{"id":11763,"date":"2021-02-09T07:47:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T05:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishbook.co.za\/?p=11763"},"modified":"2021-03-03T14:10:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T12:10:50","slug":"2020-in-hindsight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishbook.co.za\/?p=11763","title":{"rendered":"2020 in Hindsight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s been a bit of a mother-in-law year, in that we all want to see the back of it, but we can\u2019t honestly say that we haven\u2019t learned a lot from the last 12 months.<\/div>\n
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This time last year, murmurs of a new contagion once again emanating from behind the great wall were rife, but it wasn\u2019t anything new to be taken seriously\u2026Bird Flu, Swine Flu, hell it might as well have been DonkeyKong Flu for all we cared, 'another storm in a tea cup\u2019, was the average consensus.<\/div>\n
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If there ever was a lesson to be taken seriously.<\/div>\n
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One can never speak lightly of the tragic human toll, but we\u2019ve all had this hit home and are no doubt unjustly tired of the bad news selling doom and gloom, so as a by no means tongue in cheek perspective, think about the fish it has cost you?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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We\u2019re not getting any younger and opportunities to experience the great fishing destinations are far and between, miss your window and you might just fail to open another. Add to this the fact that fish function in their own timezone \/ season and a few years in lockdown can cost your dearly.<\/div>\n
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Self isolation can also be \u00a0a vicious circle, it\u2019s quite easy to get too comfortable connecting to the digital world\u2026.you\u2019re reading this after all\u2026..and living vicariously through a screen watching great fishing action just isn\u2019t the same, lest you forget.<\/div>\n
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So get up off your arse and cement some dates with the fishing buddies that you\u2019ve only been engaging with on WhatsApp!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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I\u2019m not saying unplug\u2026.god forbid\u2026..as you still need to get the inside track on where the fish are running. But that also presents another dilemma, who the hell do you believe? The era of fake news is upon us!<\/div>\n
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With your digital feed now customised according to your browsing history, algorithms are our new school masters\u2026..Lord help us!<\/div>\n
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If Mr. Make America Great was the unbridled architect who held such sway over the masses, then how on earth are you meant to believe the latest post by any angler. That old adage of all fisherman being liars apart from you and me\u2026.and I\u2019m not too sure about you, is the ultimate truism.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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And that\u2019s why there is no substitute for many fishing friends (real ones, that you\u2019ve actually fished with), for a true fishing buddy will never steer you wrong and it\u2019s also why I like to congregate with them over a wee dram, as I rarely trust a man who doesn\u2019t imbibe in a tipple or two and loose lips don\u2019t really sink ships, but they sure do give away the top fishing spots.<\/div>\n
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Here\u2019s to raising a glass in celebration of your next conquest!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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It\u2019s been a bit of a mother-in-law year, in that we all want to see the back of it, but we can\u2019t honestly say that we haven\u2019t learned a lot from the last 12 months. This time last year, murmurs of a new contagion once again emanating from behind the great wall were rife, but it wasn\u2019t anything new to be taken seriously\u2026Bird Flu, Swine Flu, hell it might as well have been DonkeyKong Flu […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":11764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.fishbook.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Untitled-1.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3220,"url":"https:\/\/www.fishbook.co.za\/?p=3220","url_meta":{"origin":11763,"position":0},"title":"Madagascar Maki Cat adventure","author":"Craig Thomassen","date":"August 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"We recently returned from a trip to northern Madagascar, where we spent five days on a liveaboard yacht, exploring some of the areas around the Mitsio islands and Cap San Sebastian. 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