All About The Hare's EarWritten by Cameron Larsen
There are several qualitites that a fishing fly pattern has to have before it can be considered a classic. It has to have had stood test of time, it has to work in a variety of conditions, it has usually spawned many altertations and other patterns altogether. And it has to continue to catch fish. The Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear, passes these tests, any many more with flying colors.The origins of this pattern are unclear, although it had existed as a wet fly, and nymph , was probably just a logical evolution of that. Likewise are dry fly patterns, and color variations, that now bear name Hare's Ear. The effectiveness of this pattern are unquestionned, it has caught virtually every game fish under sun, in all kinds of condtions. The #1 selling nymph in world, has spawned adage 'when in doubt fish a Hare's Ear.' A good rule for any fly fisher to remember. The Hare's Ear stands out as a perfect imitation of nothing, yet an impression of many things. It is buggy and shaggy, and has benefit of becoming even more effective more it is fished. As fish strike this pattern its 'shagginess' and 'bugginess' improve. It's gold ribbing add flash for attraction, and segmentation for realsim. The classic nymph shape matches both mayfly and stonefly nymph silouhettes, and color and solid charactersitics make it a nice caddis imitation as well.
| | Golf for InspirationWritten by Leon van der Walt
You might be tempted to ask what golf has to do with inspiration. The inspiration in golf, for me, comes from playing it. It is a microcosm of life. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Every shot you take can either be a success or a failure. Each shot you play results in next shot you have to play. Each shot a result of shots up to this moment. You can love it (fairways) or you can hate it (out-of-bounds) or you can lie in all grey areas in between (rough, sand, water).It is said that once you know basics of golf, game is 90% mental. And so it is with life. If you think you can make shot, you probably will. If you think you can't, you're right as well. To become a better player, you must learn what you can and can't do. And if there are shots that you can't make right now, practice them until you believe you can do it. Most golfers will remember best round they ever played. I'm no different: it was a round of 84 (at handicap of 18) on a par 72 course. And if I must say it myself, I played darn well! And so many of us relive glory days. Instead of moving on and continually striving to improve, we just sit around and talk about good old days. But life, like golf, can and should be so much more than a good memory. Don't ever stop and think that best is behind you. Play every shot as if it is your last. Play every shot to best of your ability. Accept that mistakes are part of game, but don't dwell on them. And remember that you aren't playing alone, so do make a stop on 19th hole.
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