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Old May 26th, 2004, 11:25 PM
Stephen Welsh
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(Tom Littleton) wrote in
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Still, the claims of deep thought and original thought on this example
are too much ego for me to stomach.



Occasionally ... just occasionally, the reverse happens. A local mag.
contained an article describing a couple of previously unpublished,
relatively unknown local patterns. The patterns existed only in the boxes
of a couple of mates - keen anglers all. The death of one, the designer and
developer of the patterns, prompted publication and the proper crediting of
the patterns ...

This is, or ought to be, a sport of and with tradition.


'Fraid the 'pros have moved in ... quite awhile ago actually.


Steve (who left out the juicy bits)