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Most fishing rods work better if you grasp them at the thick end. If you grasp a fisherman at the thick end, you may get a thumb bit off.

Ed Zern

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Ed Zern
Age: 83 †
Born: 1910
Born: December 13
Died: 1994
Died: March 25
Columnist
Environmentalist
Fisher
Humorist
Writer
Farmington
West Virginia
Rivers
Fisherman
Sea
Thumbs
Bits
Grasp
Ends
Lakes
May
Thick
Better
Fishing
Work
Fishes
Rods
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Thumb

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