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Friday, January 27, 2012: Sorry, I’ve been mighty remiss in updating in here but the lack of actual angling coupled with the overflow of political fishing stuff has had me more in the research mode than the updating mode.

I do have to touch on my favorite always-there subject. The weather remains a thing of beauty – for those of us not liking deep freezes or soaring heating bills. We’ll be flirting…

Fish Patches for Feeble Anglers;

Don’t Go Headlong Into Eternity

MANN’S HOOK ASS-URED PATCH:  I just have to pass on this little chat I had with an angling gal I’ve known long enough to be, let’s say, blunt with her. I noticed she had lost a bit of weight and told her so.

Man note: It is always just fine to tell a woman it looks like she has lost some weight, even if she’s three sizes larger than the last time you saw her. It is catastrophically…

Friday, January 20, 2012:

We’re about to see some flakes but don’t be throwing out your back maneuvering that plow onto your truck. Not only will any snow accumulation be small but I’m thinking a warm front could move through the area and actual hike temps way up through tomorrow.

What’s more, the 50s are once again in the near-forecast. Virtually the entire coming week will flirt with 50 on a daily basis, right through next weekend. There might even be one of…

Tuesday, January 17, 2012:

Tough day with the Captain Jimmy Mears funeral. I want to add an enhanced segment from a previous blog. It’s down below.

I noticed that the Coast Guard had to rescue a couple fishermen off Rhode Island over the weekend. Here’s the initial read on the incident:

“The Coast Guard pulled two fishermen from the water three miles northeast of Block Island after their 55-foot fishing trawler capsized … The F/V Elizabeth Helen…

Monday, January 16, 2012:  That was a true polar blast. Still, it was little more than seasonable.

I did loads of outdoors time and it was actually feeling mighty good out there once the chill was nudged out by brisk activity.

I metal detected a Pinelands spot where an old hunting lodge once stood, prior to 1925 (burn down date).  I’d been there a couple times in the past, looking for a highly desirable albeit oft overlooked collectible: lead patch…