Casting some light

OFFERED JEWELLERY OR FISHING RODS FOR HER 21ST, MARINA GIBSON CHOSE RODS. IT REIGNITED A LOVE FOR FISHING, GIVING COMFORT, PURPOSE AND RESPITE

My new rod seemed to reproach me, as if it knew it had fallen into inexpert hands. Just to set up my equipment I was leaning on barely trained muscle memory. I swore quietly as I tied on my fly, fingers fussing over the knot. A final check: hook the fly you have tied onto the zip of a bag and pull tight. It held. With the line laid out ahead of me, fully extended onto the stillness of the lake, it was time. The rod tip lifted. Slowly, carefully, I ‘peeled’ the line upward, an elbow movement bringing the tip of the rod to just above eye height. Then an acceleration of the upper arm, taking the rod back in a straight line and to a stop behind me. A…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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