SUMMER READING LIST
The night went as prophesied. It was long and restless because the assumption that I was culpable for triggering both of my boy’s psychosomatic suffering was not permitting me any relaxation. I was tossing, turning, and repositioning my pillow all night in a determined frenzy to discover a more comfortable sleeping position. Three times during the night I levitated my fatigued body out of bed. Once was to sneak upstairs to check on the boys whom, thank God, were sound asleep. A second time to use the bathroom. Finally, I found myself sitting on the porch believing that the fresh air would make me drowsy at least enough to accumulate a few hours of sleep before the boys woke up. I found, at least for last night, the connection
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Every once in a while, I would give it a tug by raising the tip of my fishing pole to entice an ambitious and hungry bass. After a heavy rain the waters of the lake are murky so I would reach into my tackle box and pull out my all-time favorite lure. The Jitterbug, without a doubt, is the number one top water fishing lure of all time. The dark and shadowy water would imitate darkness to a hungry bass so the Jitterbug, which normally is fished at night is the perfect choice. On a slow and steady retrieve of the lure, its concave lip creates a "plop-plop" sound while its body has a side to side action that bass can’t resist. I would have all my bases covered for deep feeding bass and the op feeders as well.
Within in an hour I would have persuaded a few fish to violently attack the bait and run with it. If the fishing gods were with me I might boat a good size bass around 4-5 pounds and a couple of undersized ones. If fresh fish was not on my weekly dinner menu I would release the captives back into the cool waters of the lake. I am a full supporter in the catch and release ideology. Another rule of fishing I learned from
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When studying English Literature in college I researched and composed a thesis paper on how Irving chose particular characteristics of the local residents in Sleepy Hollow. He would mix and match these characteristics to develop his characters for this folklore gem. My copy of this book has notes written in its margins and many passages are highlighted in opaque yellow marker to coincide with my notes. I don’t believe this will distract Dylan while he is reading. But I will have to explain to him why I vandalized its pages because I always taught both of my kids that books are treasures. Anyway, Dylan can begin his summer reading
One of the most commonly used fishing lures is the classic "wounded minnow" lure. Its design allows it to resemble a minnow, or other small fish, that has been recently wounded and can barely swim. The effectiveness of this lure is evident in its length of past use and the continued production of the lure today.
It is believed that these darkly colored baits encourage a bass to make a clean strike that helps to easily set your hook in the fish. So the next time you are out fishing in a clear lake or stream, consider using a dark bait or lure if you are seeking to catch bass.
Over time the language of the original text of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Irving has been reworked to accommodate the change in audience. The Heath Anthology of American Literature has an unabridged version of the original wording (1354-1373). A complete copy of the original text of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" can be found in the young adolescent classic section of a bookstore or the juvenile section in the library. A juvenile edition of the text adapted by Arthur Rackham from 1928 was a replicate of the original it is filled with seven colored illustrations and numerous sketching. A young adolescent version adapted by Bryan Brown from 2001 has been abridged to accommodate the current young reader. The format is changed in Brownâs edition. The yo...
On the first casts with our modified lures, we got bites and set our hooks, but only to the dismaying result of slackened line. Upon retrieval, we fou...
Since this first encounter I have caught lots of these magnificent fish and as the years go by they seem to keep getting bigger and bigger. I have developed several baits and presentations that help me to catch these fish and I would like to share them with you.
When first reading the reader is met with a dedication before the story begins, “To Bob Dylan.” Though it seems like a silly dedication by a simple fan of his work it is actually apparent once reading the story that the influence of Bob Dylan added an extra layer. Joyce Carol
Each and every work of art, no matter when or where it appeared, bears an imprint of not just the author’s idea behind their creation, but also the track of the epoch, the broad political, economic and cultural background of the author, usually in cohesion with the whole cluster of other works of art similar in meaning, genre or ideas touched upon. So when discussing the work of Washington Irving “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, let’s firstly have a look at the broader context of this artwork and see how the tendencies of the era are represented in this composition, and secondly conduct a brief analysis of the main character of this work and some of the major themes broached by the author.
Thomas, Dylan. “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night.” Literature and Ourselves. Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, 1997.
Springer, Haskell. “Introduction to Rip Van Winkle & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” (1974). Rpt. in A Century of Commentary on the works on Washington Irving. Ed. Andrew B. Myers. Tarrytown: Sleepy Hollow Restorations, 1976. 480-486.
The story says, “I was back in our driveway practicing casts, and when I wasn’t practicing casts, I was tying the line to Tosca, our springer spaniel, to test the reel’s drag, and when I wasn’t doing any of those things, I was fishing the river for bass” (Wetherell 2). It clearly says that he was always practicing one fishing skill if he wasn’t practicing another, because he wanted to catch those bass. The third reason the boy kid pick the bass is because he knows many facts about bass. It says in the text, “They come into the shallows at night to chase frogs and moths and things. Big largemouths. Micropterus salmoides” (Wetherell 2). Since he knows what they eat, when they eat, and what their scientific name is, he must know and research a lot about bass. Next, the narrator could pick Sheila. A reason he could pick her is because he is always trying to impress her with his swimming. In the story it says, “...and to win her attention would do endless laps between my house and the Vermont shore, hoping she would notice the beauty of my flutter kick,
Romantic poets have what is known as an “artistic hero” but this comes at a cost in which you can never be close to anybody [2]. Also from other class readings, Dylan admits to lying to the press about where he is from and other background information. This could easily be due to his inspiration from this book [3].
A rapid sweep of water past some dry channel can always be relied upon, as the channel produces flies in abundance, and some, trout are sure to be on the outlook for them. Greater nicety in casting is requisite in using this bait than any other, as if the angler casts half-a-foot too far out, when the waters are flooded, his labour will be in vain. When the waters are clear, trout will occasionally take in the centre of the stream; but the edges are always mostly to be depended upon, as the trout wishing to feed upon the May-flies come to the edges to look for
Not Using Realistic Fishing Lures - Many bass anglers make the mistake of not using realistic fishing lures. They tend to stick with the old standby bass baits and overlook the fact that nothing beats a realistic bass fishing lure. The more your bass fishing lure looks like the quarry the bass normally eat, the more success you will have. Not using realistic lures is a big bass fishing
After you have got permission to fish you will want to check the weather and the temperature of the water and check all these things because they are key to fish bites. Also color and seasonal fishing lures that will get bites at certain times and colors that work for different water colors and then where to cast to catch big fish compared to small fish. The ideal lure for beginners would be a crankbait they are a basic reel in slow or fast depending on the time of year, but color choice for any bait is based on what? There are three things that a good fisher man will look for before choosing bait they use, clarity, condition, and confidence. An easy way to pick the baits out are look at the food the bass have in their habitat including shad, crawfish, and bluegills. These consist of the colors red, orange, brown, white, silver, grey, blue, and yellow sometimes. Then the key to using these baits are finding the fish and where they are at and getting it to them in the right presentation for them to take it. Like deep water or shallow water fishing either way is a good way to fish its just all in finding fish and presenting the bait to them so they will take it and bite. Like for a person of choice most the time a crankbait is used for deeper water and then the worms are for bank or shallow water fishing catching the bass on the beds or swimming near the banks looking for food. Then you have spot fishing on or near the shallow water and that is all about presentation and the best way for that is flipping and pitching. These as two styles to present baits to the bass in shallow waters and picking spots to get it in near the spot where the fish