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Waiting for the take.

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I’ve been gone from my Tumblr for a few months. It just happens. Going to try and be back on the reg. Here is what guides on the Susquehanna River do on their day off... Ben Rogers and Eric Richard looking for smallies.

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Baldwin, Michigan.

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Late season striper hunting with Capt. Jason Dapra of the NJ coast.

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Cheap cigars, rye whiskey, cold nights and a dead heart.

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"We make these long drives and I'm not even sure why, the fear of what we'd miss if we didn't fuels the whole ride."

GDP

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Slimy pickerel, but that stripe on the eye and the battered tail... warrior.

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Matt Novak showing me the Esopus River in NY. 

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Little brown on the Esopus River in NY.

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Jerome netting a NJ Rainbow.

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Montauk surfcasters are an awesome bunch.

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Moving on with my life, trying to anyway.

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Lake Tarleton, New Hampshire.

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The Pemigewasset River, New Hampshire.

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Under a bridge in New Hampshire there is a carp with my sculpin fly...

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Greek wedding last night...

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I'm exhausted and in pain.

That's the title.

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...that surprising smallmouth that makes you remember they are your favorite fish and you need to go find more...