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OUTDOORS
The Bait Debate
Is it more blessed to come up empty with a hand-tied fly or to land a ten-pound trout with a worm?
May
1
1981
GEOFFREY NORMAN
The Bait Debate
GEOFFREY NORMAN
May
1
1981
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OUTDOORS
The Bait Debate
Is it more blessed to come up empty with a hand-tied fly or to land a ten-pound trout with a worm?
May
1
1981
GEOFFREY NORMAN
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