The September Newsletter – that came around a bit fast
didn’t it? Well yes it did, as some of you may have noticed it came
round so fast, somehow the August newsletter never made it off the
keyboard.
Now what follows has only a little to do with fishing.
The reason there was no August newsletter was because I was in full
keyboard hammering mode *rewriting* my new book, Tips
& Tricks to catch More Fish.
Rewriting? Sadly, yes! It is a longish story, but in
short; I had all but completed the book, and due to my inattention
to detail I had forgotten to check that my backups of the book were
kosher.
Of course the worst happened. The file I was working
on got corrupted, so I, thinking, what a clever chap I am for making
a backup, tried to open the back-up file. No-no Tony, I had backed
up the corrupted file. Silly me. Many bother, golly and goshes invaded
the nearby airspace. So with the publisher muttering dark curses and
oaths (and completely ignoring my suggestion that because I wrote
the book twice, I should get paid double), I set to work to rewrite
the book. Should be in a store near you (New Zealanders) in October.
So that is the reason August kind of disappeared in
a blur of keyboard bashing.
Gimme A Break
No this is not a plea to forgive my lateness, but the
title of a let us say whimsical piece I wrote on the subject of
rod breakages.
I have managed to break a few, and I have witnessed
many more rods going the same way. Some of the stories I heard in
my shop to explain what happened to break a customers rod involved
some truly creative ways to make a rod shorter.
Line Tips
For many of us, September marks the time when we get
ready for the Spring fishing that is now virtually here.
If you had a good season last year, do yourself a favour
and get down to your tackle shop, and get them to rip off last years
line from your reel and spool up some fresh line.
Well that is about it for now, recent events have almost
certainly guaranteed a severe case of RSI or whatever is the latest
buzzword. I think the only cure is a spell of physiotherapy using
a rod. Mind you that can cure, gangrene, goiter and gout 🙂