish in value as one ages. There are many examples of this, the most obvious being the trend to prescribe cholesterol lowering medications. These medications may have some benefit if prescribed to younger people and possibly help prevent heart disease down the road. Fine if you’re forty, but to prescribe the same medication to a 90-year-old because a blood test result indicates higher than normal cholesterol is cookie cutter medicine that has no proven outcome. These medications are known to cause dizziness in some people. Falls in the elderly are the number one reason for hospitalization. Does it make sense to prescribe these medications to the elderly when the risk of falling is increased and the benefits to heart health in a 90-year-old man are extremely limited if there are any at all? As an elderly patient or the caregiver of an elderly patient make it your goal to constantly re-assess medication and be very wary of adding any new medication unless proven necessary. Dr. Bruce Veltri is the founder of Victoria Eldercare, a non-medical home care agency matching exceptional caregivers with elderly seniors, to help them maintain independence and remain safely in their own home. Victoria Eldercare is conveniently located in the Roulston’s Wellness Centre on Donly Drive in Simcoe. Call 519-429-2944, visit our website, victoriaeldercare.com or our Facebook page for more information about our services.
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YOU.
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By: Dave Scott
Being born in 1964 puts you in this unique position of being at the end of the Baby Boomers and at the start of Generation X. Growing up, you were exposed to the expectations of the old world system… get your grade 12, get a job, marry and do the family thing… party hard on the weekend… play a little pickup hockey… be as Canadian as you can be! We of that era had our path laid out for us. Life was simple! Our parents preached, "Do as I say not as I do!" We grew up playing road hockey, collecting hockey cards, and wanting to be the next Bobby Orr or Davey Keon. That was our golden ticket out. As an eight-year-old watching the 1972 Summit Series, I felt the thrill of a nation for the first time and understood just how deep our psyche was affected by the goal Paul Henderson scored. That was a joyous moment that I still feel to this day. In the 70's, going to the movies was the cool thing to do and one of the first films I saw on the big screen was Jaws! I never wanted to swim in the lake again. I had nightmares for weeks! Musically, it truly was the golden era in the 60's and early 70's. My first album was STYX, Come Sail Away, followed by Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers, Damn the Torpedoes... it was a fresh and new awaking in music. Terry Fox showed us the power of one and how you CAN make a difference and affect change. He built the strength of a nation and we cried when he passed. Soon enough high school ended and as you were entering adulthood, you questioned everything you knew. You noticed the cracks in society, you were aware of the lies. You could see the misinformation and you rebelled. You were in search of two things, the truth and your own generational identity. You wandered through life thinking, "What is going on? Who is accountable? Why the greed? Why the deception?" There were political lies, athletes cheating, big businesses killing ma and pa stores, all for the sake of money! We stumbled and tripped over our words to explain our beliefs, our fears, and our dreams. You just wanted answers, a leader, a voice, then one day you heard it! It intrigued you and you craved more. You didn't totally understand the lyrics but the theme resonated with you, and you identified with it. You found a security blanket and it was calming, warm and friendly. That musician saw the same things you did and could give voice to your experiences and your sentiments. You felt the strength, the passion and the glow of life. It filled a nation.
YOU.
Thank you, Gord.
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Suddenly that life is gone, the heart stops beating, the last breath slips quietly from the body, and the music is silenced. Our minds cry out, "Why?" We turn as the tears roll down from coast to coast! Our conscious voice is gone, but the legend lives on.
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COLD OR FLU? How to Know Which One You Have.
PART ONE
MICHAEL MARINI, B.Sc. Phm. Pharmacist HOW TO SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Viruses cause colds and the flu. Both are respiratory infections. The simplest way to tell the difference is by looking at your symptoms. IF YOU HAVE A COLD, YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE SYMPTOMS LIKE THESE: • runny or stuffy nose • sore throat • sneezing • cough • headache or body aches • mild tiredness FLU SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE: • dry, hacking cough • moderate to high fever, although not everyone with the flu will run a fever • sore throat • shaking chills • severe muscle or body aches • headache • stuffy and runny nose • severe fatigue that may last up to two weeks • nausea and vomiting (most common in children) Colds come on gradually over a few days and are often milder than the flu. They usually get better in 7 to 10 days, although symptoms can last for up to 2 weeks. Flu symptoms come on quickly and can be severe. They usually last 1 to 2 weeks. Use your symptoms as a guide to figure out which condition you have. If you think you might have the flu, see your doctor to get tested within the first 48 hours of showing symptoms. WHAT IS THE COMMON COLD? The common cold is an upper respiratory infection caused by a virus. According to the Mayo Clinic, more than 100 different
viruses can cause the common cold. However, the rhinovirus is most often the one that makes people sneeze and sniffle, and it’s highly contagious. Though you can catch a cold at any time of year, colds are more common during the winter months. This is because most coldcausing viruses thrive in low humidity. Colds spread when someone who’s sick sneezes or coughs, sending virus-filled droplets flying through the air. You can get sick if you touch a surface (such as a countertop or doorknob) that has recently been handled by an infected person and then touch your nose, mouth, or eyes. You’re most contagious in the first two to four days after you were exposed to the cold virus. HOW TO TREAT A COLD Because it is a viral infection, antibiotics are not effective at treating a cold. However, over-the-counter medications, such as antihistamines, decongestants, acetaminophen, and NSAIDs, can relieve congestion, aches, and other cold symptoms. Drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration. Some people take natural remedies, such as zinc, vitamin C, or echinacea, to prevent or relieve cold symptoms. The evidence is mixed on whether they work. A 2015 study in BMC Family Practice found that high-dose (80 milligram) zinc lozenges could shorten the length of colds if taken within 24 hours of showing symptoms. Vitamin C doesn’t seem to prevent colds, but if you take it consistently, it might lessen your symptoms, according to a 2013 Cochrane review. And echinacea hasn’t been shown to help prevent or treat colds. A 2017 study in BMJ found vitamin D helps protect against both colds and flu. Colds usually clear up within 7 to 10 days. See a doctor if: • your cold hasn’t improved in about a week • you start to run a high fever • your fever doesn’t go down You could have allergies or a bacterial infection that requires antibiotics, such as sinusitis or strep throat. A nagging cough could also be a sign of asthma or bronchitis. Written by Rena Goldman and Stephanie Watson
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SHELBY CESAR AND LARRY MELLORS
Is it me or is it the FISH? How many times have you spent on the water only to become frustrated as you were not able to get a fish to bite at all? Or those days when you manage to land one fish only? You then begin to second guess yourself. Did I use the wrong bait or the wrong technique? These questions go through your mind, but have you ever stopped to realize maybe it was not me – rather it was the fish! Anglers have pondered this question for centuries. Sometimes we can catch fish and other times we can’t. We make up dozens of reasons why we can’t, but do we really know? Fish need to eat, just like any other animal or ourselves. So naturally wouldn’t you think that if their stomach is empty they should eat? But this is not necessarily so. Sometimes you just can’t make a fish bite. If it was easy it would be called catching not fishing. I’m certain we have all heard that phrase before. Cold fronts are probably one of the angler’s worst enemies when it comes to catching fish. Or should that say, “To not catching fish.” There are still ways to catch fish under cold front weather systems. Fish slower, fish smaller, fish tight to cover and fish deeper are things to do when faced with these fronts. Fish can become very moody dependent upon air temperature; water temperature; air pressure systems; wind; change in weather patterns or condition; angling pressure; boat pressure; sun and how high it is in the sky; changing of the seasons; water clarity; tidal flows; current flows; spawning cycle; and rising or dropping water levels. As you can see there are many reasons that affect their feeding mood. All of these elements can dramatically impair your capability to catch fish. Matt Supinski in his book, “Selectivity – The Theory & Method of Fly Fishing for Fussy Trout, Salmon & Steelhead” identifies three phases of selectivity within these fish species as they exhibit behavioural changes. These phases identified by Mr. Supinski are: AGGRESSIVE/ACTIVE; SELECTIVE/REFLECTIVE; AND PASSIVE/DORMANT. While this article does not allow us the space to describe each phase we believe they are somewhat self-explanatory. Of course, as an angler you hope to encounter Aggressive/Active every time on the water. Even though this book is written with trout and salmon behaviour specifically, as Matt is a salmon and trout fly fishing guide, these behaviours are exhibited by all fish species. If you want to learn more about Matt Supinski’s theory in regards to the selectivity process within trout and salmon, purchase a copy. It is a very good read. Hunting is very necessary to become very proficient at recreational sport fishing. It is these skills we gain as hunters on the water that allow us to develop fishing skills out of the box scenario. We believe this is just one of the captivating components of fishing. We have to stalk our prey, in this case, fish. It is up to us as anglers to identify their selective phases and present our offerings in a natural manner to the fish serving Lake erie Boaters in order to get them to take. Sometimes a measure of for over 60 years success on the water for us is to have one fish take our offering even if we do not bring the fish to hand. Such is the life of us as fly fishing steelhead anglers. Is it me or is it the fish happens to us as well? No matter how much equipment we may have; how many times we change baits and lures; and how much knowledge we have of what makes fish bite, we simply don’t have the ability to make the fish bite. Our hope is that this does not happen to you very often. But sometimes the fish just win! Shelby and Larry can be reached at focusonfishing@rogers.com
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